Woodlands v Clara Woodlands [1924] HCA 47; (1924) 35 CLR 446 (21 November 1924)

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Arthur Douglas Woodlands Petitioner, Appellant; and Clara Woodlands Respondent, Respondent.

H C of A

On appeal from the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

21 November 1924

Knox C.J. Isaacs and Starke JJ.

H. G. Edwards (with him Patterson), for the appellant.

There was no appearance for the respondent.

Knox C.J.

Isaacs and Starke JJ.

Per Curiam. In this case we see no reason to differ from the view expressed by the Court of Appeal in Harnett v. Harnett[1]. That being so, the appeal fails and should be dismissed.

Appeal dismissed.

Solicitor for the appellant, C. P. White.

[1] (1924) P. 126.