A BREEZE IN COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 125, 27 May 1914, Page 5

A BREEZE IN COURT.

COUNSEL AND MAGISTRATE. J ! Vt" l>Tli iv ,, F A COXTR--UT. ' l"ln' [ii'H-ei'Uiiix'* of t"i e Magistrate"-; i ouri vi-UTd.i.i afternoon were marked by « -arms between Mr c. f. Kfttlr. S.M.. and M r Pullon. a mi ml-r •'/!]»■ !ih-.i! 1..H-. uh,i ri.T»r-,.ii:.-.l jij.i-ri-liir in .1 ,-i\i! iirtion. which eulmiiiiitod in Mr I'lill.-n ii.-.vptins a nonsuit on | ''■'if "i ■':- elleiit rather than pnK-ecd with tlic iM-f ~n the line, laid down j j'.v :!',- ni.ii;!.-:r.Uf. The point at i-.-ne between iiiun-ri ai,d magistrate wa- ' whether or not li-tter* hy the parties in ' t!i,- i-.i,-,. >• .nt.iinioir offer of acoeptan.-e I i"ini*tiiu!i'il .i «.ititi.ii-t (ferrying >i lejrul duty ;,. :„. -tamped, in defa.iik ~,f whivli the;-.' i- .i penalty v;' l-">). :iml aUit ' wh.-lVr -u.li Setter? should ha\e been j put into ( ■ >iiit a: tno out'Cl of tilt , cvi- I denee ;n prove the case. 1 Kdward Murrain- (MrPullen) claimed lor to 111 :! from Peter Bryant iMr i:niildi. Mr I'ullen esplained that plain- ; i'l w.u ;i i-.inimpreial traveller. «h,>' lii,■lγ wi- lircwooil timber, an.l li,> t-olil Itiil ton. ~: iirewood to defendant, a ' timber miT,-h-.iiit, It was agreed that : the timber -iwu'.d !■,. delivered ~„ :.lnbciu!i ai v plan- hunily fur defendant's ; scows, an 1 1,-l'endant took the lire wood ! away iii three load.-, liy fc-e-ws: the (ir.-t j load beinrr taken at the liegiiiiiin- of, Hoti.ber. am] the M-t in Mari-h. Deien-j ■ Lint all.-jrod tha: tin- quantity delivered 21 ~,ii- -dior.. while phiintilT liol.l that the full ijnantity iiLrree.l on hu.l i been .leliiere.l at the beach. an<l now -ne] i';. r the mipuiil liahuue. i>l ton* at ■"> ;! per ton. j Mr Pulleii: It i- a verbal nontraW. I Mr fimihl: It is a cmitrai-t in vrritina. i Mr ['ii I Ion: 1 have no knowledge ~f a ! r-ontraet in nritinjr. l.ut we have ample evidence to )>rov,. that ltit) ton- were delivered a - the heath. PlaintilV went into the witne=i»-box and >tated that lie was a conimer,-i:il .traveller, anj owner of lan.l at Kαwan Inland. Thi' lir-t lomniunicaiion abou' ; the fire.v,,,),!. h o ~.ii,1. in aiiisvrpr to the I Masi.-tr.ite. wa- received by him from jhir. wife, when he wa? away in Welling--1 ion. Th»ll lie jjnt a letter from dl-fell- , d:i:it about :!ip rirewood. and -old him I i.etwe,:, li.ii ~,,.1 17(1 ton-. The <|iir-tion wa- r.iit-i\l whether there I na- any contrari in writin™. I \\'itnf~s -aid he rejrerjpd a letter in !Mr I'nllrn'-i pos.se-ii.iion a< an aeepptam-p in writing of hit- olTi-r. Tt wa- not the ' tir-t ielter. l>i!i i.c did nut know where j "he !ir,l letter Wa... He believed h-: [tore it up. ! Mr Kettle u< Mr Pultai i : Tliose two j letter- .ire the .-.intrai-t. I >uppote? Mr Puileii: 1 ,K,n't put it in n> a ;-oui tract at a:i. It i- quite -uilioic-nt for ! our ca-f. I Mr Ki-lt'e -.:„! Mr Puilan »a s wasting ■the ; inie ~: 1 hf '■ ourt. j Mr l'ullen: I don't. a"TOP with yon. j I never wait.- :lie time of the Court. I Mr Keti'f: '1 !ie trouble i> yon lu\e jrf.: ii ■■jnir.it in »ritinir that i- not >-.:,n,i,ed. , Mr l'lillen: 1 nm not attempting anr--1 tiling o! tiir >--iv:. ■ Mr Kettle: I ,]on"t know w]ia: you ! Mr Pillion: I submit I aui entitled t, ! provf. any <ouir.i t under the tali- oj ; (m,0,:,- Ar':. M r K,it!e: That ;> not i n writing. I Mr l'lillen waited for *omo moment<. Lan! Mr Kettle in !',u me,l him that if he Mid nut proi-eej he would be nonsUite.l. Mr I'nllen: If your Worship won't : aliow mc t,> jet from my c-lipnt the amount of timber he -o'd by word i>t ' nio-.itli. l!n«rr> i- no need for mc to proI Mr l\"e-;:-: i. i on with you. ,-a-e. I Mr Pull. 1) it,, witmssi: Will you tell ! rhe (nnrt how niiul timber you t-o'.l r Mr ii'.mlil: 1 objei-t. i Mr Ketlie: T-,.. ,>!>ie,;ion :s allowed. T nm not tikinj: down that eviden c. 1 •have itiied |t i, not evidence. i i >:> oxaaiination. Mr. i Pillion >nll i-iini wiiW there was no r,-n- ---■ imi-l in ivritinir. and when his Wor»bi|, t"l 1 the witnc-.- i, !,-ave the liux and ■ at-ked ,-u;,ii-,d if lie was prepared to -•< ; Pu!!en i-itinialed his to dv , -o. He h i<l never any contract, he -tated. and knew nothing of any i-on-tra.r. lie eoinp'.aiiie f l that hi> YVon-hiji I w.i< tn'iu;! to hinder him in his cai-c Mr. Kettle r.-plied that he was trylnto help counse!. who was. hoivpvor. v.j.-:- ---' ma the •-.ime of the Court. ; Mr. Pillion: Your Worship has made lit utterly iirpcr--ii,!r fo r nic to <ro on , with th-. , rti>e. T will aL-oept a noiiMiit . and have it heard bciorc another MafrUIt rat,.

\fr. <tou]4: I a.-k for fv><ti-. >rr. Kettlp: < cats allovvo.i. I .1.11 p.-r. pared. Mr to ullr.v -.m in tai<o yot! r i-j-c- to t'.io SuprPXi" I 11. :;. nr ;i • fnr a.- yon liki\ >ir. Pmllpii: i d.T.i want any favoiiifrom your Worship. I will ukc- \\!:it action' 1 liiiiik «-«t.