SUPREME COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 November 1922, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

TARANAKI CASES. SESSIONS NEXT WEEK. A LENGTHY LIST. The NeVv Plymouth sessions of the Supreme Court, which commence on Tuesday, before His Honor Mr. Justice Chapman, promise to .be lengthy, aa there is- a considerable amount of business in both the criminal and civil lists to be transacted. There are eight criminal caees for trial, while two offenders will come up for sentence, one of them on two different sets of charges. In the civil list there will be 14 actions before the judge alone, four before the judge and jury of 12, and one before the judge and jury of 4. Five petitions for divorce, one of which is to be defended, are set down for hearing, while there in one application for a decree absolute. Included in the balance of the calendar are five motions for discharge in bankruptcy, and two originating summonses. There are also three appeal© from decisions given in the lower court. The following is the calendar:—

CRIMINAL. For Trial. William Wilson and Anthony Kelly, alleged theft. Robert Arthur Parkes, alleged false pretences (two charges). George Ferguson, alleged forgery. Herbert Cedric Jepson, alleged furnishing of fake returns and alleged theft. Andrew Leslie Young, alleged breaking and entering. Alexander Spence, alleged perjury. .fame© Richard 'Slight and Charles Arnold Slight, alleged theft of cattle. Same with William Charles Joseph, alleged breach of Chattels Transfer Act. For Sentence. James Worthley Glenn, theft from dwelling (two charges), and breaking, entering and theft. James Elliott, theft (two charges). CIVIL CASES. Before Judge and Jury of 12. David Moir and another v. Stanley Read and another, claim £702 He 6d, purchase of stock. Counter claim, £2OO reduction in purchase money and interest. Hannah Gavin v. Edward Elliott Snowball, claim for £lOOO as damages for alleged 'breach of promise to marry. Frank Ewart Payne Besley v. Stanley C. Rea. claim £5OB 4s lOd, balance of account stated. Henry Huckstep v. John Atkinson, claim £4041 damages for alleged misrepresentation on eale of farm. Before Judge and Jury of 4. George Preece v. Edward Norman, claim £B4 4s 3d, damages sustained in collision. Before the Judge Alone. Rourangi Tamakawau v. Dorothy Annie Corrigan, claim £268 12© for rent. Same v. Aotea District Native Land Board and Dorothy Annie Corrigan, writ of prohibition. Horace E. Lamb v. Albert Edward Hayward, claim £6l 14s 2d, balance on building contract. Counter claim, £BOO damages for alleged breach of contract. State Advances Superintendent of New Zealand v. Dorothy Annie Corrigan, claim £242 4s, rent assigned. Archibald Christopher Johnstone and another v. Thomas Northcott and another, claim £304 rent and rates, and possession. William Kirby Wallace and others v. Thomas Albert Rowe, claim £2938 10s 7d, principal and interest due under mortgage and a declaration of indemnity. Thomas Albert Rowe v. Freeman George Willcocks, claim £2958 16s 7d, principal and interest due under mortgage and declaration of indemnity. Dalgetv and Co., Ltd. v. Robert H. Phillips, * claim £257 11«, purchase of 8t Ada May Silby v. Alfred Moore, action fbr performance of agreement to transfer property and £llO 19s 6d damages. The Manaia Loan Company v. William Jennings Bradford and others, claim for possession of stock or £2184 Is 2d, £lOO damages, and £3164 Is 2d due under mortgage, Edward Vincent v. Thomas Pole Hupson and another, claim £1735 18s 2d under partnership agreement and interest thereon. John Penwarden v. Charles Alfred Percv Wood and another, claim for session of land, £824 ]© damages, and £2OO mesne profits. William Robert Leighton v. James Bruce, action for specific performance of agreement to purchase and interest. Newton King, Ltd. v. Frederick huge Whitcombe, claim for £267 13s for goods sold and delivered, and interest. APPEALS. The Farmers’ Co-op. Organisation 'Society of N.Z., Ltd. v. Thomas Huzziff.— Appeal from decision of A. M. Mowlem, Esq., S.M., at Stratford. Carlin Gill and another vi Kapua Tamati. —Appeal from decision of A. M. Mowlem, Esq., S.M., at New Plymouth. Edward Forrester and another v. Thomas James Allen and another. Appeal from decision of A. M. Mowlem, S.M., at Eltham. IN DIVORCE Donald Morrison v. Margarette Kate Morrison, petition for dissolution oi marriage. , . Mary Larkin v. John Joseph Larkin, petition for dis-solution of marriage. Leonard Webby v. Eliza Jane Webby, petition for dissolution of marriage. Cecil Elizabeth Ida Biggin v. Vai. Biggin, petition for dissolution of marLillv Miles Vooght v. Louis William Vooght, petition for dissolution of mar--1 Emily Schweiters v. Alexander Victor Schweiters, motion to make decree nisi absolute. IN BANKRUPTCY. Thomas Hood, motion for discharge. Harold Middleton Lee, motion for discl o’lFver Cross, motion (or discharge and summons to deliver up Po^'’ n - Niels Madsen, motion for discharge. Mohorangi, motion for admission of pr r-rancis d William .Court, motion for discharg petition for adjudica-

C. S. Fong, petition for adjudication. MISCELLANEOUS. Tn the estate of Henry Henson Wood, deceased. Originating summons. In the estate of Frank Drozdowski, deceased. Originating summons. Tn the estate of Sarah Haslett, deceased. Petition for removal of trustee.