SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 September 1922, Page 6

SUPREME COURT.

•NEW PLYMOUTH SITTINGS.. NEARING COMPLETION. His Honor Mr. Justice Chapman sat at the Supreme Court at New Plymouth yesterday to deal with the remaining eases on the civil calendar and disposed of them as follows: Melba Allen v. Bruce McLennan, claim for £571 10s for damages sustained in a collision. —Struck out. Henry Huckstep v. John Atkinson, claim for £4041 for alleged misrepresentation on sale of a farm.—Adjourned till next session. Alfred Greenwood v. Chas. H. Johnston, claim and counter claim for damages sustained in motor collision.— Settled. The International Harvester Co. v. George Lamplough, claim for £2lO Ils 2d balance on purchase of plant, and interest.—Settled. H. E. Lamb v. A. E. Hayward, claim for £6l 14s 2d on building contract, and counter claim for £BOO for alleged breach of contract.—Adjourned till next session. Newton King v. Western Bros., claim for £455 10s for goods sold and delivered.—Confession filed and judgment entered accordingly. ' The originating summons ease of Mary Drozdowski v. Joseph Fabish and another was allowed to stand over till next session, as were also bankruptcy matters in connection with the estate of Oliver Cross. Henry Martin was given judgment against James Wilson Clotworthy for £3O 7s 6d, mesne profits, and possession of his property. •State Advances Superintendent of New Zealand v. Dorothy Annie Corrigan, claim for £242 4s, rent assigned.—Adjourned till next session. Official Assignee in bankruptcy of the property of Victor Francis Hurleston v. Jeanne Hurleston, claim for £lOl 10s 9d, balance of alleged fraudulent payment and interest.—Judgment for plaintiff with costs £7 7s. Josipiah Wedgewood Boon and others v. Joseph Clements Victor Jans, claim for £lBO, said to be owing on purchase of land and interest.—Adjourned till next session on application of plaintiff. The Court will resume at 9 o’clock this morning.

AUCKLAND SESSIONS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Sept. 6. Tn the Supreme Court Alfred Richardson, for breaking and entering was sentenced to 2 years’ reformative treatment. Te Tena Te Puke for false pretences, forgery and uttering was sentenced to 2 years’ hard labor. Sydney H. G. Doyle for breaking and entering and theft was sentenced to 2 years’ hard labor on each charge, sentences to be concurrent. Alfred Thomas, Henry Skilton Westlake, Thomas Henry Buller, and Leslie Mannering for theft of the auxiliary yacht Raata were each sentenced to 12 months’ reformative treatment and Skilton (otherwise known as Westlake) to six years’ hard labor for breaking and entering and two years for theft of the boat, the sentences to be concurrent. Frederick Seerling, for making a false declaration of marriage was fined £5. Thomas Leslie Walton, for theft, was admitted to 2 years’ probation and ordered to pay £29 15s, value of the goods stolen.