RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XVI, Issue 905, 13 July 1861, Page 5

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Ltttblton— Jubb ab« > (Before H. G. Gouland, Esq., R.M.) T p FELLOWS OF CHRIST'S COLLEGE AVAKD CANTERBURY 0. GEORGB SCOTT. n M-tim for £20 for arrears of rent. Th' lS T aS Harman appeared on behalf of the r> ?' nrl bollce, producing a power of attorney, Warden and wj r^ convey ance and title to the from them. • uestion> being a portion of rural j yieceoi w There was a special agreement ! secti°c 1 fA'hould take the two or three acres of th nfh-id been long occupying (about six years), land ne «« f£s 15s# pev mm im, and a sum «»did r v position for bU vent. The £20 to 0 A over the first year of the arrangement. be spread - ttm undertaking on defendant's There was "^ A poinfc of etiquette between y , a vt to p;ij prevented the execution of a *lie S°hTlh had Sen prepared. The solicitor of YcXe* claiming the right to prepare the lease. the v .» «« a verbal agreement, che existence of. 3nt. f * L provld by Mr. Stevens, Mr. Human's ff lncli «•«• J . sllowe( i that Scott admitted SiS^Uou to him. and that. Mr Harman had 1 - lv to this action abstained from carrying pl' eV!ise into Court in consequence of the existence cl\' I verbal agreement. > The defendant said on a former occasion he was nned for rent before he knew to whom the f uMi u Lcrpd. There was an understanding with lT dHSn that he was to have a lease. That i had improved the property and was desirous of he • -n" tenant. That he had been on the proreT'" fveaS and was never asked for rent. pe'S- Hvman stated that he had applied for rent l fune*! but could not get satisfaction. SeSgS' for plaintiff for amount sued for and

EADES V. EATON. V nma Baker sued on behalf of James Rollason -daL nf Sydney, formerly of this place, for £4, ? p tinnted value of a walking stick which had token by defendant. Mrs. Baker showed she the duly constituted attorney of plaintiff, and 3d-he had obtained judgment in this Court last "pel- a^unst defendant, who was ordered to pay I sum of money or give up certain chattels in his tr, e «ion belonging: to plaintiff, among them a Ualebone stick. Mrs. Baker saw the stick in defendant's hand last Court day whole and sound. When she asked defendant for the things, he angered "Sooner than give them to you I will burn the books and break the stick to shivers," and «the magistrate may hang me if he likes.' Police constable produced the stick, broken in three places. Saw the stick last Court day in defendant's hand; it was then whole. Heard defendant say he broke it by accident. „,',. , Richard Eaton, the defendant, said he tell and tripped over the stick quite by accident near .Collier's Hotel; that his whole weight falling on the stick broke it into three pieces. Judgment for plaintiff for £1 and costs. To be paid in a week.