MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1048, 10 February 1911, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

CIVIL BUSINESS. (Before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M.) CLAIM FOB DAMAGES FAILS. Patrick Joseph Flanigan, milk-cart driver. 11 King Street, claimed JEI2 from Sloiton and Richards, motor-car promiotors Mole-sworth Street, as damages- for. alleged non-perforinanco of tho defendants' contract to teach tho plaintiff motor-ear driving. The'plaintiff had paid to the defendants the sum' or J.lO lo< and in addition to claiming tho recovery of that sum ho o»kcd for £1 10s. general damages.. Mr. A. 11. Hindmarsh appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. 0. Bcere for the defendants. ~,„,. For tho defence it was contended that plaintiff had received tho same tuition as various other pupils, but had not attended as regularly as ho should havo done, and was not so quick at learning. Of a largo number of pupils that had been taught by defendants, he was tho onlv one that had complained. The magistrate, after hearing tho evidence on both sides, gave judgment for tho defendants, £1 Is. being allowed for costs. UNDEFENDED CASES. Judgment'by default was given for plaintiffs in the following undefended cases—C. R. Dix v. Charles Croucher. .£2O 155., costs Ja lis.; Atlas Biscuit and Confectionery Co..v. Alfred A. Skinner, .£22 15<. 7d., costs £2 Hs.; same v. Hamilton Sinclair. -fi3 Us. 3d.,, costs 10s.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., assignee, and W. Wiggins. Ltd., v. David M'Dougall and James M'Dougall, £G1 Gs., costs £i 3s.- Gd.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., assignee, and Bargood, Son and Ewen.Ltd., assignor, v. F. Morris, .£4O 7s. Gd., costs £3 iv' Gd.; John M. Wil«ou v.. A. F. Davie.', £3 Us. Gd., costs 10s. JUDGMENT SUMMONS. John SnvUh was ordered to pay £3 Bs. Gd. to Standidge and Co. on or beforo February 23, in" default threo days' imprisonment. v POLICE CASES. .". .(Before Mr. W. G. Riddoll, S.M.) THREATENING BEHAVIOUR. John William Collins, through his solicitor, Mr. P. W. Jackson, pleaded guilty to a chargo of ■ using threatening behaviour in Ingestre-Street on Wednesday night. Sub-Inspector Norwood stated that accused had nn encounter with another man in tho Brunswick Hotel and after they were ejected tho fight was continued for same minutes in tho street. Thero wcro nino previous convictions against accused for various offences. Ho had been admitted to bail. in the sum of .£3. Mr. Jackson said his client had been set upon by two men in tho Brunswick .Hotel and had naturally resented it, though perhaps ho should have shown moro discretion by running away. Counsel hoped his Worship would see his way. to make tho amount? of bail cover fino and expenses. A fino of £2 lGs. was imposed with witness' expenses is., in default seven days' imprisonment. . ; A SERIOUS; CHARGE. William' Haining, an old man between GO and 70 years of age, was charged with assault on n femalo five years of age. On tho application of Sub-Inspector. Norwood, . accused was * remanded until February 15. Mr. C. R. Dix, on behalf of Haining, asked that bail bo fixed as light as possible. His client was an old citizen of Wellington, and for many years' had lived an exemplary life and at tho'. time of the alleged, offenco ho had been, drinking. ' BailJ was 'fixed at .£SO and two sureties of ..£25. ' .. : ANOTHER CASE FOR PAKATOA. Sarah Jamieson, .against whom thero were 52 previous convictions, pleaded guilty to a charge,-of drunkenness.and to a.further chargo of procuring liquor during tho currency of a prohibition order. As this was the fourth breach of the prohibition, order, the woman was deem-ed-to be a habitual inebriate and was ordered to go" to tho Inebrjates' Homo at Pakatoa'and remain there for 12 months. On tho'charge of drunkenness 6he was convicted and discharged. '■' THE INEBRIATES. .John Cathcrall, charged with drunkenness, was deemed to bo n habitual inebriate and was sentenced to a month's imprisonment. Another habitual drunkard within tho meaning of tho Act was James O'Dea, who admitted charges of drunkenness and procuring • liquor whilo prohibited.. Ho was sentenced to. 21 days' imprisonment on tho first ■ chargo and convicted and discharged on tho second. A first-offending inebriate, who did not,appear, was ordered to forfeit his bail of 10s. or undergo 21 hours' imprisonment.- Two other first offenders woro dealt with, ono being fined 55., with tho alternative of 21 hours' imprisonment and the other being convicted and discharged. "r i .