A LEGAL POINT.
COSTS OF SEPARATION ORDER. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Tuesday. An important point has arisen with regard to procedure at the .Magistrate's Court as to the right of a solicitor to sue a husband in respect of his wife's costs in connection with proceedings instituted to obtain a summary separation under the Destitute Persons Act. The woman sought a separation in the Otaki Court, and an agreement wag come to by consent. Xo application was made for costs. The solicitors then sued in the Wellington Court for costs. Dr. McArtlmr, S.M., said the Act intended that all questions as to costs should be dealt with by the court of summary jurisdiction. Plaintiff's application should have been made to the Court, at Otaki, when the complaint was being heard. Judgment was for defendant.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 92, 4 September 1912, Page 5
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134A LEGAL POINT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 92, 4 September 1912, Page 5
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