CIVIL BUSINESS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 204, 22 May 1908, Page 4

CIVIL BUSINESS.

(Before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M.) UNDEFENDED CASES: . ; Judgment for'plaintiff by default of defen-dant-was entered in the following civil cases: —Cyclo and Motor \ Supplies, Ltd., v. A. Arthur Atkins, £37 19s. 5d., costs £3 Is.; Thomas Broomo v. Leonard Birch, £1 35., costs ss.;'same v.' O'Connell, • £2 ss. 10d., costs lis.; samo v. Harry Day, 145., costs 55.; Michael Bolian v. George Phillips, £4, costs 125.; Hunt and Stowell v. Patrick O'Halloraii, £1 6s. 7d., costs 55.; Minister for Railways v. Levin Express and Carrying Co., Ltd., £3 10s., costs 55.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., and Thomas Horton v. William Murray, £6 Is., costs £1 3s. 6d. ; same v. Ernest Aitken, •£1 45., costs 55.; James Smith and Sons v. Peter Carrig, £2 3s. 9d., costs ss.;'salno v.' Colin Goodin,- jun., 175., casta 65.;. Wellington Loan Co., Ltd;, v. John William O'Shea and 'Frederick Thompson, £11 4s. Id., costs £1 13s. 6d.; Wellington Fresh. Food and Ice Co., Ltd., v. James 0. Bradley, £62.55. 7d., costs £3 45.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., and J. L. Haywood v. George Newsham, £44 7s. Bd., costs £2 14s. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. In the judgment summons case, P. Hayman and Co. v. Wm. F. Slack, a debt of £4 Bs. 3d., defendant was ordered to pay on or before May 31, in default seven days' imprisonment. lii the case Harold Dooray v. Wm.- Frederick Slack, defendant was ordered to pay £6 17s. on or before June 15, iii default seven days' imprisonment. Alexander S. Paton was ordered to pay £2 Is. to Morrison and Penney before May 31, in default three days' imprisonment. James Gloeson was ordered to pay £4 16s. to tho Wellington Gas Company beforo May 31, in default seven days' imprisonment. No orders, wero mado m the following cases:—Andrew Spenco v. Fred. It. llaynor, £135 55.; Frederick' Cooper v. Edward Gascoigno, £17 3s. 7d.

(Before Mr. W. G. Riddoll; S.M.) FRENCH POLISHING. 'Wliiain John Ilaguo, froncli polisher, sued \\. H.. Edwards and Son, builders, and the Commercial Union Insurance Company, under tho Contractors' and Workmen's Lion Act for £23 for work dono in connection with tho ojlicos of tho insuranco company. Tho principal items in dispute certain work dono m tho offices, tho disagreement being over the amount which had been polished and tho amount varnished. Defendants objected to paying polishing rates for varnishing work. His Worship gave judgment for £2 3s. 9d. over and abovo tho amount of £11 18s. paid into Court, and costs £4'l7s. Mr.' Dmin appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Ward for defendant. : AFTER A SCALP. Louis P. Ohristoaoh, hairdresser (Mr. NoilBou) t sued Albert 12.. Mould (Mr.' D, Jackson)

for £'3 for a scalp, a spccies of wig lent to defendant ill July. Plaintiff wrote, asking for the return of .tho scalp soveral times, and eventually, failing to receive it, charged the scalp up at £3 against defendant. At the end of eight months the scalp was returned in a dilapidated condition, and in witness's opinion, qui to unfit for anything. Defendant stated that, he returned the scalp as soon as possible after ho received the first intimation from plaintiff that ho wished it returned. This was about a week after receiving tho demand. Tho scalp was of no uso to liiin, and ho had not returned it before because ho thought it was of no usoto any one. His Worship gavo judgment for plaintiff for tho amount claimed, and costs £1 12s.

CLAIM FOR RENT. Roginald Robinson, electrician, sued Fred Howard, tram conductor, for £1 10s. for three weeks' rent of rooms in Mansfield Street at 10s. per week. Defendant claimed that no had paid rent regularly to plaintiff's wife, hut received no receipts. An adjournjincnt was granted for a week to cnablo defondant to call plaintiff's wife.