Resident Magistrate's Court.

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 95, 4 May 1876, Page 5

Resident Magistrate's Court.

BAnci-UTiiA, ord M.vv, 1876. (Before J. P.,MaiUahd, Ksq., H..M7 Petpholl v. Sounoss.'— A trivial casu of assault!, Mr Henderson for plaintiff and, Mr Reid for defendant. Plaintiff, Mary ICUon Pelcholl aud her mother gay« evidence of the assault, which arose ,- from out of the girl driving tho defendant's calves off her father's crop of turnips. Defendant and Ids wifo corroborated tho assault, and his Worship dismissed tho caso, remarking tiiat the j assault was apparently exaggerated, and arose ! out of ill-feeling between the parties. .: ; Mason v. .Foster.— •-. hum, £1 19s. Judgment for 2>laintifl ! , with costs. . . .Shields v. Cramond. —Claim, £10 15s. Gd. for wages. .Defendant paid £9. Is lid into .CourJy- ■ ' aad pleaded Ret-off £1 13s 7d. , After hearing evidence of sot-off his Worship, gave judgment for plaintiff, £L<) Us 1 Id and costs. Wright v. Smaill.— Claim £15, damage done to plaintiff's fence by defendant's cattle. JJefop • ' daub pub iv a set-off ot £1 10s damage done- toj; defendant's fence by plaintiff yoking, a bullockA to it and pulling it down. Mr HendersWap-''; peared for plaintiff, and in the absence of MyA Beid the plaintiff elected to go :on .rather thaaA pay cjst:' of an adjournuienb. ■ A lob of conflict^ ing evidence was given- after which his Worsbjp gave judgment for plaintiff for 40s without costs, and one witness 20s! : , . Smith v. Lawrence. — Claim, £09 Is «ld. Plaintiff put in a set-off of £59 19s 4d, , and' paid-iiito , Court £13 Us. Mr Taylor for plaintiff, MiA Henderson for defendant.*" *Thomas "Lawreuco^the defendant, gave .evidence regarding the. set- A off, from. -which it appeared thathe. had delivered ./ ,to the plaintiff quantities of. butter, eggs, oats - and wheat in excess of that with which ho had been credited. David Liwrence, son of the defendant, was called -to corroborate the evidence of the defendant, as to delivery of ; grain,! but his r evidence was given iqa.y«ry he^it!yang-7an^.tin-7| decided maimer. The plaintiff aner Mr .Teiferßs contradicted defendant's -evidence; in. almost -J every particular, and liis Worship in giving* judgment said, the probabilities were in favor of .:. plaintiff, as it wiis:very unlikely that defeiidaut A would nob cheek his pass-books at plaintiff's store with the accounts kept by himself, esp'eci.ally when there were such large ibems ; ii^dia.- - : pute. Judgment was .given for plaintiff for 7 £02 .5s lOd, costs of courb £2 9s, professional fees' £2 2s, and oue witness 20s. * ''