MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 127, 21 February 1908, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

: ' POLICE. CASES. ; '.. (Boforo Mr. W. G. Ridilcll, S : M.) 0 A young man,'who pleaded guilty to the theft ■of £10 19s. 5d., moneys, of John Chambers and others, was remanded < until. Saturday for sentence. V . A seaman named Charles Sullivan WuS convicted and sentenced to 0110 month's impri-' sonment.for habitual drunkenness.;'., Olio first?. offender was convicted and fined 55.,, with the. alternative, of twenty-four hours'- imprison-, mout, and anochor was convicted , and : dia charged. ' , CIYIL BUSIMISS ; (Before Dr." A.' M'Artlrur, S.M.)--. , UNDEFENDED CVSES Judgment was cntored for plaintiff by' de - fault of defendant in- tho. following .oiyi! cases: —Wellington Gas Company, Ltd., v.Brooko Wells; £1 18s. 3d., costs '75.; James Russell v.'Thomas Urquhartj 17s; 4d., cost! 55.; Hallenstein Bros.',-Ltd;, v. Joseph Win. Horton, 18s. Gd:, costs 55.; Kirkcaldio -anc• Stains, Ltd., v. James Martin Whelan, . 4s. Cd., costs 125.; Samuel Brown;;: Ltd,, v,: W. Jopson, £9 Is.-.. Cd., - costs £I':ss. ,6d. [ 'Robert Willonghby 'Armit v." William John-, - / Jamieson, £l-9s. 4d., costs ss."i- TJiiitefi bestos Australasian'-Agency, Ma.-,': v.:. Craw. > - ford and Tattersall-,' £6 Bs.,'cqstsi£l 4s. 6dl.;;' Haslnm and Mather: v.. Joshua .Clapham, £4'' 10s.' sd;, costs :125.; G. E,; Butler;r. M!Cor- ; : mick and Pugh, • £38 Os.,Vcosts ,;£2 14s.j Yerex, Barker and Finlay;,Ltd.i .v.'.George, ...' G. Martin, £2 Os, 6d., costs.los.;,E.. Norton. _. and Co. v. William Aubrey, £11' 5s.S bost«' ; £1 10s. . 6d. ;■ Captain Noah :. Jonassbn' .v. " Prof.". ' Sydney Mitchells/Barnes^'-;,£32>,: . :125.; 3d.', costs £2 10s.; .and; application for immediate -execution granted. ■: An ; appliea-.' tion for,re-hearing this morning was granted,! JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. ■In tho judgment summons, caso,,lt.. Kilpatrick v. Frank Roberts, debtor, was ordered to pav £0 14s: Sd.i-onjor before 1 March.s, m . default seven- days' imprisonment. ;.111 the, case; W. Attwater Y.- 1 Sallingor, .debtor iwaa...'.' ordered"-to' pay' £19 • 25.;; oiv. or- .before, March 1 5, in' default twcnty-ono days!..imprisonment. -.■ c,:. : P :: V !■•; .No order'was made in-tho caso, ; W.. J, pßotting v. G. Tuflin, a debt of £3 L 185. ; 6d. CLAIM FOR MONEY LENT. : Dr, M'Arthur,; S.M., delivered his reserved -decision inHlio case, Florenco.Gritidlay;,(Mr, ■ Kirkcaldie) v. . William I l '. Slack' (Mr."'".Too-. good). 'Plaintiff, a' canvasser ■ and traveller' •for thq firm of Patterson, .Slack and ,Co., > claimed the sum of £60, monoy lent .to de- ; fondant, a member of tho.Company, on May 29, 1907; Plaintiff . 6tat<Klltbat'-invApn!.>liO' ; had conversations with defendant relativel to a loan .by her of £60 to him.' Shorstatdd, that ; she, mado it clear, to., defendant that if sbo lent tho money she must bo able, it within' a. fortnight: or, a ■ mintli,. and that... sho dsd' > •, ,On May'.2l .defendant'wroto to plaintiff jn Palmcrston saying, inter alia, 1 -" With rcg&i'd to: your £60, I .would allow profits.calculated at. ono-twentieth of /.the whole every;, sis ■ .months,.' against "whichl : would: .pay you should you wish, 10s. yer moiitb,. tho .balance ,to bo payable every six months; when calculated./Wiro if.this is satisfactory.! ;. ...... \ Plaintiff forwarded tho money, and alleged tliatit ..was "accompanied; by 'a letter.: stating;;.: that ,sho wanted .to ~bQ.:a.blo'to' withdraw it within a fortnight, or a, month.' Sho received ;a i cleg rain, ilntedMiiv 29, as'follows i-7' Received 1 draft.,"forwarding "%'^reotftaii.—; : Slack.''.The" agreement, was..not forwarded,:.. 'and ill: July plaintiff, returned', to Wellington" and .saw promised;,tlic money.:.;; 'in a fow dayKvr'flf di.d' not pay, 'but'.'tiiado'.; further promises in July; and August to; repay ; tho money. On June o defendant had- written. ' apologising ;for:,nojt.^.^vmg. v ß9nfc r^'/.agr9(>-I ,' ; ment, but stated, tbat had ,not known ;whichVway, j:o ■. ttanvfor; \fror& '•'Ho also stilted :: that ■mont .was beiug''typed)' : :and''WOuldVbo for-'-;' 1 , 'warded' :next'"dayp !! ' Stijl 7 tlio' aerdtiiijiMi. Ms '•". • 'not . sent.; Tho ,business'was 'floated ":into' ..a'. ■' company; m tlioCfoiTntiition'. "Worship said, thero iseeniod;'to '-'hava':; •great irregularity.: ; /,On' November-'29 .:plaliitiff signed a document, as follows" Certificate', of.; sliarcs. ' Received from' Slack • ■ and Co., ccrtificat'o'Nd;ls for 1 60 paid ' ! up'shares/iu'tho abovo,'.in full'settlement of .'''interest; in.',Patterson,' ■••.Sjaisk'-''and .;Co.". : ' : -Tho'sharci certificato' referred to in" clip; receipt; was not in accordauco witli/tlio Gompariies' : ' Actj inasmuch as it; did : not [bear 1 tho';'seal' ;of' tho , ahdwas .'signed :bytwo ■< perrons; ,0110 of:whonv-was not a director. l ; In •His Worship's opinion; the moiiey was ad- : : •vanced to defondafit;in:May,;oii' the distinct " > usiderstanding that an agreement'-was to ba : : drawii up and to; plaintiff; :Tliia . was: iiover' done," though "fregiibnt-.-'proniiseH':; '.to.'do so wero given.'' Soino six : months lifter. '.. wards plaintiff signed. a;:'recoipt : for a.-shara 3 •certificate which' was'wholly .'irregular.- >Thp ■- . Court-oonsidered ; that'tho'adraiico.was rnadv' ■ to defendant, that -tlip :receipt for/an ;irregular' share certilicat'O' did not tako • away. ■ tho "plaintiff's right'.to"recover hbr wlvaiico. . !Judgment would'-bo for• 'plaihtiff,'withScostS'.-. ' .£6 2s. , Security ■ for - appeal- was fixed. '

A SHEEP SHEARING CONTRACT, llesorred judgment-was also given-by. Dr, A. .■•M'Arthuri: 5.M.,. in. tbo 1 case, . John William Cha-so". (Mr. :-Luckie)h>"-:; Edward Joslma Riclcliford'(Mri Myers);.a'plaim to ro-. cover tho sum of £6 7s. -Id. for shearing ./2!}; sheep at : Orongofongo• statiohi"- : beforo tb6"slM was cut out,- alleging-, as'-his reason for. going that ,he .was . too un\yell tc shear. Tho- evidonco as' to; Chase's cOTditioi) of health H'as:coiiflicting,.but on loolcing -intt ■tho oviddncß : His : .Worship did; • plaintiff ;had' sustained -the'-statement: that ha: ; was' too 1 ill to shear/ : on'thb othcr .hand;; tha' Court s was-inclined; ; to'• believe/that .plaintiff-; had sorao ulterior motive in wishing to ,-leava tho • •shearing.'' ; Plaintiff, ,--.vith -:■ th<v -Lother flliearersj ontdrcd 1 into an agrcenV(mt : tbjSheai until .the '• shed cut-, out J, v The Court;- was. of opinion; that tho state or plaintiff a-;health was ,not such 'as, to' 1 justify-• his. leaving- tua sho'aringi and tliat' tho' contract; entered -mta between' tho parties . -was .entiro and iudivis. ible. .Judgment would bo-given.;for. dofend* ant, with costs £2 2s. Vj ; . ; I V. CLAIM .FOR ;COJIMiSSION. ■ ; Harry M'lntoslv artist,-' sued; Now. Zealand Times '.'. C 0... Ltd., .for £3 v 55.;...bak ance of commission alleged to bo due. , ■■ ' ' Plaintiff stated • that lie wasengaged' by. "defendants as a designer and canvasser, 1 , his dutv ; being to obtain - advertisements,, for dofenclants' hoardings, and ■ also to design suitable postors for tho boards, -'Tho- agreement, between th'o parties was that - plaintiff- *as.« to receivo 20 per cent. : of ;tho total,-amount ;paid by tho advertisers for...posters-and"hoarding space.- " The claim was for ■ balancp. mission; on' contracts -alleged to'. have been taken by the defendant company.."-:-' : ■ For- tho dofbncei •it .wa'sC stated . that tho contracts in question wero :.not : accepted by ■ defendants,' but- were', taken.- over-'.and; carried out under- frosh arrangomoiits by. a/.former ynploj'oo.of the 1 Co., A'. S.; Watson, who.-bad leased : the;' " Timos "' hoardings. >, Defendr ants counter-claimed for • £10 : a7s. for ,-woik done. ' : «• After, hearing evidonco! at length,- Worship 'gave' judgment for defendantson itha. claim,' and also : .cin ■ the counterclaim. vyNo ■ costs, werp allowed. - Mr.- Kirkcaldio; appeared for plaintiff, .and for.defo'ndants.