SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 109, 5 June 1909, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

O.AIM l'Oli DAMAGES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Tiinaru, Last -Niglit. A civil suit was .tug tin jh tliv Nipn.-me Court to-day, U. suing .1. ami L. ftlntw and <j. A. JlancliesLci, .Mpamu'iy and jointly tor £I,UUi) damages ior iona ot his dauguier, aged lic>, Miied by a street ileeiuelit last Xinmru *now uay Three solicitors appeared ior the plaintill' and two for eacn 01 the deiciulam parties, Mr. Solomon, iv.C., being leading counsel lor Selbie, Mr. Stringer, K. 0., ior bhuw, and Mr. Kaymond ior Manchester. Brieily, the circumstances for plaintiff were that Seibie and his daughter were driving siowly out oi town m liie middle oi Liu? road, wrten young Sliaw, driving a last irottcig stallion, came down a steep grade, meviing them at a last pace. The trotter swerved and brought the vehicles into collision, interlocking the wheels. Both t)ie feeluies were Liuown out, ami us .Miss fcielbie was getting up, Manchester's car c&mu along and knocked her down.' *he died from her injuries next day. Plamtili' claims that Shaw was negligent in driving too fast, and Manchester in not pulling up, as he had plenty of time to bee the accident had happened.

I'Olt STEALLNU ILaLF-A-OliOWtf. Auckland, Last Night. Jn the .Supreme Court to-day Soiomo'j Levi, who in the lower court had claimed to be tried by a jury 011 a eUarge ui theft of half-a-crown, now pleaded guilty. In view of his bad reeoru he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labor. i __ 1 A PERJURY CASE. Auckland, Last Wight. Annie Nicholson, charged with perjury in having persisted iu a statement at a creditor* meeting that .she paid several creditors and received receipts, was ordered to come up for sentence if ealletl upon.