"TRIFLING WITH THE COURT."

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 39, 5 February 1908, Page 4

"TRIFLING WITH THE COURT."

j A L'ETJIOLEIWJ I ASK, j in tin- S.M. t'ourl yivt'Tday. Mr. 11. S, j Htzherberl. S.M., resumed the hearing j ol the ; mouth JVtruU'um Co. (DiiiH'din). fur j Cl.iO wagos. aud wage- in lieu «n notivM-. | jtractically damage lor wrongful di-- ! nii>-nl. Mr. .Malouo apprarod j'or j plaint iff. and Mr, I\imt j'nr the doi'i'iid- | ant-i. i Mr. Alaloiu- said thai tlir .kiYiid.ni'.>. i iviihin a tYw of ih- pn-vi.nw 1 ic.irj ing, had paid into roil! i C 7"; * »n ih;I w claini. and CiM in i i-ia -t:?■:» of !ih.» i-laiin for in M.-ii ,t ji'iiin*. 'The dcl.-ndaiiN had nk. paid Ihe !of the iu-ti<m lo lhaf d.; li-avin*; jin .ii-|«it|.. .Mr. Aliil.in,. »:,»| |„. r j lii.ll llnil Irti-ji vcrv :Hiv>'i:i | ulioul n M'liN'iiipnt. Im; dn. ih-imii inis j liilil itrtf cii'lCiivorcil 111 iiirc| liim. |- j tlifjujih Ih 1 was iiiixmu- in leuvt l i iic nii lony. I'ivi days lici'iir;. [ij. iN'j'iM'inv'. ! i'liliniili' to (ivT'riKlmil-. i.i';:c- ---| liVallv praying llioni in i«i:ike : in ,\inl. mi (Im: liiiit' t!ic oinij.iiiiy liiul iiulli'iii-i-,1 iw Ini-al -:i!iciioi' t,|, ; n j cm:, into Conn, iliey i■ mi | offer of t!NI. (u'olial.ly j v.oiiKl tiikr iinythiiig ai tin: time. l iie i ih-frnilants li.nl .(••lil K 'r:i<:.|v lo ilclay tin' < veil t.> Lite cxtrnt of making an a|i;)iii-ati 'ii l'-.r an acljoiinnni'iit to I'liulil" v\iili-n -i' , I ili'leiiil.iiiN to he taken i;i Diuicijin, liul : 'li the date lixeil Mley initio n.i .ljijie.i;- ; .line. Mr .Malone >aid le- woiilil u..i ,i\ : iniieli in tli- einidiu t ~'i j tlie ilefenil. nils, lull il we- a|.jMrent tii.u Iliey never honestly n-. t siiie. 1 llie .ml | joiirninent. J-'roni llie lai N. ton. i; ap j |ie;iic(l llial tli.''y wer.- ' take of tile j-l.i inl iIVV ansi-tv 110 leave tli,. colony. ||<. ,|i,| n,,t thini< 1 the ik'feiicliint., were Inmi:- inle lit ! lor "iliey would not - nt. i the t„, v i "lit theni-elvis to crns^c\.ii!iinat ion. I'm . not attending at the lieai in;.' in Diuiclia | the defendants lwd prevented the plain- ; till from serving paper- tlieni. They had evidently "worked a pidnt to n.iiii j lime in order to «,.( |d,ntiir out nf°ilie colony. Jle could not »ivc the defendant, any lint a very ha.l character ,n this matter, [or tliey had inferre-il a fa Up assurance to this Court and had then J»y their total failure (n appear ni!vented the planfllf from cstnlilishinjr his claim, lie asked tor an adjournment sine die.

-Ml. KciT, act ilia lor defendant s' counsel ill l)niin,!i,,. opposed the adjournment. Air. Aral,.iic had.. he said, for the purpose ot Ins ad mwcricordiam appeal to the Court mad,* as,umptions Hint were ■liiite unwarranted. lie had mentioned that tho plaintiff had sought 1,, have hi-' evidence taken in December. There |,ad been really no occasion f„r .MMaK.no and Ins client lo appear at that hearing, which wa* jmwly for tin» purposo of oI». taming an order of the Court 10 take the evidence of the defendant* j„ | dm. Air. Atalone had opposed ihat. The Court had very properly refused to "rant plaintilf's request. f„u it had milkI'ossilile for Air. Ma lone lo have the plaintilV's evidence taken |, v pl -, ill" ill the ordinarv wav. „i v j„„ to side. ' ' ' n The S..M. remarked iha; Mr. M,,loiie had heeii prophetic at the previous hearinjf. liv «'\ Alt'. Kerr slid Air. Alalone niu-t hive known of his client's intention leave 1 e arrant,| to have Ins evidence taken. louiNe! „„ ||, L . other >nlc had a-umcl Unit the ,iole„d ants kn.-w „f the plain! ill"-- p.-ltb,,. ;lm | inul treated him mitairlv. Tliere v.as not a little evulenee upon which to that a.-umption. On the contrarv. h ■ lee retted the plainti/f, ~h,cu,-e. l,v he iMr. Kerr, would haw liecn aide to put a i.ti 1,,-r ,!iilei<. n i e"inpie\ion on the ca-e. The planum' V I' 1'"! fl Week lip ... 111,- expiry ot 1„S ae I'-'t'i,;, - !,l' will, (he eoiopany.^and yel he | dan,.,,,. eacn ,>| e.niM'act. Til,. t_';:u i ",j.| "»•' '-y <!"> had > gratuity.

i Mi'. Alalone interjected. ; Ihe >..,1, s) j,| (In- i!ef nda 111 own | ,VunU -in lieu ot notiee." The ; eotnpany tin,- admit .ti,,,,;,,, | : ! '"'ir maiia»er withoui ii.it i.. . tß ,| n„. ■7'y I '■> he i oie "mine Ul< ' he Was I hil- cut ill. il I Air. Kerr accepted 11,., j j-. = i, j- ; the ..ike ot argument, t „ntiniiiie. i,.. I said the jilaintitf should hive i «'""rt 111,-It day pi-.0-e his claim. In ahseti'e „( U „„ r „ n , |i|f p| . iu| . i vwiitM immvp tor ; j n<ni >nit \vlii<-Ji l| ( - 'iiiv'a'Vr 'n" rl r 1 """ 1 ' •.'l 1 : .i- a wouhl not prevent the ease 1„, : Inouelit on again. There wa-. h--aid, ei cry prohahility that the couip'ln.v Mould fto into liquidation. in uhiel, ease it would not mat lor mu.h i ~' n "' said that under ordinary circumstances |„. W|l| , M , |(| An. Kerr - >u w «|ioii. 11,,- t i u . ■'"l- had trilli d with lh,. Court, and tic u< ' n ' »"t to he trilled with. Ilow. M I ' ,! decision would nreitiiliceil li; ' »»i have take,, '".-"l-a tlce Of (his. \p,l lot . however. eo„|,l he prejudiced l,y an ad-

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anfs had taken advantage of their right under Ih ' Act, all I liad abused t hat l ight The ea-e would be adjourned sine die. to i»e brought on by It davr. 1 notice by plaintifV."