MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 238, 1 July 1908, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

j CASES. > ; v (Before Mr. W. G. Riddell, .S.M.) j An r .old.;,roan ..nailed John. ...Webb was .charged ''with having: been found at night • lawful. exc'ugo in a shed in Willis Street, the profoofty"'of George . Johns. Defendant jnsisted-.aggressively on having au 'adjournment to enable him to get a solicitor. 'His, -Warshipgranted- the . request, and 'nlSlmved'llefoiidaht'lia'il in .the sum of £10, and ono .surety, of. £10. | !Amiio..Moor.e,,-alias .Johanna Cosgrove, who I had n]eacled: j}ot guilty to a charge, of having HhimcionV-'lawful means o£ support, wan brought ~fprwai;d.,f His . Worship .imposed; 0 f threb mqnths'. imphsonment'. •; .... . : VA .middleiaged man, Thomas Martin, .was charged,with tho-.thoft at Dunedin on.March .2; lof£ 1 .-10sI6d>•: tljo money of tho Anglo'A'morican 'Art .Company. On tho application of; Chief . Dotcctive M'Grath a remand to abpeat;fit Duitctlin-was granted. . i , f^ot^ ; )n^notJ'if' t Alexandor Dick, was conaii'd.'fined '10s., in default <18 hours' iitiprisoiimeritand; Annie M'Grath was couvjcted and^finefl. 10s.; i(i default . 24 hours' imprisonment.One .first offender was con-' •victed.and fined in default' 24 hours' imprispjiment, others wero convictcd ahd fiucd 65., m default 24 hours' imprisonment.- ;• ■ ■ I; • .. : OIVIE BUSINESS. ■ i'fc (Before Mr. W. g! Riddell, S.M.) ' ' •' TJNDEFEXDKD CASES. Judgment for plaintiff by default of defendant was in tho following sasep.;-^

Mulford and Mowat v. Charles Sampson, £2 16s. 5d., costs lis.; James Smith and Sons v. John Chapman, £3 7s. 6d., costs, _ 10s.; Arthur Clarke, Ltd. v. Carlo Bergamini, £91 Is. 5d., costs £d 15s. Od.; Laery and Co., Ltd. v. Lowis Allen, £3 4s. 10d., costs ss. j Joseph Nathan and Co., Ltd. v. Gcorgo Armstrong, £63 145., costs £4 45.; Cadbury Bros., Ltd. v. Arthur Fifield, £3 145., costs 95.; George I'. M'Dougall v. Charles Smith, £2 12s. 5d., costs 10s.; Andrews and Mantliel v. Nuttall Bros., £2, costs 10s.; A. and T. Burt v. Lariglands and Co., £1 Bs. 2d., costs 55.; Robert Cook and Yaudrey R. Baldwin, £4 19s. Id., costs 10s.; Wellington Tradors' Agency and H. Oscar Hewett and Co., Ltd. v. Michael Scully, £9 55., costs £1 3s. Gd.; Laery and Co., Ltd. v. Oswald :N. Linkhorno, £31 ss. 9d., costs £2 145.; Dresden Piano Co. v. Felix Baigent, £10 lis. 6d., costs £1 10s. Gd.; Bates and Lees v; Holmes C. Walton, costs only 10s.; Archibald Frasor v. Caroline Brooks, £1 9s. Gd., costs Bs.; Henry Goodwin v. L. M. Christensen, costs only 10s.

JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. In tho judgment summons caso, James Russell v. Edward Bovan, a debt of £15 35., debtor was ordered' to. pay, on or beforo July 14, in default 14 days' imprisonment. In the , caso Margaret I'eters v. Arthur S. Keighlcy, a debt of £17" 10s. 3d., debtor was-ordered to pay the amount claimed by instalments-of 10s. per week... ' BRICKLAYING AND PLASTERING. ' P. O'Hnrgan, bricklayer (Mr. Johnston) sued'P. C. Watt, contractor (Mr. Arnold) for £8 45., balance alleged to bo owing on a contract for bricklaying and plastering work in connection with tho .erection of a house at Island Bay for a Mr. Ayres, also for labour and for material supplied. After hearing the evidence, His Worship nonsuited plaintiff with costs £1 17s. ,' r ' .-' ' AN ADVERTISING MATTER. Frederick James Shelton, merchant (Mr. Dix,) sued W'Guinness and Langdan, advertising agents (Mr.. Neave), for £10. Tho statement of claim set outthat defendants, in; consideration of' a., cortgjn .contract .giyenj by the plaintiff for advertising space in af ! publication called "The Wellington Harbour Ernes' Guide," agreed to deliver to plaintiff 0.0 copies of the publication, containing tho T'>.id advertisement, beforo October 16, 1907. It was contended that defendants failed and neglected to'deliver tho said copies before October 16 or any other time, whereforo plaintiff claimed tho Bum of £10 damages.'

The defcnco was a total denial of tlio claim. Jt was submitted that dofendants contracted with tlio Ferry Co. to'• stipply them with 5000 copies of the booklet, Tlio wholo of "the 'copios wore to bo supplied to the Company direct, and 110 arrangement had, been made to delivor 500 to plaintiff direct, although ho wis given to understand that bo could got his 500 from tho Perry Co. Ho could have got theni as soon as tlio Company took 'delivery but; did not make tho neces-sai-y application. , ' _ His AVorship gave ' judgment for defendants, with costs, £3 l,s. 6d. ;