THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19624, 21 May 1929, Page 5

THE COURTS.

SUPREME COURT. MONDAY. (Before Mr Justice Adams. > CLAIM FOR FEES. Ernest Mitchell Gabites, architect, Ashbnxton (Mr L. A. Charles), sued the Southern Cross Glass Company, Ashburton (Mr F. D. Sargent), lor the sum. of £142 10s, alleged to be due for balance of fees for the erection of glass works at Ashburton. It wtis alleged that the arraneement v.a ß that Gabites should be paid GJ per cent, on the total cost of the work. £10.429 ss, the total fee being £677 17s 6d. The company paid Gabites £035 7s Bd. leaving a balance of £142 £v c wa * the » üb iect of the claim. ihe company counter-claimed £4o. alleglng damage on account of faulty structural design, the use of materials of an inferior quality and faulty workmanship. According to the defence filed. G. T. Lucas was originally instructed by the company to do the work. He prepared preliminary plans, spending more than nine months' labour on them. He suggested that, as he was unable personally to supervise the construction, the remainder of the work should be entrusted to a local architect. An arraneement was made with Gabites, on condition that be allowed Lucas li per cent, on the contract price for the preliminary work. Vae»a handed over his preliminary plans. *"'£" we copied by Gabites and used «» wo /.ii„d drawings. Gabites. it was alleged r»_ ie to carry out the duties, and did not prepare working plans on the ««"»»•'& ° t h.pU»« of an inch scale, but merely '"P I ™,. o«blte« on s one-sixteenth of an Incß • c "'/ wed to repudiated the agreement •»« w „, price, recognise Lucas's share of tne »« Gthttea by The sum of £535 7s 8d Pf'fL l v . lae of •«- the company was more than w , ufflc i«nt to Tices rendered, and more t« satisfy his claims.-. -„in»t plaintiff witn Judgment was ««*«■ •g"« Itt*S » h « d «' I costs, except on «£ ". fence to the couater-ei""*

MAGISTERIAL. MONDAY. i Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.SI.J IDLE AND DISORDERLY. On a charge of being idle and disorderly. George Hector Le Compte waa ordered to come up for sentence if called upon witata three months. TRAFFIC CASES. Peggy Norton, for leaving her f» r »-» nd l ing o¥er the time limit, was fined 10s am C °For ha-ring no rear light. Arthur W. Robinson was fined 10s «nd costs. (Before Mr H. P- SM ' MAINTENANCE CASES. , „f %. mainteoiince ord.tr:, Yar dimWience oi » Ticted ln d maFrederick rr^ aT **tm^onm.. 3 t. ter.ced to ««*«» "'*L Tame. McGuite On a aim-.iar charge, » ilEPr iaonnient, sentenced to °™ m ™V» g - h. W «* i c, £ --£ - lddstion to e "" ft maintenance ort *l' o „ th ,. ; mD ri»oniDent. '"'•VSlxio £ emended" .o long « defendant warrant to oe " *- arrears. P Lawren-e Low* C *™ M ;„ „ E :eneed to o{ . m»int*n.n«- order, «• ■* be t h7»r£ars ir! addition to current mm.ntenaEre .-„- nrArr wi< made agnn"'. SSS-. .Mr •- put maintenance at £3O.