MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12091, 13 January 1905, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Major Keddell, S.M., presided at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. DEFAULT CASES. In the following case.? the'defendants did not appear, and judgment was . given against them by default with costs: —Fletchor, Humphreys and Co. (Mr Kippenberger) v R. J. McCullough, £135 12s 3d; Edward Britt (Mr Weston) v A. Wickland, £4 7s Cd; Francis H. Steel v James Julian, £2 6s lOd; Samuel Phillips (Mr IJpham) v D. Munday and-Susan E.L. Munday, £75 10s Gd; B. S. Collier v T. H. Rickey. £2 10s; Bowron Bros. v. J. Dunn, £2 5s Id ;• Hallenstein Bros, and Co. v Richard Chamberlain, £5; same

v —. Isherwood, £3 12s, 65:.' Ranger Motor and Cycle Company, Ltd. (Air Beswick) v Samuol Clarfce, £18; Patrick MeGrath (Mr Williams) , v Robert Kingan, £10; Christchuroh "Press" Company v John C. Shearer, 16s 10d. JUDGMENT SUMMONS. . Samuel Jrwin applied for a judgment summons order against Edward Hope, in respect of a judgment for £2 10s. Mr Kippenberger appeared for the debtor. The debtor stated that lie had been unable to pay the claim in consequence of inability to collect his , accounts. He took from £5 to £6 a week, and his weekly expenses were close on £4. Hβ was .willing "ttf authorise his collector to pay the creditor es he got in tho accounts. The Magistrate: Willyou take thasP The creditor: No; is the collector any better than him?"*• ■ . < In reply to Mr Kippenberger, the debtor stated that he had not had the means to discharge tha judgment* No order-was made. • ', JUDGMENT FOR.DEFENDANT. Joseph McClelland (Mr Brown) claimed from E. Edmonds (Mr Hunt) £7 for the services of a stallion. .: Mr Hunt stated that the mares had been served under a guarantee, but had not proved in foal. They hod been sold by their original owner to a neighbour, but they did not foal. Judgment was gives for the defendant.