CHRISTCHURCH.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 8349, 7 December 1892, Page 3

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Tuesday, December 6. (Before R. Beetham, Esq., KM., and R, WestenraandH. J.H*U,Esqs., J.P.'b.) Civil Cases—Palethorpe v Jackson, claim £15 18s Id; Mr Salter for the plaintiff, Mr Lane for defendant. Plaintiff, who is manager of Burnham Industrial School, licensed out to defendant, who resides in Wellington, a girl named Needham, an inmate of the school. When the term of the license expired the girl was allowed to make a new. arrangement with the defendant, but after being in his service some time she left and was received again into the school Her wages, or some part of them, for the latter period of her service with defendant had not been paid, and plaintiff, as her guardian under the Industrial Schools Act, now sued for the amount. Mr Lane, for the defendant, objected that the contract being made in Wellington the jurisdiction of the Court was ousted. The Bench upheld the objection and plaintiff was nonsuited without costs. Official Assignee in the estate of J. D. Frankish v Brown, claim £55 18s. Mr Stringer for plaintiff, Mr Salter for defendant. This was a chum against a husband for medical attendance on his wife, the parties living separate. The defence was that the wife had a sufficient allowance for all necessary Surposea. Several similar cases had been ecided against defendant, and judgment in the present suit was for plain tiff for the amount claimed with costs. In Wreaks and Collie -v Lilly, claim £1 os6d, judgment was for plaintiff without opposition. Wallace v Thompson, claim £1 19s for horseshoeing and money lent. Mr Stringer for Slaintiff, Mr Burgess for defendant, j udgment was for plaintiff for £1 14*. Judgments went for plaintiffs by default, with costs, in Kihcaid v McCalimn, £3 14s; Palethorpe v Gibson, £7 17s; Wreaks and ,

Collie**rCdlumbnß, £2 9a 6d; and G. ShopSird v P«arcy, £1. C. Sheppard v Leopard, nncan \ Willis, and Hamill and Johnsor v Hicktrujo. wero adjourned till Decembe* 13th. . (Before A. Scott, Eaq., J.P.) Drunkenness. —Jame3 Simpson, who when ar fated had a severe cut on one of his hands, was fined 5- for being drunk, 15s for doctor's fee,,or in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment. James Howell wai fined ss, or in default tweuty-fohr boorsimprison: neat.