MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1060, 24 February 1911, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W/< G. >Riddell, S:M.) - CIVIL.BUSINESS. WIFE SUES HUSBAND. •'.* "Margaret'Aekins, married woman; sued •Bbbeirt'James Aekins," clerk .in the- Kan- . .way. Department, Wellington, to recover tho sum -of.' XB' balance 'alleged 'to bo owing, for maintenance; - Hr._bamucK appeared for tho plaintiff: A. Gray tor the defendant.'- ' . ' . '• ~ .' The', parties were husband and wile, in - ■ iiift aoart;' Undor 'a deed iof separation .-•> drawn up 'in: October, 1899,-; defendant agreed'; to. pay, 'for the 'maintenance ot ' ' his "wife" ana four children,, the sum of Jtt ,'a'v.week ..for itho first year, and, ' thereafter;: tho > sum .of J!2 10s. a week. 1 Plaintiff .'had nover received - moro thnn jCS a week,'-and had nover asked for-more, until 'August-last, - when, on 'defendant .intimating that ho "only' to pay XI 10s.'* a week, 6he ,insisted on,tlio full ■ ! sum of' £2' 10s. V- week, - and -had -taken ■ 6feps ,to sue defendant. 'The latter ;ho . Binco paid >£2 • a week "up -.till January. ■ ahd the pre^nt'action was for the. balance .(lOs.'ia'weck) from. September 1« For/'the defehoe,it . was -: contended that plaintiff, by accepting -?2,a week for '.. eqveral years," had waived-her claim , to tho full amount,"and it was .further ;.contended .th'at ? sho-could, not succeed as,the receipts given by, her ".solicitors snowed '- that the'amount'of per week'had been paid in • full .satisfaction. . ?•: ■The magistrate ;considered- that ..the.case was one to bo decided,on'the equity; and ; p6od conscience rnle, v 'and'.gave judg- ■' meat defendant without costs.; , UNDEFENDED CASES. V . Judgment by default wasgiven • for ' * plaintiffs in ' tho fpllbwingj, undefended • cases*.—\ ± ■■■. ■■ James O'Dca y. Daniel-Lynch, .£6, costs " 'jEI 35." 6d;; John lligg and Co. y. L Milwn, 16s.'. Id., y costs 105..,- • Commercial Agency,. Ltd., assignee, ;andr Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operativo Association, i Ltd., v..Mrs. Annie Edwards,' -£2 Gs. llu. costs ■' 10s.; Ridley and .Co., Ltd.- v., John -Dal- - • cell,' :6d., costs 175.;: H: W.:Davies . - and Co.'- v. .J.. C.".'Vincent,.-.J819,'. costs 'XI :10s.. 6d.Charies Geo: <■ Bowker v.* Edward . Thomas ■ Yui1e,....J826,,55., costs .£2'.'l4s.; Tanner Bros., Ltd, v.'M. Prendergast, X 2 2s; fld.,- costs- lis.; Atlas; Biscuit • and Con- ... fectibn&ry Co. v.:Kach'el Peattie wC9 17s. Id.,- costs''Xl'.3s.' 6d.'; "Axel' Holtz' v. A. ■i Ji'. Hafsall,, XB. 3s.', costs.,Xl'.'3s. ,Gd.; V;Gordon' .Ltd; -v."T. :: Bernasconi'j6ll'ls.r2d.,' l costs' , :Xllos. 6d.; " ■ Queensland. Insurance .Co;, 'Ltd.-.v'.- W: C. ' Eowan, X 3 Bs. ,fld.- costs 10s. ; Pajmer Engineering Co., %v., D.. Coughlan XI ' Cs- '.costs'ss.'; same .v. J.. Orbell,'Xl 3s. ■' -JOd.,-costs ss. i - . , • : ' JUDGMENT.''SUMMONSES. • 1 'No • orders, were' made;in 'the > judgment ■ summons ' cases, Elisabeth r.ChapmHU* .v. Thomas ;a> claim, for Xd 18s. ■ spd Ann • Mary • Stovenson v. William Lap'worth, ai'claim;for '.Xl6>lls. 6d.... : ' ; POLICE .CASES. ' iDavid ,Wilson, ■ a- cook by occupation, was- charged with- theft'(on June 6, 1910) 'of.& rillc,-valued at X3vlss. tho property of. tho,- Zealand Government. . On tho of; Chiof.-Detective Broberg,; accused was .remnpded- until -Mon- •' day next, bail being allowed-in the sum c..; of XS and ono.surety of,Xs.' 'For .using; bad language, George .John Conroywas fined X 3, in- default 14' days' imprisonment! On'a charge of drunkenness' the same accuscd; was convicted and discharged,' and' an- order was .made for a,prohibition'order.'to'issue against him for'one-year.: ' .. . . ; ' , (George Alexander Dixon,' a seaman oil'-the, steamer Sussex, and-another sea- . man (a) first offender); who ■ had been remanded on charges of drunkenness, were copvicted,-and ordered to bo handed over last night -to tho custody of the . owners of the Sussex.' A first-offending'inebriate, who'did not-appeaT, .was ordered to.forfeit his .bail of 10s.,'or undergo 24 hours' imprisonment;; ,VV . • Throe other first. offenders • were ; fined 55., with-.the .alternative of 24 hours' iijiprisonment, and another,was convicted no' dischairged. '' - .