MAGISTRATES COURT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22370, 6 April 1938, Page 15

MAGISTRATES COURT

TUESDAY (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.) DETECTIVE ASSAULTED Ernest William Ernie, a car-builder, aged 56, pleaded guilty to having unlawfully assaulted Detective S. W. Cunningham and to having used insulting words in a public place. Ernie was sentenced to seven days’ imprisonment cn the first charge and was convicted and discharged on the second. Detective-Sergeant T. E. Holmes said that Ernie had become very violent at the police station after arrest on the second charge. Drink was his trouble. DRUNKENNESS Maurice Brown, a labourer, aged 72, was fined 20s, in default 48 hours’ imprisonment, on a charge, to which he pleaded guilty, of having been found drunk in a public place. For the police, it was stated that Brown had 67 previous convictions. TRAFFIC OFFENCES Penalties were imposed as follows for offences against the traffic regulations, the cases being brought by the City Council:— Driving at a dangerous speed: Geoffrey Dixon, 30s; Norman Collins, 20s. • Insufficient lights: Stanley Prescott, 20s. Proceeding against automatic signal: Douglas G. McFadden, 20s. No lights on motor-car: Eric G. Geddis, 10s. Overtaking vehicle stopped to give right-of-way to pedestrians: Reginald Taylor, 10s. Failing to give way to traffic on the right; Oliver Sage, 10s; George A. C. Tapper, 10s. Parking over time limit: Herbert O. Jacobsen, 10s. Noisy exhaust: Norman Collins, 20s. No warrant of fitness: Reginald Taylor, 10s. Angle parking: Merle D. Korunic. ss. No driver’s licence: Roy Huddlestone, costs only. Cycling without a light: Lionel F. Blakemore, convicted and discharged; James Combe, 10s; James Minson, 10s; John C. Olliver. 10s; William Sincock, 10s; Colin Waters, costs only. CIVIL COURT (Before Mr. F. F. Reid, S.M.) PLAINTIFF NON-SUITED ■ The plaintiff was non-suited when Albert Thomas Dunn, a railway employee (Mr A. C. Brassington), claimed £237 0s 6d for damages to his car, medical expenses, and loss of work arising from a collision with a car driven by Ivan Armit Smith (Mr C. S. Thomas) at the intersection of Durham street and Moorhouse avenue on July 26, 1937. He claimed that Smith had failed to give way to the right and had struck his car, which had turned over. He- was still suf-, fering from a knee wound, which 1 would require future attendance. The Magistrate held that the evidence showed that the accident had been caused by the negligence of the plaintiff, whose speed was excessive. JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF

Judgment for the plaintiff was given when Coulls, Somerville, Wilkie, Ltd. (Mr C. S. Thomas), claimed £6O 11s 9d from F. Cassidy, a farmer of Woodend (Mr A. H. Cayell), for damage to a car driven by William Gordon Coull and expenses incurred when it was struck by the defendant’s car on the Rangiora-Woodend Main road "on the night of April 7, 1935. Damages to the car amounted to £57 18s Id and the remaining £2 13s 8d was the cost of a post belonging to the Post and Telegraph Department, which had been broken.

It was claimed that the defendant drove on his wrong side, failed to keep a proper look-out, and failed to stop when the accident was imminent. Cassidy said that he was dazzled by the oncoming car’s lights and had lost his bearings. He made a counterclaim for £9 3s 9d as damages to his car, and judgment was given for the plaintiff in the counter-claim also. JUDGMENT SUMMONS On a judgment summons, J. O’Connor was ordered to pay Andrew Lees, Ltd., £2 16s 5d forthwith, in default four days' imprisonment. ORDERS FOR POSSESSION Amelia Maude Thompson was granted an order for possession against M. E. Dixon on or before April 26, and judgment was also given for costs. An order for possession forthwith was made in favour of Mary E. Vicary against W. Wood, the issue of the warrant to be suspended so long as defendant pays current rent and 2s 6d a week off arrears. JUDGMENTS BY DEFAULT Judgment for plaintiff by default, with costs, was given in each of the following undefended civil cases;—L. B, Scott, Ltd. v. C. L. Griffin,. £8 18s sd: Archer and Barrer v. David McKay, £1 Is; Ormond W. Johnstone v. S. Mitchell,. 18s lOd; the Peerless Rubber Company, Ltd. v. Davy and Sons, £3 14s Id; Brown Brothers v. R. A, Dallow, £4 4s 6d; W. Davies v. S. Barr, £1 Is 9d; G. S. Morse v. W. Priest, £2 9s; Duncan, Cotterill and Company v. Harold Read, £22 11s 6d; Christchurch Gas, Coal, and Coke Company, Ltd. v. R. Scott, £4 8s sd; the Christchurch Building and Land Society Permanent v. Rose Eleanor Osborn, costs only; Guillermo and Company, Ltd., v. Mrs W. E. Udell (against separate estate), 19s lid. (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.)

In a defended action, Dann Brothers, Ltd. (Mr G. G. Lockwood) claimed £1 2s from S. Tallott for plumbing work done. Judgment was given for plaintiff with costs.