CIVIL BUSINESS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 424, 5 February 1909, Page 9

CIVIL BUSINESS.

• (Before Dr A. 31'Artluir, S.MI) UNDEFENDED CASES. Judgment for plaintiff by default of. defendant was entered'ill the following : civil 'CaSeS. y : ' .TConi'merciary Agency,-' Ltd., .'assignee, Bing, Harris and Co., Ltd., assignor, v. I Thos. J. Brosnaii,- £36 16s. lOd.j costs £3 I'-lOs;; Arthur Bedford v. T. Molhseu Smith, £4,11b. &L,' Costs 128. j Robinson and.Pcrrin v. -Thos, :M.. Siftith,. £3 14s Od., costs 10s.; Robert ■ Martin/.. Ltd., - V.' Smyth and ..Ga*' t?mer, trading as Smyth 8r05.,. £38 9s;' 9d.y costs £2 145.; Cowmcrcial Agency', Ltd.-, as» skutdj and ■; J. .• A..?Fletohor, assignor, v; Tft" rfhana, £1 Os. 7d., costs £l 5b.; Da>id A. Eberlot v. MesScligof alld Co., £6 18rt. Odi, ot»sts -£1 35.. 6d.;.- Andrews and' -Mouthel, Ltd,.-, v. Franfcis X. .Quinn, £12 3s. Sd,, costs £1 10s. 6d.; O'Regafi and Dix V. W, 0. Anbroy, £13 Is.', costs 15S.J Wellington GaS Co., Ltd,y v. Frederick Webb,! Jtil ss. 6d., costs 165.; . School ■ Commissioners. for • Wel«ImgWli Provincial District v. Thos. . Wii), Miller, £11 ob, 6d., costs £1 10s. Gd.; P. f Haymftn .and-Go, v. ; Johti Harvey, £21,65 v 2d.,'Costß £3 2b. j AlaJ-y Jane Juliti Styles :yi\\^^nki:'ElKV£L^lrsV ; 9d.,'Costs ;SS;; Scott and CorV. iThing Lee;: £9 lis,, costs £l :3s. 6d.; RflUse, Black"find Soh.v. Alfred Bradley, l £2 los. Gd., costs 10s. ■. ■ • .; No oi'derS.; \ycf6 made iiv tlie . folioiving 'judgmentf sunimi.ns' coses : ; 'Fliiit'.. v., , Jblin Dockeryj-a. of £4 Us, j-'J..-;DaVid-io'iijyif Matthew Babichj- a idebfi.iof. £10 ISsiil ldi'j- Te -Ato . House Drapery ..Co., Ltd.,.. V. f 13; E, TV lute, n debt, of £6 6s. lOd. ,

DEFENDED ( CASES. I 1 . (Before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M.)" CONCERNING" A GAS PLANT. • ;Tho installation of.v&.ps piant-.was the ■basis: of "a- claim for !£lo damages "by the •;Nt!W.v , Zeated. f -Ac6tyl6nfe. ; vGas.--'-!Lighting:'-Ltd;;. against'- F. .A. Piper, •. of WiiroUiti, Hawkc'S:-Bay,-Evidence ..sliowod. tlififr till agfeemeiitl-.;^'SS ? tho'; fitting, up of a' gas plant, but the work .■was delayed- on • account, of tno .Napie-f carnival intervening, ' defendant having u.number .of'gue'sts iu . his. house at the. time. PlAliitiff *u'fla^fet66'd^that':lio.cp^id;'gb'6£LT%vitli; the at/-the;;endVof.\tlie ! :.carriivttli',which', teriniiiatcd on ' April &; and..'plaintiff's agont wroto to defendant thit lie-was-prepared to. start on • tho* work,. biit defendant repudiated', the coiitrJct |on the ground of'.dolay.; "HiH ;.;.Wcrfshiji v,reserved^ tuiitil' ;ThurMay; : :nesti:>'.,Mr. ; : : for: plaintiff, 'iand^Mr&'D^vM. s;;^^■Findlay^fdr-^Je-,'fendant;:vii;.'3;;;L^:-':;, ■■liaw,?"': 1 '?

•yy-'-''*'-}'"":- 1 '•' 'Q- j;(Before Mr. W. G Riddcll, S.M.) GOODS SUPPLIED. A claim hy tho Commeicial Agency Co, (assignor,' ; against; George.-.'Marshi.f Or £11 ldi;>. foi' .gpods- r ftlleged';tb : vhave lil)een,..sold.iandr.delivefed was heal'd by Mr. 'W. G. Riddell. S M. %-vV Ypn appeared'! for .(plaintiff, and Mr. ".Tank&V for .tlie' defendant. The dofendr, : ant,Vwhile..i'nbt ."denying the}jitems#.of;' tho claimr': cpmplained. tliit; he"'had':not'.received credit fPr.-:£6 13s.',2d.Vp'aid,'-and: als^-for a siun; of £4 16s;, an al!6waiiCe fof driving .hPrses.'-;;'Defendant;^ 'Of.&tatute;- of. Limitation. Mr.''Voili Haast' pbmted:'.out that..the; fast-.''payment;:-xin*vie-: count had beer, mado by defendant in 1903, .therefore: :th6,i■l^mitl^tion; i plea , .could' hot, avail. His Worship, while adniiUing that the-ac-count Was; an did ond,'Said plaintiffs were, •entitled^^vtOv-rceeivo ,; £6 ■,14s;.'.'.fii,' : ';'Ho gave' 'judgment for .this amount, - with, costs amounting- tp "£3 '4i- - i - • - ' '