CIVIL BUSINESS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 519, 28 May 1909, Page 11

CIVIL BUSINESS.

.''•i. '■.'•'(Before Dr.'-A,'M'Arthur, S.M.). ■ ;:. .'. ;■ UNDEFENDED CASES.' ■Judgment;'fcr plaintiff by .'default #of defendant 'was entered in the, following ij civil" cases-.— Jaseph Chamoek .v. George AuEUshis Thetholvan..: vfil 10s„ c6sts „105.,\ ■ Minister : for Railways ; v.;;. Mrs. 'B. • Swintrd, £3 :10s., costs- «s.; ; Richard .1. •Bioitcrtan''v. Chase' Morris and Co.. £M Os. 3d., costs £1 18s.; Alcockand Co. v. Thos. D. Balfe, j£3 10s. Bd., costs 10s.; Humphries' Patent Bracket and. Scaffold Co., Ltd.;:'. v. > Jas. Svmons, .£152 Is. 5d., costs £1 65.! D.I.C. v. Wm.R. Anderson, il2 123. 3d., costs £1 13s. 6d.! saniß'.-v.'.GftoW'C. HiU, £$ Us; 7d., costs £i 3s. 6d.; Levin and Co., (Ltd., v. Wane Mo.v, .£l2 19s. Id., costs .SllOs. Gd.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., and, E.' W. Mills and Co. v. Edward'R.'lssell-;-sen:.-'JJIIO 15s. Bd.. costs £i 19s. 6d,; Alexander Ross, and Co. v. Miles and Noilson,' £9 55., Bd., costs £1 9s. (id.;;. Jacob Harris.v...W.iißi Watson, ':«es'2s. Sd.,'costs 3s. 6d.;- Scott and Co.; v. Walter Sparwatli, £\l ss. lid., costs fid".; Ronald M'Nab v. Howard• Leatham, <E5 10s.', costs. 125.; Wellington Gas Co., Ltd.. v. Albert Clemos, lis. Bel., costs; Is.;. Same v. Sidney Bethell, M lis. 10d„ costslOs.; Cmnmsreial' Agency, Ltd.,-v. Wm. Henry Frankpitt, i'3B 17«. dd.. costs £3 is;', ■:.:•;:;...";',;■■' "-• ,- : ■■ "■'■■.■ .>ln/the judgment summons Case Ellen Coh< stance M0y0..v..,Th05.. Henry Robinson, a'debt • •of'-JE3 18s: 9d., debtor was ordered to pay on or before Juno 10, iu.defaillt three days' imprisonment....- '-'■':'■ --V . :'-. "■ ' : ; .No.order .Was. made in the cafea Allan Talbert v. Alfred J. Bartlett. a debt of >eß.los. 6d. -' ; ' ; ;- .;! 'DEFENDED CASES. : ■■■•;'" (Bbfore Dr. A. ( M'Atthur, S.M.) V ':' ..Finality; .was reached in the action, .'Jacob Geango (Mr. ■ Jackson) : v. George PinnoOk (Mr. . Findlay), a claim for £59.i5. -ldi, and 'counter* elnim for £&I 10s., in, connection, with an allegod. -contract'for the supply of meat,"and for. a collision between a cart driven by an 1 employee of plaintiff's add; dufendnnt's motorcar; His Worship, reserved his decision till Tuesday'next./ .'.'•• ■ .') -■..' . • Frederick-Riohardson, surveyor (Mr. Meek), olnimcd' £18 lGs.' Gd. from. Middleton'; and 'Srnitb,...ci.vil. engineers (Mr. :Buddie), for cotain surveying work'and preparation of plans. Defendants; cbtinter-claimed for' £M - 3s. Oct., maintaining: that the work was not done as thoy dfcdred, and that they had l o correct it. After tlin- hvidencs of plaintiff had boon taken tho easo.whs'adjourned iu order that several witnesses for thu defoDoo could be communicated 'with,-; "; : ■:; .: , ':;- '.■; '- -■ '■"■; :■'"' j'V; '(Before Mr; W. G. Riddell! 8.M.) ''''. , ■' Glfford, Nicholls/alid Co., motor Borage proprietors (Mr.'.Hindmnrsh); sued Earn Thomas, ilontist (Mr. Meredith), for £1 -12s. 6d„ fprstorago M a car and repairs. Tl* defendant.lriaintained that the'ear belonged to his brother, and that, he had nothing to do with it.- His Worship gave judgment for 3s. 6d„ to which the defe'ndllrtt' confessed,-.and. hbn-suited the plainliffsVas to tbo rorauint'er. Costs fa. were allowed. .•■''. ' ~ . . , .. James- Dudley Trent,,(Mr./..GoulteW sued George J. BeattiO (Mr, Blair) for .UGB 3s. Gd., 'fdr wages duo and money paid. The plaintiff claimed that he had beonongaged by. the defendant to work for him rts a Clerk nt £3 per week, and that he was entitled to 30 weeks' Wages. He bad received certain' sums, leaving a balance of JJGS 3S. fid., which he liow «ned for. After bearing the evid'jnoß,;.'his. Worship ro- , wrved his. decision. '...-'.•;>'.;':. ' :" :•■;:; RESERVED' JUDGMENT.; . : ; ; , ~ V Reserved decision was given'b'y.'Mr. Riddell, 1 S.M.. In the.caso Edward Andrew.;Bonthorne,■ ! solicitor (Mr. Tirnnhell) v. Cyril. Wm. Tanner, i solioitnr (itr, TaSner), a claim .for £$ 4s. 4d., f. boiftg costpof discharge of mortgago and other; r; costs of. dociinients connected with ,tho intended > .cicl'eise" .of, 1 , a certain' power.'under mortgago , paid under protest by plaintiff.: 'Aftor reviewing, the facts of tho caso his; Worship gave ■' judgment for, plaintiff for tho amount 'claimed,' V and costs £1 ICs. Security... for appeal was fi.\ed. .'."■'"'. ;