RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.— This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume X, Issue 3081, 5 March 1880, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.— This Day.

(Before J. E. Macdonald, Esq., R.M.)

JUDGMENTS FOR PLAINTIFFS.

Wm. Lockhart v. W. L. Kees, claim £7, money lcut, costs £1 10s (Mr Armstrong for plaintiff) ; T. Turnbull v. Wm, Mirehouse, claim £11 12a Id, board, &c, £3 paid, costs £1 5s Gd; L. W. Eaton v. D. Muuro, claim £5 Us 7d, goods, costs, £1 4a Gd (MrT. Cooper for plaintiff) ; E. Lewis, v. G. May, claim £8 6s, goods, costs £1 17s (Mr T. Cooper for plaiutili) ; J. Phillips v. J. Purcell, £5 ss, costs 13s; G. Ilultne v. Vealc Harness, claim £1 IGs, ment, costs 20s Cd (Mr Tyler for plaiutili). New Golden Pah Gold Mining Company v. W. J. Younc, £10, calls ; costs. (Mr Tole for the Company). T. Leigh v F. Barnes, claim £20 ss, promisory note. Mr Wm. Thorne proved. (Mr T. Cooper for plaiutili), costs £2 2s. He win Bros. v. W, Graves, claim 8s Id. (Mr Thorne for plaiutili). Said costs 20s 6d ; this was a very fsmall amount, but defendant had given both plaintiff and solicitor a large amount of trouble. Ireland Bros v. Kobert Little, claim £26 16s Bd. (Mr S. Hesketh for plaintiff), improper stamp, consequently udjourned. Goodeuough Gold Mining Company v. Archard, claim £8 6s Sd, calls on 250 shares ; costs £ 1 19s. (Mr Jas Kusseil for the company.) Messrs Jagger and Parker v. T, Baker, claim £12 9s Od ; costs £2 Ss. (Mr Thome fur plaintiff). M. Sheehanv. T. Smith, claim £1 19s 6d ; costs 14s 6d, (Mr Tole for plaintiff). ADJOUKNED CASKS. Titirangi Highway Board v. If. Smith, 15s, rates ; same v. J. Crown, £1 2s. A, Buckland v. J. Wrathall, to take evidence. E. Lockwood v. K. Wills, claim £3 0s Gd. Warnock Bros. v. T. Armstrong, claim £3 Ss Gd. DEFENDED CASES. Cobine v. Butterworth.—Claim, £s.—Mr Tyler for plaintiff', Mr A . E. Whitaker for defendant.—lv this action the plaintiff, Joseph Cobine, claimed of Benjamin Buttorvvorth, for damage to a bugpy ou Christmas day, in consequence of being run into by defendant.—Joseph Cobine, residing in Princes-street, deposed that he engaged a pair of horses to go to Otahuhu to spend the day with a few friends. It came on raining very fast. Defendant was driving in the direction of Auckland, with his face behind. Seeing that a collision was imminent, he called out as loudly ao his lungs would permit, " Hallo, there," aud pulled up. Defendant seemed to wake up, aud in a flurried state pulled the wrong reiu, and thsj step of his cart caught the spindle-tree of the buggy, broke the harness so much that one horse got free and commenced kicking violently. A friend (Mr Waf-.s), leaped out caught the horse, mud took Mr Butterworth's name. Plaintiff asked Mr Butterworth if he intended to do anything towards the expenses, and take the young ladies (2) into Auckland. He said he would pay two-thirds of the expense, but would have nothing to do with the ladies.. He was a married mau.—Mr Tyler: I am astonished at Mr Butterwo'rth'a want of gallantry.— {Several witnesses -n ere examined, shewing that defendant had not been careful in the matter.—Counsel addiesscd the Court, and judgment was given for plaintiff for the whole amount with costs.

Coweu v. Kelly. - Claim, £20 12s. Mr S. Hesketh for plaintiff, and Mr James Russell for defendant.—This case was introduced for the purpose of taking the evidence of a witness.

Ellia v. Jones.—Claim, £2 ss. Mr George for plaintiff, and Mr T. Cooperfor defendant. Judgment for plaintiff, with costs.