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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 195, 20 August 1888, Page 8

At the PviM.. Court to-day • Dr. ■ Gilesi R.M., .'delivered judG;menfc in the case Gißson v. Lay bourne, in vrhlch Mr Theo. Cooper appeared for plaintiff and M/ Hugh Campbell for defendant.. Hia Worship held thafc the agency of Gray had been disclosed, and than the plaintiff was entitled to judgment. Judgment for plaint'itf for £13 10a 9d and coats. . . V The Resident) Magistrate, Dr. Giles, was all this morning and'part of the afternoon sngaged •in hearing 'a case Stewart y:. Carr, a, claim for £9 11s for material supplied' and for; building a house. Mr ;E. Cooper appeared for ; the defendant' and Mr? Blades • for tho plaihtiil". Tlie plaintilr had erected a house forthe defendant over «ix years ago," and the claim was for a balance of the contract money. Tho defence went'to show that bad timber had been used in tho erection of blie house anfl was objected to at the time, and theevidence all through'was of a ino^t; 20'nti'Qdictory kind. Eventually " His Worship decided in favour of the defendant, who accepted a nonsuit, with costs £3 Bs. s