CIVIL BUSINESS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 133, 28 February 1908, Page 5

CIVIL BUSINESS.

(Before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M.) UNDEFENDED CASES. , Judgment' was entercd'for plaintiff by default of defendant in tho following civil cases: —Sooullar Company, Ltd., v. Win. Aubrev, £22 17s. lid., costs £2 14s. ;-Robort E. Hall v. Paoia Malanta, £2, and possession on or before March 12; Samuel Salek v. E. Craig, £5 los., costs Bs.; Nellie Anderson v. Georgo M'Elwaine, £5, costs 65.; Rosenberg, and Co. v. Thos. Payne, £1 Os. Gd.,' costs as.; Commercial Agcncy, Ltd., and E. W. Mills and Co., 'Ltd., v. Patrick M'Laughlin, £24 •18s. Bd., costs £2 145.; John Joseph M'Grath v. Henry Matthew Stowell, £3 Bs., costs 10s.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., and E. W. Mills and Co.; Ltd., v. Leonard Po-lgl'ase, £6 Ss. 2d., costs £2 Is. 6d.; Commercial Agcncy Co. and Bing, Harris and Co. v. Wm. Hall, £15 195., costs £1 15s. Gd.; Welsbach Light Co. of Australasia, Ltd., v. John A. Lawson, £7 25., costs £1 3s.' Gd.; George Snow y. Jessie Jackson, £1 os. 6d., costs 9s. In the judgment summons case, Wollerraan jand Co. v. Peregrino H. Fester, a debt of £2 us. 2d., debtor ivas ordered to pay on or before March 12, in default three days' imprisonment. In the case, Macdonald, Wilson and ,Co. v. Wm. A. Edwards, a debt of £27 18s., debtor was ordered to pay on or beforo March 12, in default ono month's imprisonment.,. No orders were, mado in tho following cases:—Wm. J. Jorgcnscn v. John G. Bay, a debt of £13 os. 2d.; Wellington Gas Company, Ltd., v. Harry Roimtroe, a debt of £13 lis. lid.; and Alfred Hutehinrrs v. August St. Roman, a debt of £2 10s. Gd. . DEFENDED CASES.

'. M'Farlane and Co., drapers, sued Alfred Evans for £1 13s; Gd. being one week's rent, £1 2s. Gd. in lieu of notice, and for repairs to a drain lis. His Worship gave judgment for plaintiff for tho amount claimed for rent, £1 2s. 6:1., with costs Gs. Mr.'Levvey appeared for nlaintiff. Tho GreKiiouth and Point Elizabeth Railway Company, Ltd., sued Alfred Evans for, £2 17s. for coal supplied in 1905. Tho items in-■ tho claim were not disputed, but defendant'alleged that ho paid moro than ho had been'given credit'for. His Worship gave judgment for plaintiff for £2 45., and costs £1 12s. Mr. Neave appeared for plaintiffs.

Finality was readied in tho case of tho Flesh Food and Ico Co.; Ltd., v. Ruihi Wolii-, peihana, storokcopor, Oh'au, a claim for £2 65., tho valuo of a box of butter said to havo been delivered by plaintiffs to defon-i dant. Defendant claimed that bo bad never rcooived tho box of butter in question. Judgment was given for defendant with costs £1 Is. Mr. Ulrich appeared for defendant, and Mr. Von Ilaast for plaintiff.'