SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 295, 16 May 1914, Page 6

SUPREME COURT.

NEW PLYMOUTH SESSIONS. THE CALENDAR. The May sessions of the Supreme Court at New Plymouth will open ou | Tuesday next, be'.'ore his Honor Mr. Justice Edwards. Following is the calendar: — I CRIMINAL CASES. The King v. Arnold Victor Smith, breaking and entering dwelling-hcuse and theft of £45 2s, and a further charge of thei't of £4l from! a dweiling-houso. The King v. William de Croucliy Ogier; six separate charges of e.:i>b,:zzlcment. I CIVIL. j .Mills and Sparrow (Mr. Quilliam) against William Sandison .and David l Jamieson Drive (Mr. E. 11. Northcotc), j claim for £3102 3s (id alleged to bo due on a guarantee in connection with the lOhura Dairy Company, Ltd. Robert Hugh Cameron (Mr. E. S. Rutherfurd) v. Jonas Masters (Mr. Lawrey), an action originally commenced in the Magistrate's Court at Stratford and moved into the Supreme Court by the defendant; claim for £l9."> Ids alleged to be purchase money received by the defendant to the use of plaintiff. Defendant counter-claims on a first cause of action for £lßo,lfis 3d, or alternatively he claims that an account be taken of all moneys received by the plaintiff in respect to sv certain contract done; a second cause of action £lßl 8s 7d in connection with the sale of a contracting plant; a third cause of action £2O money lent; and fourth, £24 paid to the New Zealand State Guaranteed Advances Office.

Jchn Barron (Mr. E. S Rutherfurd) v. W. 0. Malone (Mr. A. 11. John-, stone), also an action removed from the Magistrate's Court, Stratford, by the defendant. Claim for £7 123, b?ing.| money -alleged to have been received by \ defendant as solicitor for the plaintiff. and for the use of the plaintiff; or in the alternative £7 Bs, being the balance of an amount alleged to -have been lost to the plaintiff by the defendant after allowing for credit due by plaintiff to the defendant, and £5 as damagess ifcr alleged wrongful detention of documents. Defendant counter claims for £74 3s lid alleged to be due to hin i'rom Barron. DIVORCE. Maud Augu?ta Brereton (Mr. A. G. Bennett) v. Walter Brereton (no appearance entered). APPEALS. Lr>'.i:;a, Lockir (Messrs Barton r.nd Smart) v. Percy Ward Locker, an">:-,il against tho decision c-f the Stipendiary Magistrate at Ilawera on a complaint under the Destitute Persons Act. 1910. Edward Jas. Smith (Mr. P. O'Dta) v. Hugh Douglas Armour, police constable at Fatea. Appeal fran n conviction by the .Stipeieli.uy Magistrate at Vnin under the Licensing Act for peri milting drunkenness. IN BANKRUPTCY. Re George W. Lawrence (Mr. Canjiiinghiim), application for discharge. I Be Guy Osborne Reader (Mr. P. ; Tlu,;i»-.e,ii), application for discharge, j IN CHAMBERS, j Re Awatmu Co-operative Dairy Factory Company (Mr. Weir), petition, for confirmation of all-.ratioii of Memorandum of A -s.-.cifttion. lie Taranaki Farmers' Company, Ltd. (Mr. 1). Hutchm), summoiH for a call. Rii Mo Farmers' Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd. (Mr. A. H. Johnstonej, petition for order confirming special re-soluLl-'n alt. ring objects of company. COMPENSATION COURT. A sitting of the Compensation Court has been formally fixed'for morning to hear a claim by the New, Plymouth llorougli Council (Mes-u-s Govett and Ouiiliam) against the Minister of Pnb|i:e Works for £I7OO 3s Id, as compensation for loss arising out of the con--itructiun of the Ngaire ballast pit site, etc.