| Case Name | Reynolds v Simon Tuangau |
| Date | 1866/10/25 |
| Court | Court of Appeal |
| Location | Wellington |
| Judge | Chapman J; Gresson J; Johnston J; Moore J, Richmond J. |
| Case Type | Civil |
| Criminal Charge |
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| Criminal Charge Other |
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| Civil Proceedings | Other |
| Civil Proceedings Other |
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| Government Proceedings |
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| Government Proceedings Other |
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| Stage Of Proceedings | Appeal |
| Stage Of Proceedings Other |
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| Type Of Proceedings Other |
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| Ethnicity | Pakeha
Maori |
| Ethnicity Of Defendant | Maori |
| Ethnicity Of Plaintiff | Pakeha |
| Gender | Male |
| Gender Of Defendant | Male |
| Gender Of Plaintiff | Male |
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| Occupation Of Plaintiff |
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| Key Words | Appeal
Greenstone
Supreme Court |
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| Notes | Hearing took place on 15 October 1866, judgment was delivered on 25 October 1866.
This case concerned a claim that the respondent had taken the appellant's greenstone. The respondent asserted that he had found the greenstone, however the appellant counter-argued that the respondent had subsequently abandoned it. The jury found for the defendant and the Court unanimously upheld that the case was not made out.
Appeal dismissed.
For Supreme Court case see case #01334
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| Sources | Evening Post, 15 October 1866, p2; 25 October 1866, p2.
Wellington Independent, 16 October 1866, 5; 27 October 1866, 5. |
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