MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 915, 7 September 1910, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W". E. Haselden, S.M.) CIVIL. BUSINESS. A CAimsSBK'S COMMISSION. Reserved decision was delivered yesterday by Mr. \V'.:i{. Haselden, S.M., in ,the case in which the "A'cw. Zealand Shipping Gazette" Company sued A. H. Vile, journalist, for ■£? 75., amount alleged. to be .due as'a refund of advance's mauD against commission'.to be earned. "In tlie contract, between the purtics," saia his "Worship, "the .defendants remunriralioii is Btntml to be''commission ■at the rate'of tv.-enty-tivo jier cent., calculated on good contracts, advertisements j and siibscnptidns alike.' Payments:' 'iou will be paid. \£2 a wcel; for certain,' £B'hr nil lor one' month's service. Such ■•payments jwill be treated as a 'draw against commissions earned.' Plaintiffs ' say, that. ! they paid defendant ,£2 a .week, but the defendant did not- earn this snm in commissions, and they 'sue for. |,the difference."- His Worship held \that the. £2 a', week'was a guaranteed. niinimum, :nnd judgment was entered for de-- - feudality Jwith eusts .£1 fis. Mr. % H. -Kelly appeared for., the •plaintiff .comnuit)'. ;-' ... ■'. PPERATIONS IN. SHARES. '■■ Gualte'r, I Dykes, and Co., sharebrokers, of Wellington, 'claimed .£154 19s. Id. from 1 Andrew:. Beggs, ■', storekeeper,' of Constable Street, allegiug-in the statement of claim that the amount was due for-work cluue and uioueys spent on behalf of tho d« fondant; at his-, request, as- brokers, in connection, with the sale and purchase of shares'-■ iti the .Waihi ' Gruud . Junction, tho Ross Goldtiekls;, and tlm Now Sylylu. .Goldraining Companies/Ltd. "... By way :of. counterclaim, the defendant sued the plaintiff for .£70,, alleging that on June 8 plaintiff had neglected to carry out certain instructions to sell, in that' they sold only 200 Ross Goldlield. shares instead of ,500, thereby causing loss to defendant; of ,iho sum named. In the alternative, the alleged that hu had lost'.£lo2 25., because, on or about .Tune 27, plaintiff had sold 400 Ross Goldfield -shares. contrary to'.defendant's instructions;,; ' .- '■-. '■• ;'. James- Dykes,':'of.' the. firm of Gualter, Dykes, ! :and C 0.,. said that.the defendant had.been,doing business:with them' from, April, 1910, 'till,,the. oml:oi June,: 1910, .and,'as'a result of certain .deals in shares; owed plaintiffs' the ahiount claimed. In regard.-.. ■:'> to • the - ..counterclaim, witness denied receiving instructions .to .sell 50(1 Ross shares. ' He .had. been instructed.' to -sell,2oo,.shares, -and .had disposed of that' number at-.175.". per-'.share.- ,-Tlw'; balance, .sold.,later'-,0h,, realised from, bs. : to 10s.,per share. These latter .were .sold then because witness had been ■ instructed to': sell-.out'- at anv price.,: • ..' .:' Witness \. was beihi; .cross-examined .by Mr'. 'Myers; when the: 'Court : adjourned: TheJc'ase will be re-opened:.on September;,'l3.'; ;:■;:'-■';;■ '"-.:,.'.',.;;: .■;:'LANDi ; AGENTS 'COMMISSION. " '...Frances,Constance Glover, of Wellington,, claimed '.£22: 65.. from' Herbert'.Osbourne M.'Farlane,' insurance '/canvasser, and-Patrick-MTarlane,•''.mercer..-;-.■''':.' . Plaintiff, in: her 'statement of: claim; al•lege'd 'that 'she was','tlie r owner 'of a 1 'property "in.'.Hay. Street, Wellington. In November, '■ 1903, she agreed to . sell to .Herbert; Osbourne, '•■ M.'l'arlano .the said .property, for -JB6OO. .