S.M. COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 268, 8 November 1912, Page 6

S.M. COURT.

''Before Mr C. C. Kettle. S.M." PLAN OF A HOUSE. A <-!aim for £7 1C was made by Alfred Hansen, a builder, against James "csiierson. a settlor, livinjrat Edendale, for services rendered in drawing a plan for s house. Mr HaJl Skelton appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Glaistcr for the defendant Thp plaintiff Mated that be entered inrt an arrangement witli the defendant wherebj he was to draw pinn= aud prepare estimate! for the crecrioo of a house, thongh no price «-as agreed upon. Subsequently he asSed for £7 10/, but afterwards reduced Ms charge to £5. at the defendant's request. The latter had paid £1 16, into Court. The contention of the defendant was that the plan was not suited to his requirements, and that in siry case the wort done was worth no more than the sum paid intc His' VTorship save judgment for the plain. tiff for £2 2/, less the amount already paia.

A TRAM ACCIDENT. ■ A sequel to a train car accident which took place in IMen Terrace on May locn last Was a claim for £37 1/, brooght oy ' Claude Marmont. o carter, against tne I Auckland Electric Tramways Company. Mi badly bruised thich. The I claim TAeiWw ekpewe* ; £11 5.' loss of wage., fl damage I f rem a P rTed an tLt n tne accident i had been fined for Dr. tram car *f™K said that the place before the ..elision, moderate tram or was poms ata pace, between 8 and ?i miles he bad it well in band TUP . rtrivin? alone clear of the raus hU fo{a , crt not to hear w^ n '""£& When about plaintiff suddenly »«™ ,<„„,.. an d about ten yards in f.ont i applied , though witness shut off comsioa the emergency brake at once, took place. . , tha f the convicThe Magistrate remarked « Court tion of the "otorman in the a did not imply that the he held 'S.WS.'tw'S ~w»»" "«- ---j accident.