MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23364, 25 June 1941, Page 10

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

TUESDAY (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.) TRAFFIC OFFENCES Exceeding speed limit: Leonard Buxton, 20s; Murdo Smith, 20s; Arthur Currie, 20s; Kevin P. Foley, 20s; James F. Parish, 20s; John S, W. Pegg, 20s; Robert Proctor, 20s; Lionel L. White, £2. No light, on cycle: Francis Corliss, costs only. Jay-walking: lan W. Cox, costs only; Robert S. Jensen, costs only; Anthony W. Wood, costs only. No driver’s licence: Patrick G. Egden, costs only. No warrant of fitness: Eileen MacKay, costs only; Walter Mitchell, ss; Ray S. Shearer, ss; John F. Madden, ss. Failing to give way to right: Douglas L. C. Shepherd, 20& Cycling with no hands on handlebars: Leslie Whittle, ss. Failing to give way to pedestrian; Leslie Gough, ss. CIVIL COURT (Before Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) CLAIM FOR POSSESSION Herbert Downes, a pensioner, of Sumner,, claimed from Harry Codyre, a railway employee, of Swannanoa, possession of a whippet pup, known as Black Surprise, which had been *in the possession of the defendant since November, 1940. If possession could not be given, the value of the dog, which was placed at £lO, was claimed. Mr P. H. T. Alpers appeared for Downes.

Downes, in evidence, said that his wife had made an arrangement with Codyre to race the dog in partnership. However, money and trophies won by the dog had not been given to Downes, and, later, without authority, Codyre had sold the dog. .Codyre stdted that, because of services rendered, the dog had been given to him as a straight-out gift. The Magistrate said that he was satisfied from the evidence that Downes had an interest in the dog, and judgment was given for plaintiff for £5 and costs.

JUDGMENTS BY DEFAULT Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in each of the following civil claims:—A. T. Herbert and Sort v. E. Ball, £2 6s 7d; K. McLellan v. A. Downing, £9 12s 9d? North Canterbury Hospital Board v. William Cameron, 19s; same v. R. F. Cochrane, £3; Francis John Smith and Hurbert Stanley Smith, trading as F. J. Smith and Company, v. 0. R. Butterfield, £ll •13s; Official Assignee for Joseph Richard Gaskin (in bankruptcy) v. L. Withers, £4 6s; same v. A. Dyer, £2 13s lid; Canadian Corporation, Ltd., as assignee of. Beatty Brothers (N.Z.), Ltd,, v. Jessie Fyfe, £24; Commissioner of Taxes v. Frederick Ross Olds, £2 5s 10d; same v. William Abram Blackmore, £39 15s 6d. JUDGMENT SUMMONS

C. A. A. Fletcher was ordered to pay the Dominion Motors,, Ltd., ,14s 1 forthwith, in default three 'days’ imprisonment.