SUPREME COURT.
By Telegraph—Press Association—< Dunedin, last night. . In the Supreme Court the following sentences were passed this morniDg:— Frank Wilson, for theft at Dunedin, nine months; John Connell, forgery at Dunedin, one year; Alexander Blue, breaking and entering at Oarnaru, four years.
A novel but interesting question arose to day in the case of Monro v. Monro. The wife sued her husband under section 6 of the Indictable Offences Summary Jurisdiction Act, 1900, for maintenance. Mr Sim, for the husband, contended in the Court below that defendant had the option of being tried by a jury. Mr Carew upheld this contention, defendant having elected to be tried by a jury. Mr Solomon, for petitioner, applied for a mandamus to compel Mr Carew to hear the case. It was the first time the question had been raised in the colony. The Chief Justice reserved his decision.
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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 960, 5 August 1903, Page 4
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146SUPREME COURT. Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 960, 5 August 1903, Page 4
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