THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18367, 28 April 1925, Page 5

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL.

MONDAY, (Before Jfr H. Y. AViadeaacß, iS.il.) ■UT.CNKESfNESS.

Appearing ;-•-. a charge of drunke.nnew for the awmed u.'jo within ei.t months, Wiluam Gray, and fined 2fi.», in default 3 days in gaol. lor t-ho fourth time within" six months John Fry, aged 5S years, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness. He was convicted and sentenced to one month in gaol. On a further char«re of having used obscene language within tho hearing of a number of pedestrians, ho was convicted and fined £2, in default 14' davs' imprisonment, thelast sentence to follow the former if the fino is not pai.l. VAGRANCY. "I suppoao it's a Godsend to him to ho sent to gaol," said his Worship when Senior-Sereeant V. ]>win paid \f, a t an old man nanicd Ernest Stodd.irt. need 61 years, who Admitted *. rb:»ree of beinir a rogue and a vfc?*bond. had b<"«i out at t'ijhln. Ha had only been released from gaol r-rer.tly. Stoddart wbs convicted and son*"reod to one yoar's imprisonment with hard labour. BEMANDED.

A remand for o;m w*ek wai granted in the <-s«e it which Frederick Char'es Richmond, £sw! ?l y.v.ri, was charged with bavin? 1.-t;;;<>-t f.rid entered the rountina )touw i.f It. W. England and Son. Ltd.. on April ?'.):. »nd stolon tho sum of £lO. Bail was refused.

YOUNG MAX IN TROUBLE. Guiity wc-i tho plo*s given by Frederick Char'-a Gordon Bennett, ngod 21 years (Mr ■T. B. Baichslor) who was charsred with lwvinc been found in :v state- of intoxication while in ebar»o of a motor-cycle, and sidechcir, snd witJi having driven n motor-evclo ard v.do-ehair willwik a certifier.!.?, of ability. The Maqistnte said bo thcu-rKt tho e a «e be m*t- with a £n«. On tb~ first chares Bennett wtw eoimcted ifld fined f't, in de f ."»ult ono monrh in eixoi. and on the =eoond bn wis convicted nr>d (in*d £i. in rlefauH 14 in k»{>l. "IT» r--r. think liitnse l ? lucVv he cot off to lightly," concluded hia Worahip. CIVIL BUSINESS.

Judgment for the plaintiff by default was given in the following cases:—Dainties, : Ltd. v. C. VV. Fisher, £3 Os 7d; Canterbury Drivers' Union v. R. Gregory, £3 2s; , Stiimhutd, Ltd. v. J. L. Morley, £S 17s; "William Berryman v. Harold Shaw, £7 10s; Reelton Gold Mines, Ltd. v. Katherinc Tatham, £35; -A. "W. Buxton, Ltd. v. J. Bennett, £l4 4a 3d; H. J. Sutton v.-W. Hainblyn, 10s; Christchurch Battery Co., Ltd. v. A. J. Oakley, £5 ss; Mrs A. E. A. Johnson and A. Yf. Moir, £2 10s; Booth, Macdonald and Co., Ltd. v. M. C. McMillan, £3 15s; same v. J. Ellis, 15s 9d; N.Z. Farmers' Co-oi>., Ltd. v. Ernest Skclton, £4B 18s 9d; Goodhart Trading Co., Ltd. y. E. Kauson, £2O 7s lOd; Kincaids, Ltd. v, George Parker, £3 IPs 3d: Maling and Co., Ltd. v. G. Parker, £2 Is sd; Jones Motors, Ltd. v. J. C. Sutherland, £4 16a sd; T. S. Dowdle v. James MoGuinness, £l2 3s 4d; same v. J. Kidaton, £8 6s 2d; A. J. McCalhnn v. C. Kennedv, £8 12s; Clearview Coal Co. v. Tvson Hodgson, £ll 4s 3d; A. J. MoOaHum v. Charles Ed-.vard Durant, £lB 89 Gd; W. Cameron Wall v. E. 0. Dwyer, £l2 13s 9d; Distributing Agency, Ltd. v. Eccles, Downes, and "Walker, £ll 19a 9d; John. Mitchell v. Pcrcv Knioo, £39 ss; Michelin Tyre Co., Ltd. v. Cole Bros, £29 3s 3d; Christchureh Philatolio Society v. D.' M. Brown, 4s lOd; Canterbury Fruitgrowers' Association v. D. J. McCallum, £2; W. H. Simms and Sons, Ltd. v. H. Graham, £l210s 2d; same v. Gregory Bros., £8 4s; same v. C. T. Reyburn, £lO6 4a lOd; same v. C. "W. Dickie, £8 lSs; same V. Hobson £22 ss: Mrs J. Ramsay v. Frederick "•", £1 Is 8d; J. Austin and Son v.. Frederick C. Riclmrds, £3O 17s 2d; C. D. Dallison and Co., Ltd. v. A. Johnston, £1 17s 6d; earns v. Cr. P. Smith, £1 15s. Albert "William Painter was ordered to pay Maynard Ramson the sum of £24 18s forthwith, in default 14 d*vs' imprisonment, tha warrant to bo suspended aa long as defendant pays not less than 10s per week. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. G. D. Caldwell, labourer, of Courlensy (Mr "W. Tracy) claimed from Victor Fogarty, Canon street, Christchureh (Mr E. White) the sum of £39 la 6d for damages arising out of a collision on tho road from Christchureh to Aylesbury, on October 25th last. Plaintiff's claim was made up of damages to motor-cycle £ls, loss of three weeks' wages £lO 16s, tjeneril damages £lO, damago to clothes £2 10s, hospital expenses 15s 6d.

Plaintiff said that ho. was driving 1 a motorcycle and side-car into Ckristchunch from Courtenay. He was travelling _at from' IS lo 16 miles an hour, .and. as-'ho reached Church Corner, Courtenay, defendant canw out of the road *it 25 mileß am hour and crashed into him. He heard no warning and defendant was on his wrong aide of the road. He had no chance of setting out of the way, and his cycle and side-car were overturned. • Defendant also was driving a motor-cycle. < \ Plaintiff oaid that the fact of his machine and side-oar capsizing was not. duo to his epeed, when replying to a eugeestion for the defence that no collision had occurred. He waa sure Fogarty's motor-cyolo hit his. ■

George Seaton, farmer, said that Fogarty's motor-cycle hit plaintiffs side-car. Victor Fogarty, the defendant, eaid that he was travelling at About 15 miles an hour,? and Caldwell was- soing at from 30 to 40 milea an hour. There, was no collision at all, but he saw Caldwell's outfit capsize. The Mngistr&to said that he was. of the opinion that the defendant's machine did strike plaintiff's aide-car. Judsment was given for the plaintiff for £32 11a 6d and costs £4.

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