- The. negotiations, for: : thoY'sale,'' were, carried;':on ■,by plaintiff ■ and ; .:Herbert. .Osbourne: M'Farlane: Be- . fore ,th* conclusion ■ of,, the . sale' the: defendants represented.';to -Mrs. Glover 'that 'there would ;be. ho ..commission • payable to ;any, oommission agents,, and,' as a result, 'ofj ! such; representation, -plaintiff was; induced' to' 'enter into contract for the sale' of : the property, for '^Goo.' ; -W.I?. ■Shortt.Y subsequently'.obtained : judgment for', Y£22 * 6s. yagainst plaintiff ■ for- conij mission jon. the ~sale, /and . tlie : plaintiff J-how . -sued;, -the; ..'defendant' ' for-:'that .amount.;:'''if; \ '■: ;; : ■■■■'■■':■■ ; ,.,.v-. •.■■■..-.•:■, -MrV'D. M.-"Findlay. anpeared .fof-.Vnlairi- ; tiff,'-, arid Mr. :'A.'.L.'Herdtnan.. via'-tot .defendants. ': ! ■'■;•, ■■.■'■■. ■.■•■'y-.'X -•;'',. "After : ' -'evidence' had ' been' 'called,'. Mr. Hsrdmhn contended that, .' though the ground. ;.of plaintiff's case was misrenre-. .spntation, there was'..nothing -in Mrs. Glover's evidence, to'-v show : : that' "there' had.'been' misrepresentation.' and. further, that; the. defendant... H. : 0. ■; M'Farlane. Had,, positively ' denied : '' the''position 1 of the case' to plaintiff. . .' The Magistratesaid'ihat anything that bad been proved'to.ihave been said by deferidants;to plaintiff fell very. far short ■of misrepresentation. .-'Plaintiffwas non-. ■ suited,:'with costs;? ~ r.-., '-.'.-.'. ', . ,; :? ,::"\:'UNbEPENDED';,CASES.;:'"'' '-/■':■ ',': Judgment, : .by'.default, ■' was > given for plaintiff, ,iri' tho .fqllowing,'.-.■.nndeSsndedV. cases':—'' \-.''v':."'". ■■'■■'■ .- "' ,,;; . 1 .'" ' ■-. -'■ ,-'; .Tnript',Bulkloy ; 'v/. Herbert John Karaiis, 16s. ;«.,':. costs 15s.;' .William John Lankshear : v.- : Charles Cashmere Green, •d3.-'l4s.; costs' ;Ss.'j ; .-B. Norton, and Cov. r Harold liocVwood, £\, "costs: 55.; Allco iMerry'v. .Thomas Tyree, .£1 Bs., costs '55.; Frederick Redwood v. Joseph Zacha-; 'riah,: r£m.' : -125.. $A:, costs -£7 Us. Gd. ..,■'- '■ : ■-•;■ .;' : - jtjDGMENT; SUMMONSES.-: ■.•''.' ~', William ■ SiberaVas: ordered-: to pay \£li lGs; lid.' to' Justinian ' John Kivern Powell: by instalmonts, of !20s. a'month, on ' si'- judgment [ summons. \ ; -No ' order was- niado ■in the caao of iWellingto'n' Operative Bakers' Industrial lUnion of Workors'v. William 1 Dudding, la claim;'for £i. 10s.; 6d: ■•• 'bv.'i'Y . ■ POLICE-CASES. '' •'■'.''-.' (Beforo llr.'.W.:R.' Haselden, SiM.). '.'■■ '■■■..> .'\ ; :ALUEGED'ASSAULT. : ."-■'■',".' j Gcorgo Coylej, alias.'; Selik, was charged] with that, on August, i, at Foxton, ,ho assaulted, Robert •.'■.Green. On tho ap'plication of ' Chief-Detective Brbberg,, ac.cused 'was remanded to appear: at Foston on September, 9. . ---■-.' , . ' . ■'.'■, PROHIBITED PERSONS FINED. j- Ruby Kirk', alias Prosser,.on a charge •of drunkenness, : . was fined 'i's,'. in dofault one month's imprisonrrient. For procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition .order, the.same accused was lined £2, in'. default 14 days' imprisonment, the sentences to bo concur'rent. -".■ ~' : ' . ',-'. . Similar /penalties were imposed in the case of .'Frances Martini charged with the same; offence. ■: ■'• i EdwaTd Grove, oh a charge of drunken:ness, was- fined' 55., in default 2;f hours' imprisonment. For procuring liquor during the currency of ,u.prohibition, or;dcr, tho same accused was fined'.£2, with .the alternative of. 14 days' imprisonment. '•' INSOBRIETY. ".'''. Catherine Thatcher, who had 40 jprevious convictions against, lior,. pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness. She was. fined, .£2, in default one month's 'imprisonment. One first offending inebriate was convicted and discharged.