SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7746, 23 February 1905, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

(Per Press Association.) CIIIUSTCIIUKCH, Feb. 22. At the Supreme Court to-day John Stewart, farm malinger, was granted a divorce from his wife, Amelia Stewart, on the grounds of misconduct with William Hartland. | The Il'eatlicoliO lioad Hoard applied for an injunction against Geo. IDeyelfy to' restrain lrim from keeping an open drain running across 1 the Rowing pailh of the reserve alongside tho River 1 IratiicoU' at Sydenham. Tho defence set up was that the towing' path had been fenced by l owners of adjoining properties, and I was in use by them for over thirty year*. Judge Demii&on held that towing path could not be dealt I with by the Crown in wh,:ch it is jNestVxl, as it was properly set aside as » public thoroughfare, *ml the dedication co "'d bo altered only by legislation. Defendant therefore ' had ■lO claim to right by user, An inWaS feranU ' a " iUI WANGAXm, Feb. 22. At the .Supreme Court to-dav a t«X:T,tn V ' r<ll ' U wus «o Tw. In ] " i nths P'-ohation for theft. I he jury disagreed the second time in fhfivl T- ", ffl ! ,nst Jonos fo' - 1 heft. A McC -.e 'lf " S T'" or<ll ' ,Vti ' JMcL-iadieu wa;s found guilty of receiVMis HtoJ e n , |s n b lK , \ on ' tc J e p.m.- Jho Co »i't sit till 11