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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
247 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 13
The charge of horse-stealing preferred by William Little, Esq., of Invermien, against Jeremiah O'Brien, settler, of Kingdon Ponds, which has occupied the court some three court days, extending over three weeks, was to-day finally disposed of by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was a motion for new trial of an action of trover, &c., wherein the defendant had obtained a verdict. The declaration had contained counts for trover, for dete[?]e, and for money had and received. The plaintiffs sued as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was a motion under the new rules for a rule [?] cam[?] upon plaintiff to show cause why then should not be a now trial. Mr. Justice Wise having been engaged as counsel in this case at on earlier stage of it, did not sit…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The argument in this case—which had been partially heard and disposed of on a previous day-was now resumed and concluded. It was a motion to enter a verdict for defendants, or for a new trial, in an action of ejectment wherein the plaintiffs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Gordon appeared in support of a motion, brought forward by Mr. Martin, Q C., on Friday evening, on behalf of the Chinaman Jim Sing Chung, for a habeat corpus, or a quo warranta, to be directed to Mr. Uhr,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The quiet village of Tulbagh has been painfully startled by one of the most terrible tragedies it has ever fallen to our lot to record. During the night of Friday last, though at what hour…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This was an appeal by the official assignee, Mr. Sempill, against the report of the Chief Commissioner in reference to the above estate, and against the taxation by that officer of his (the official assignee's) charges and disbursements…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an action for libel, in which there were cross demurrers to the declaration and the pleas. The libels, or alleged libels, declared upon were, first, a paragraph said to have been inserted at defendant's instance in the Sydney Morning Herald;…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This was an action to recover the amount of an insurance on goods of the plaintiff, insured by the defendants. The evidence was similar in the main to that given in the trial of the case of Fitch v. Victoria Fire and Marine Insurance Company…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This court opened yesterday morning at ten o'clook, before W. A. Purefoy, Esq., Judge. There were present Mr. Simpson, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Mil[?]ord, barristers; and Mr. Chambers, Mr. O'Meagher, Mr. Mullen, Mr. Payne, Mr. Brown, and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The District Court at West Maitland will commence its sittings on Monday next, at the School or Arts. The business will be taken in the following order, at determined upon by the Judge, viz.—1. Undefended cases: 2. Jury cases; 3. Motions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—John Ro[?]ston, charged with being drunk on the 11th instant, was admonished and discharged. ILLEGALLY ON PREMISES.—Charles Richards was charged by Thomas Mo[?]ster with being illegally on his premises on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an action to recover £14 11s. 8d., the amount of a promissory note, with 7s. interest thereon. Defendant acknowledged the debt. Verdict for plaintiff, for the amount claimed. Detendant offered to pay half now, and was allowed two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The trial of this case was now concluded. It was an action for breach of promise of marriage. The declaration contained two counts. The first alleged, in general terms, a breach of a promise to marry the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This Court was opened in the Hall of the Sohool of Arts, yesterday morning, before W. A. Pureloy, Esq., District Court Judge. The following members of the legal profession were present:—Mr. Ellis, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Foster, and Mr. Paul,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The trial of this case, which commenced on Tuesday week, was now concluded. It was an action against the above-named company, upon a policy of insurance on the stock-in-trade of the plaintiff, at a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an action to recover £200 damages sustained by plaintiff through the non-fulfilment of a contract. Defendant pleadedâ1st, not guilty; and 2nd, denial of performance by palintiff of conditions precedent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The ev[?]ence in this case having been concluded on Wednesday, the business of Thursday commenced with the addresses of counsel. For the defence, Mr. Foster, after some introductory observations, stated the distinction between a malicious…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ASSAULT.—William Green was charged by Frederick Madgwick with violently assaulting him at Moonan Diggings—also charged John Hilton with aiding and abetting the said Green in the commission thereof, on Thursday, the 14th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The case or Lloyd v. Wentworth was to have been tried (or rather commenced) this day, before a special jury of twelve, but there was not a sufficient number of jurors in attendance to make a panel without calling upon gentlemen who had already…
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