SUPREME COURT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 51, 29 January 1884, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

Brandon v. Shaw. ■'

:,_)-. (UNITEI> PRBBa<)ABSOGIA'tiOKj)r , i-.-jifi; it, ->. Wellington, -Janlfarv; 28. d ;A inference ?;waßi made at ; Abe, Sht : preine Court to-day to tbd civil suit of ; Brandon v. Shaw, which, had been held ■■ over, ';in-, the. hopp that it would be settled out of Court. Mr Chapman mentioned that -parties were exceed-.; i&gly.. anxious .to. settle the matter, but^ >j unfortunately had not been able : to do. i so^i consequently it was necessary/that ; the case should ; now proceed to- -trial, j ■• $Ir. i tTuetice Richmond remarked: ithatj .ironiiwhiit he knewi of thevcase be did not think he should try it -without a jury if he could Kelp it. He whs altogether against doing. Roland it, ho. tad "pWer* to' clecW, JTs 1 . Ji^r^tfi^f tlUUtgh t he 4i*id,. lie'sHbuTd order a'inal by jury: It was. he nfld,^3,, entirely oppose.d tb.' il h'iß ydcid'will thht 'ciistiV'of libel,, nVab'cfc . dtis prosecution, or breaches bif p'Vb'mise of mni-risfge, should be tried without a jury. Not that it was the best means of r ascertaining the truth ; no one was ' r; dis^6st l 'd 1 t6 I think I tha i t;bnt it Vas th 6 'best' mean^ of giving confidehde to J the people, m ; regard t6'<fch ( c' administration, of justice^ \ybile~it alsp preserved the' Ben,ch~ : fro9i",a loud pmiim, which it 'Wou^^l^\iiiterly...uriabl^_'^o bear i^i a free country. The verdicts of Junes were soon forgotten, but the. decision of - Judges 'r^airiied* rind 1 werW lemembered for years. After looking' over the rules hi« Honor said be thought .that,' this/being' a' case 1 whicb wohldueces«ar^liy m affect ; ; personal character jprofoundly, hchfld the. pqwev to: order it tp be before, a jury, but be would inquire. fui-ther, and the matter-. coiild;b^.' mentioned to^ him again tomOITOW. ; ,. : |i- I ■ ,;n\i ,i ■• '-V ;'>'''"■ "' '•' '„.;: , ;;i; ,; ii; -.; This Day. In lire Supreme Court this morning Mr Chapman, solicitor,, ;for the plaintiffs again mentioned the case Brandon and /Brandon t Vv .Sbaw,applyingto have the date, fixed. for the .tidal. Mr Gully.' for defendant insisted on the case being' , tried before a!, jnrjrv andjihotrial- was thorefOße jpostponed Until after ithe close? of the long vacation^ j