MAGISTRATE'S COURT, BALCLUTHA.

Clutha Leader, Volume XXI, Issue 1042, 13 July 1894, Page 5

MAGISTRATE'S COURT, BALCLUTHA.

* Wednesday, July 11. (Before R. S. Hawkins, Esq., S.M.) Jamkk Lamond was charged on the information of Inspector Hull with, on the 15th June, being the owner of certain sheep infected with lice, such sheep being found in Wilson, Cameron and Co.'s yards. — Defendant did not appear. — Inspector Hull said there were about 200 sheep, and mentioned that since the new Stock Act came in force it was compulsory to dip all crossbred sheep before the 31st May in each year. — Fined LI and 7s costs. CiiUTHA County Council v. Alex. M'Kay. —Claim, LB 18s 8d rates due. Defendant did not appear. Mr Stewart for plaintiffs, for whom judgment was given with costs 10?. l'Y.Ei: Pkess v. A. Parsons. — Claim, L4 Is Gd for advertising. Mr D. Stewart for plaintiff, for whom judgment was given by default with costs 03. M. Mokrison' v. J. HoRSnuKdH. — Claim L7, value of horse sold. Mr Stewart for plaintiff . — In this case defendant confessed judgment and offered to pay 10s a week. Judgment was entered up aeeoidingly, with costs LI 12a Gd. James Cox v. W. Weight, Alfred Gall, and W. BntcH.— Claim L 26 10s fid, milk and firewood supplied. Mr D. Stewart appeared for plaintiff. The summons against the defendant Birch had not been served, but the case wr.s proceeded with as against Wright and Gall. Jas. Cox, plaintiff, said defendants were carrying on business as partner.? in n. dairy factory at Owaka. He supplied them with milk and firewood stated in claim and had not been paid. He was present at a meeting of defendant's creditors, when he voted for j 17s Gd in the £. He did not vote for the proposal to take lls in the £. He had signed no deed. The evidence of William Brown, taken in Dunedin, was road. From it it appeared that at a meeting of creditors of the defendants' a resolution had been carried appointing him trusteee. Acting on that resolution he had taken the necessary steps to wind up the estate, taking the additional precaution to get a sale note from the defendants Wright and Gall. The estate had not yet been completely wound up, but certain sums accruing therefrom had been placed to the credit of the estate of the late Thos. Brown, for which he was also trustee, and to which the plaintiff Cox was indebted. His Worship said it seemed an extraordinary thing for Mr Brown to take steps to wind up the estate on the bare resolution. There had evidently been no deed of assignment, and of course no such had been signed by the creditors. It seemed to him that Mr Brown occupied a queer position, and he was not sure whether he could not have been sued with the present defendants. Judgment for plaintiff against defendants Wright and Gall for amount claimed, with costs L 3 lGs, solicitor's fee L 2 2s, and witness's expenses 16d Gd.