MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 650, 29 October 1909, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

' , (Before Mr. W.'G. Riddell, S.M.) - , POLICE CASES. ••'Alfred; '0-SlS'' ; ?PMT]»ri'Vj.-''He,Spiead<id,-r^ '..•'application of ■.Chief Detective' Broberg,' accused i:s't ; i6Mi^^';iii6briatc%as!'fined 55., in .-- flciawt 24 hours' imprisonment. ... ' CIVIL BUSINESS. 1 (Before Dr. A, M'Arthur, S SI.) I , ; : .; J'ndgrnent' by''(lefauU : wm given >in . the fol-■ ;^^^TC^f>^',9jv}lj casesvr-WellinstonGas .Company,. rW-t v.- John-A; Maasey,-X3As;, costs 15s. ,-Ctder-' '25..T0-, ..TO-, costs fid, ; tho Commercial Agency, v 'r^V^ ; f®ward?E,;.lsMll,;;.£3s/.<9r:Bd;/.; ; costs >82.145. ,••Griffiths and .Co,, Ltd. j- v. James • Blin- «*, .£l3 15s. 9(1, costs XI 10s Cd.; C M f TtTletcheriHaWTs; Id., costs 55.; ®?a; Company.;.v. .Osborne 75., - costs 1 10 a, i. Holm < Hanson v. William, Grant, 'Bs-; ((Wellington Gas Company, : .'L.' Wilson.' lSs. 9d.,,costs, ss.'; . , .. JUDGMENT &UMJIONSES ;^K'^jXnJths/'jud^ent'Sumraon^Cc^..of. Catherine M'Carthy v. Harry Rigbdebtor, who did ;' ordered 10s.' Sd., on or Isoicmbcr 11, in default H days* .. JinyrifiMjr.cnt. . .' • . Vv:■■■■':.■( & . • -jEranois Edward East cwas ordered ' to 'pay to , Hayward a debt ill. 165., on i. pr.. beforjj. November 11, ;m default.seven days'-impt-i.tonraeßt. ; , » .-.tho iCase *of [Charles Jackson : v. Henry . J^ngloy, l a debt of J.'-i 5(5., : debtor was ordered •■: w(/pay,.;pii ;or;before ovembcr 11,vin default seven, days Campbell was ordered .to;pay to. J, 11. . Kobir-fion and- Son, .the sum of lGs. 6d., on jv;- 11,fin;default itiiree ;day's; , '." QUESTION OF JURISDICTION. - (''Dr;, M'Arthur gave .i judgment:.ini the: caso, Cooley. v.:- Cooley, heard at. Lower: Hutt. :.This, (said-'his .Worship,- was a complaint by a wifo against her husband that ho "had been • guilty \^tK'--:reaso.nV' . nblo..maintenance.. The complainant therefore ■ Played < tliat an order bo • mauo • unddr Part ;W----';".l9oß;'that r the defendant should piy-snch weekly. might,; •? cSnflider'.'teaionablcj ' together with; the. costs of thi appUeation. ' . . j-Itvwas 'shown in evidonce,- his (Worship'said, ! and i was of drunken habits, , •Mr. Jactson had' asked that tho complaint :, bp. dismissed, on '.tho CTOuml-that .it twas laid , tmder;.the Divotco: and IdntrimoniaUCauscs Act, :. 1908,;and,tliat th'e Court had no power, to make i .(,- an,-6rdef, for. maintenancß / only under • that Act: He'(Mrj Jackson) had contended;that the com--j . plamt'shonld be .DestitutocPer-1 :• Hefurther.'^aslied , ::;f or-i a •. dismissal '/''.of.('the: complaint,' on tlie ground''that ;the cvi-; .",-dince ; showed i that inot licilectedr ; ' 77, (if : tho"Act appeared to his the'order ; aske'd'for: , --ThDy'were!practicallyand -J;aMostfHrerally.-.thß(:same'ras(Sections'4. arid '5' ■.^-'pfSthV;Sjimmttl7;'Juri^iotiqn'''(Macrij^;'.W6man), : v English' decisions were, in 'his Worship's opin■ion, applicable in' tho ■ present 1 cas». On ' the, beforoi'him'lio was preparod to mako • tho order asked for, but required to hear V.;efidprico';as to the'm'ea'ns"'of; tho defendant;"J*:* •This ovidonce and -evidenco in rebuttal to the • (.allegations.of crnelty .will. be heard-on--Monday next: at ?Lower. Hutt.

ENGINEER V SOLICITOR v proceeded.; :against ; '':-E;B.'-,;Willianis,' -solicitor (MifeNeave),-.to ■Tocover§£s.ss; Jot; '- SemtJeS^bndered.V:; A' : I' non-suited , plaintiff-"■ ; without r.callihj;>.oi\ -defendant.--" He hiu' ;.Jexjp'efti desiredtoViiiakesbli'ci.tbr"' responablo/.' hfi.-ffitist 'alt''^presa;contract, with. him;' ?; ; Mr:'>NeaTe,;9tated'. that';ho. didv lidti'a^ply;"vfoi." -L- ; (Before Mr oj ; " dUIM rOE COMMISSION/, . 5 niits ;the: sum rof-"^,-being^balanco'-of-oommis-' ■ fendant'n behalf of five honses in Walter ' : vjni^otf-;di«"'^a3^ : iffi\Mslilandr^2;ilos;:..was.'.re^ Vceived^VijS y^ThSl'd^fehdaht;."bourne ;.'reo4ived", from./J. T;;; Hawthorn'" iis "a. oominis:Vdi6n?;'ohsthe i >'icharigeYofJaVprpperty|:;in' .Tarai.'exehinge'Jor jtbeMofchdant's' propertv:;in :Wal-' ■ AT.-EndencVtwas '.given -by.rr/ihois : 'East;;;lL: Ei' : vliighton, andvJ. T.,. Hawthorn' for: plaintiffs, and by f-v »- v "-'•••'>• -. ... •• .•' Decision was reserved. • ' ' BOAKD AND LODGING. , i ■ Johanna* Jepson (Mr. A. do B. 'Brandon, jnnr.) claimed .&1 10s. from Charles Howard (Mr.: Jackson) /'foriboardiand.vlodßin);;' alleged: ;.to;«bB .'itiwingj,.J>y>defendanft.fbr yhiiti self,, .'and 5^'■ &- ■! ■' J . :-^ '?r ; y Judgment'•: was •given': for : i2-ios.," . .with'costs J2l lis..;.;'. • • .V ';•■ ££. MOUNT COOK POLICE COURT. .: vAt ■ the Mount.- Cook- Polipo Court yesterday;• : before ;Mr.. ,T. J. ■ Lissington, ■ J.P., offenders ';dealt' with'-as' follow - Grini'esj" fine ,vss: Vdrp. 24 .S'ioursV r-inii>risonrnerit;: ;Johri ,BtfrfiSi ;; 20s: ; or,' seven" daysi'three first offenders',,ss.. or 24hours, .v. 1 '; ; ; "