Insolvency Court
BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the matter of John Lane, and adjourned examination meeting was not held, as the service had not been effected…
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District Court
Before Mr. District Court Judge WILKINSON. In the case of Green v. Burrows, the plaintiff was nonsuited. The following cases have recently been decided in this…
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Henry Waston, of Grafton, baker. Cause of sequastration, high price of flour in comparison to the low price of bread. Liabilities, £219 11s 1d; assets, £19 10s 9d. Assignee, Mr. R. H. Sempill…
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Beforo his Honor Mr. Justice FAUCETT and a special jury of twelve. MANNING v. THE NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY. Jury: Messrs. Charles R. Austin, Edward Alexander,…
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BEFORE their Honors the CHIEF JUSTICE, Mr. Justice HARGRAVE, and Sir WILLIAM MANNING. O'BRIEN v. GOODSELL. The argument of this appeal, filed on behalf of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Supreme Court. The Great Insurance Case. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett and special Jury of Twelve.) MANNING v. the New Zealand Insurance Company
After a trial of fifteen days this remarkable case came to a conclusion yesterday. Throughout the trial the court was crowded to excess. The action was brought by Mr. John E. Manning,…
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BEFORE Messrs. Helsham, Mills, Perdriau, Spence, and Beaumont. Twenty-nine parsons were fined for drunkenness. One of these, John O'Connor, assaulted the constable, and in…
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EFRORE the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs Hunt, E. O. Smith, Manning, Neale, Ridge, and Brown Eight persons were tined for drunkenuess. Lawrence Carr, alias James Walsh, was brought before…
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BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. The matters of Christopher Brown and Henry Eckhouse [?]adjourned cerificate applications—were struck out of the list not being prosecuted…
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BEFORE the Full COURT. MEMPHERY V.GORDEN. Frederick Thomas Flumpheey, offical assignee of the insolvent caste of John M'Do[?]ald, sued Lowis Gordon for…
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BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Hunt, and Brown. Six persons were fined for drunkenness. James Christie and Kate Hyde were each fined 10s., or…
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BEFORE Messrs. Curran, Gorus, and Guy. Thirty-five persons were fined for drunkenness. Kate Nelson charged with being an habitual drunkard, was sentenced to be imprisoned one month…
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The following telegram has been received at Adelaide.—"Port Adelaide, March 12. A mas named Jonathan Prest murdered his wife at Portland Estate, at 11 a.m. this day. He had had a law suit in…
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BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the matter of George Davis, a second meeting. The insolvent (for whom Mr. J. Williamson appeared) stated his desire to amend his schedule in regard to the amount of debts…
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At the District Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. District Court Judge WILKINSON, the case of H. N. Montagu v. J. W. Johnson was called on for hearing. This was an action to recover £12 3s., the balance of a claim of £27 18s.,…
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John Joseph Tierney, of Dowling-street, late of Countral House, George street, publican. Cause of sequest[?] Losses in business and being paid off by Messrs. T. and J. T[?]ley, brewers. Liabilities £1266 12s; assets…
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BEFORE their Honors the CHIEF JUSTICE, Mr. Justice HARGRAVE, and Sir WILLIAM MANNING. SIMS v. SIMS AND DAVIDSON. A petition for a dissolution of marriage was filed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Water Police Court. Thursday. Before the "Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Oatley, M'Beath, Manning, Gray, E. 0. Smith, Hunt, Charlton. and Solomon
Six persons were fined for drunkenness. Emily Smith was fined 10s., or four days' gaol, fohaving made use of obscene language on the Old South Head Hoad, Paddington…
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About 1 o'clock this morning a man named Robert Morgan gave a woman, named Elizabeth Howell, into the custody of Constable Roden, on a charge of having stolen a £10 note from his person…
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The South Australian Advertiser states that on Tuesday, March 12, the residents of the Portland Estate, Port Adelaide, were startle by a report that a man named Jonathan Prest had murdered his wife…
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