MAGISTERIAL.
(Before Mr H. W. Bishop,.S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. One statutory first ofifendeJ", a woman, was convicted of drunkenness and discharged ■without a fine. A male first offender was fined 5s for a similar, offence. A SERIES OF CHARGES. George Bertie Moore was charged with drunkenness, procuring liquor during {he currency of a prohibition order, with smashing two panes of glass, valued at Sβ, the property of Frederick Brown, and with using ahscene language.
Ho admitted all offences, but that of obscoun language, to ■which ho pleaded not guilty.
On the charge of using obscene language he was sentenced to fourteen days' hard labour, and -was eoimcted on the other charges. CIVIL CASES. Judgment was given for the plaintiff, by default, in each of tlio iollowing cases: —Moling and Co., Ltd. v. H. Dunwoody. C 2 t.*s 2d; >j. Recce and Sons v. John Henry Koskella, £1 fxs: Riecarton Timber Co. v. J. Foster. l'Js Gd; Oscar Anderson, assignee of estate of E. L. Evans v. John Paget, £3 10s; Strange and Co. v. Maurice Flynn. £112 (5s Ixl; William A. Blackmore v. A. K. Cartier. .L's2 0s lid; International Harvester C l o. v. A. Johansen. £81 17s; 1 , . S. NicholLs and Co. v. William Jardine. £<>4; M.iwson Stewart. Beckett nnd Co. v. O. Waite. £1 Is; samp v. AY. Cosgrove, £1 ss; same v. 'William AY. Taylor, £1 Ms; samo v. William £1; Packer and Jones v. 11. Hampton, 11s: Henry lierry and Co. v. 1". Carrington and Sons. £4 13s 9d; I*. and D. Duncan, Ltd. v. C. G. Mooro, £8 ISs 3d. SALF, OF A PLOUGH. Booth, Macdonald and Co. (Mr H. D. Ac-Land) sued Mrs M. M. ejh.ute (Mr A. T. Donnelly) for £4 13s Bd, 38 1-3 per cent, of the cost of a plough sold to defendant and returned subsequently by her, claimed as wiling, and shipping expenses, and loss of profit. Kvidonce in. the case had already been taken, and was put in. The Magistrate reserved his decision. BUILDER'S CASE. Rose and Co. (Mr Dacre) claimed £'-i ios 10d from T. Armstrong (Mr Weston) for repairing lead lights supplied to him for a building. Tho defence was that tho lights broke in the first instanco on account of faulty cutting when being fitted by plaintiff's workmen.
The Magistrate held that plaintilf could not recover, and wive .judgment for defendant with costs.
MAGISTERIAL.
Press, Volume LI, Issue 15174, 12 January 1915, Page 3
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