SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 129, 22 November 1911, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

AUCKLAND SESSIONS. By Telegraph—-Press Association. Auckland, Tuesday. In the Supreme Court Edward Ayrcs, on charges of assault and robbery, was sentenced 1 to two years' hard labor and four years' reformative treatment. Richard William Polkingston, for theft, received one month's imprisonment and two years' reformative treatment. WELLINGTON SESSIONS. Wellington, Tuesday. The Supreme Court was engaged today in hearing a case brought by John James Meilde against the Wellington Loan Company, claiming the return of £l6 18s lid, £2OO damages for false imprisonment, and £2OO for malicious arrest and malicious abuse of process by the defendant company. In his statement of claim plaintiff set out that in July, 1004, he borrowed from the defendant company £22 4s, giving as security a promissory note. Later he borrowed a further £lO. A summons issued against Meikle and the person who endorsed the P.N., and'judgment was- given for £3O 7s, including interest. In December, iwO, plaintiff paid to the company !:is in full settlement, according to tli, statement, and in February last he embarked at Wellington on the Turakina with the intention' of making a business trip to England. On that day he was served with a snummons for £l3 14s lid, being interest on promissory note moneys. The defendant company, in an affidavit, asserted that plaintiff was about to leave New Zealand with the inten-' tion of evading payment. As the result of an order made by the magistrate, plaintiff was arrested and removed from the Turakina in custody of an officer of the Magistrate's Court. In order that he might proceed on 'his journey, without admitting the legality of the proceedings, plaintiff paid under protest £l6 8s Ud. The present case was the outcome of more proceedings. The defendant company denied that £33 13s was paid or accepted in full settlement, but said that it was on account.

The Chief Justice, after hearing evidence, held that the receipt given did not discharge the interest, and that plaintiff could not succeed in the present proceedings.