CIVIL BUSINESS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 470, 31 March 1909, Page 11

CIVIL BUSINESS.

.-. fJ.M.), Judgment for plaintiff by default of defendants was entered in the following cases:—John Paterson, v., Ed ward. (Edniond). Copper, £4G 25.6 d., costs £3 6s.'; Bunny, Petherick and Ayson v. Evelyn Teresa Flood, £S 9s. Gd., costs .£1 3s. Gd:; Esther Mandel v. Wm. Ecoles, £22 155., costs .£2 145.; Wellington 'City Council v. Edward A. Bontherno, M Vs. 6d., costs 75.; Jas. Smith and Sons' v. Thos. If'lvor,' Bs.' 3d., costs 55.; Wellington City Council v.-.Joseph Kirkus, .£l3 14s. Id., costs -205.; same v. Thos. Jos. M'Carthy, .£37 13s. 9d., costs £1 35.; same v. John Jas. O'Brien, ..£ll os. 4d., costs IBs.; Jas. Smith and Sons v. Harry Morris, 14s. Id., costs 55.; Dominion Mercantile Agency Co., assignee, and Samuel Hy. Snell v. Chas. Hy. Smith, £1 19s. Gd., costs ,£1 6s. 6d.; Morrison and Penny v. Arthur Selby, ,Cl 6 55., costs ,£1 10s. Gd.; S. Luke and Co., Ltd., v. Norton Smith, £1 12s, costs 55.; "Neve Zealand Times" Co. v. Thos. Mitchell, trading as Fildes, Mitchell and Co., 18s., costs 55.; J. J. K. Powell v. Benjamin Houldev. .£3l Bs., costs £2 165.; W. and G. Turnbull and Co.' v. Wm. Hy. Edwards. £2 16s. 7d., costs 10s.; AVardell Bros, and Co. v. Daniel Plynn, £7 18s. Id., costs £1 3s. 6d.;. Stewart Timber, Glass and Hardware Co., Ltd. v. Chas. Hy. Smith, £9 2s. 3d., costs lis.; Sir Kenneth Douglas v. Slinn and Carter, £i ss. od., costs 10sl """ ." " •-- • JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. In the judgment summons case, Forde and Co. v. Wm. N. Wederall, a debt of .£ll 4s. tid., debtor w, s ordered to pay, on or before April 13, in default 14.days.in Timavn-Gaol. J. Troy was ordered to pay T. Grosvenor £h 19s. on' or before April 13, in default seven days' imprisonment. In the-caso Alexander Reid v. Roht. .Hare, a debt of .£4 18s. Gd., debtor was ordered to pay on before April 13, in default seven days' imprisonment. • ■ - \ • . DEFENDED CASES. (Before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M.) CLAIM FOR GOODS STORED. Herbert John Coleman (Mr. Jackson) sued Thos. Brown (Mr. Toofjood) for possession of certain articles of furniture. It was. argued that the goods • were 6tored for two or three months until the owner could take them away. Defendant put an advertisement in the paper saying that if the goods were not applied for within a certain, time they would be sold to pay expenses. If plaintiff applied for the goods now he could get them if he paid expenses. His Worship ordered that Hhe goods must he returned, in default a payment of £2 7s. Gd. to bo made, and costs £1 12s. to be paid.

■ MCCNEr LENT. (Before Mr. W.'G. Riddeli, S.M.) The Dominion Mercantile Agency, assignee, and J. Boucher and Co., assignors, sued Percy AVeithers, Petone, for £i 55., money alleged to have been advanced. After hearing the evidence, bis Worship gave judgment for plain-' tiff for £S 17s. Gd., and costs £1 12s. Mt. Webb appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Jackson for defendant. PAINTING A HOUSE. Athol Wm. W'aters, clerk (Mr. Murphy), claimed M from Thos. W. Twist, carpenter (Mr. Smith), cost of painting a house at Kelhurne, owned by plaintiff and rented by defendant. Defendant confessed judgment for £i, and counter-claimed for 2s. Gd. for material supplied for painting tho house. Defendant was nonsuited on the counter-claim, with costs against him.