CIVIL BUSINESS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 140, 7 March 1908, Page 7

CIVIL BUSINESS.

j (Before. Dr. A.. MfArthur, S.M.) /. j Judgment was given for; plaintiffs by ie- ■ ■futalt of defendant in tho cMo,'Laery and Co., "■ ..Ltd.v. Herbert Hoary Newport,- for £16 10s. .> • Sd.y.'and costs £1 os. 6d. ; 1 . iln!:' : 'tho' : judgmojit'..Bumiiions -'case''James-.: . Smith and Sons y.':Ronald Duncan, a debt of £3 ;ss. ;bd., debtor was ordored<to pay .on or before March iu. default three days' irn- ; ■ ' prison'menf • . '■'■'> v ; :. CLAIM FOR RATES ■ Tho greater part of tho "clay was occupied : • ■ r hvDr. iVl'Ar-thur, S.M., : in hearing the caso HJcrdraan arid KirkcaUlicj-' solicitors; v. 1 - James r. "'Bpvoridgo Jjindsay, Inspector' bf-'.Factories,. acclaim f0r,,,£32 ,os. 6d.,;_inon6y , ■ • 'tdlegcff'tb liavo ,fon paid- by 'plaintiffs, for ; \ •aiid 1 at ; tho : roque : st bf defendant-, to 'the AlPe}?:' lingtou : City'Corporation''for ■'rates' r upon ; '_a-. 1 property,:in'.Cuba street,;-. which; moneyit. j>vas. alleged,.had'.not been repaid.,-. ; --\ ,- f' •f 'Plaintiffs stated. that_ the claim, was . for ,; ■'unpaid I 'rites 'in connection ! wii,h tlib salo in , ''.1907; .of; a property by John Birrell ; I .to Dickenson: :Brcs.for,* -whom plaintiffs ; • ■acted.- -Plaintiffs..a^egetl,,that,t-ho:,seller ror'. : • .ceived : credit f6r';therra~tes at'tbo' pettlement, c : which-sst-tloTOebt' yis' made on tlio'distinct .- ' .lindertakiiis; that-defendant would-bqU-espon-sible for the payment of any;.sum iit ; mwH '. . '■•'afterwards bo found was due for-rates, also .' •Jtfcat defendant .made.-a-memorandum to this "-•bffeot on tho note of settlement when, the ; ;inoneys wero paidrovor; Subsequently.-itvwaa ■ found that tho sum'of £S2os. Gd.'was due s or rates pavablo' prior";to tho salo being I-'-effected, and.plaiiitilTspaidthis amount, but. had failed to'recover ;it. Tho defence, was an absolute'denial of the.-' statement'.that ho had~ guaranteed niont- of tho'rates. W Mr. Noave raised several -legal . points,'! . . '/arguiiig that there' was no priority "of con- i ' ..tract'Dotweon plaintiffs 'and'defendant, and; • -that; if anyoiio could euoidefendant'-the; only" . - persons was the,.- purchaser. r i-;w r : ' His Worship , reserved,:his • decision, 'i until \. . - .March 12. ' , -Mr. .Gray appeared for plaintiffs; ■ and Mr. , -'Neavo :for- defendant:j'-: