SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 November 1919, Page 6

SUPREME COURT.

ADJOURNMENT OF SESSION. The Registrar of the Supreme Court at New Plymouth (Mr.. James Jordan) was advised by telegram yesterday that unforeseen circumstances had (compelled the adjournment of the sitting of the Supreme Court which was to open at New Plymouth on Tuesday, December 2nd. It ivill now commence at 11 o'clock on December 8. The calendar business, as set down for hearing on December 2, is as follows: CRIMINAL. For Trial. Mary Christian alias Martha Preston; bigamy. Jack Johnston; breaking an entering and theft (two charges). Neville James Crozier; breaking and entering by night. For Sentence. Francis Douglas Still; breaking and entering and theft (two charges). Jack Johnston; breaking and entering Mid theft (two charges). Jack Johnston: theft (two charges). Percy Lewis Ward; forging and uttering (two charges). William Donald Blair; theft and destroying postal packets. William Arthur Woods; theft, CIVIL. (Before a Judge and Jury.) Thomas Cyril Cameron Simson and ors. v. John Suyerhays Pearce; claim for £505 damages for libel. W. H. Clement and ors. v. Harry Clement and ors.; claim for £2OOO damages for non-completion of contract. Wilfred Mace v. Gustavo Beu and ors.; «laim £5Ol damages for injuries received. Ingram A. Colson v. Ebenezer Wooldridge; claim for £IOOO damages for injuries received. Rudolph Edward Laurent v. Edward M'Ginty; claim for £IOB3 10s; £233 10s for training racing mare, £OSO for racing mare, £l5O depreciation of value of said mare, £SO general damages for breach of contract. (Before a Judge Alone). James Randall Corrigan v. Noti Wairahui; claim for £250 amount stated and ngreed upon (balance). R. T. Ron.nionui and ors. v. Te Hokio, claim for .i/in for cattle sold and interest £45. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Ltd. r. Robert Willis; claim for £432 and interest. Louisa Rawcliffe and Trilby L. B. Rawcilffe v. Archibald C. Johnstone and W. Morton ex-crs.; claim for administration of the estate of H. C. Rawcliffe and account of estate on grounds of breach of trust. T. If Penn and C. Penn v. Samuel Kindberg and Andrew Kindberg; claim for £425 principal and interest. Robert C. Clemow and Bertha Jane Fairhall v. J. Cook; possession of land and building. Divorce, Francis Victor -Hanks v. Jessie Hanks, Edmund C. A. Rclf v. Ethel Emily Relf, respondent; Walter P. Bensley, corespondent. Agnes M'Artney v. Angus M'Artney (defended). D. J. Hepburn v. May Hepburn, respondent; James Edward Sole, co-respon-dent. Petition for custody of child. Bankruptcy. Robert Roberts, a bankrupt; motion for discharge. Charles John Jeffries, bankrupt; motion for discharge. John Nicholas Neilson, a bankrupt; motion for discharge. Originating Summons. Edward Travers and others v. Patrick Travers and others; Family Protection Act, 190 S. APPEAL. William George Emeny v. Jeremiah John Nolan; appeal from determination of J. W. Poynton, stipendiary magistrate at New Plymouth. (For argument.) Admiralty Jurisdiction. Spedding and Stainton v. the Schooner Ottillie Fjord; claim for £550 damage to cargo. Burgess Fraser and Co., Ltd., v. the ship Ottillie Fjord; claim for £257 damage to cargo.