MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1177, 12 July 1911, Page 5

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Dr. A. J['Arlhuf, 5.31.) CIVIL BUSINESS. ]?T,ECTET) TO BE NONSUITEI). ■\Villiam Howry Nimmo, builder, of Molesworth . Street, prOceedeil against W'nltcr Cioorge i'oster, managing director of the VVpllintjtpn Meat' Export Co., to recover the sum of J?2(i' ICs.," balance alleged to be due on the contract between the parties for tho erection of the defendant's house nt AVajwetti, Lower Hutt. Jlcfondant counter-claimed .£2G ss. as liquidated, and ascertained damages at the rate of .£1 per day for alleged failure to complete the contract within the-speci-fied, time. -Mr. J. ,7. Jl'Gratli appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. C. 11. Troadwellfor defendant. The rasj wan partly heard, aud plaintiti eiect«d to be nonsuited, ' ,

A NATIVE CASE. Henare Tiiare- M'Otonarc, licensed interpreter and Native agent, Wellington, sued Tore Jiaehe, nlins 'Peru Kopatn, Native Hoinaii, Ot.-iiu, Si* reMner'lho sum of ,£l.l 10s., alleged to bo due to plaintiff by defendant lor services rendered and money lent. Mr. Ward appeared for plaintiff and Mr. H. 1 , . Von Hnast for defendant. After hearing evidence, (he Magistrate gave judgment for plaintiff for ill 11= 6d., and costs £3 las. SALE 01' STOCK-IN-TRADE. .Hearing was concluded yesterday of the, case in which Flora Emily Craig, stationer, of 59 Vivi.-in Street, sued Anne Trillo, of t>!) Vivian Street, to recover ,1110 damages, alleged to have been sustained by reason of defendant not delivering certain {roods on April US, mil. There lias another action in which Charles Seymour Trillo, husband of Annn Trillo, siied Win. Craig, husband of Flora Emily Ciaig, to recover 4:20, balance alleged to be duo on the sale of stock-in-trade and fittings. Mr. H. Machell appeared for the C'raigs and Mr. E. J. Fitzgibbon for tho Trillos. The Magistrate reserved his decision.'" . UNDEFENDED CASES. Judgment: by default was given for the plaintiffs in the following undefended cases:—M,ncky, Logan, CaMwcll, and Co. c Byan and Lesneur, .£l3 9s. 9d.. costs ,£1 11s. Gel.; James Pridmore v. Thomas James O'Hngan, £o, costs ,£1 3s. lid.; Bates and Lees v. Hengist Greville, .£ll 35.; costs .£1 10s. 6d.; saino v. .Walter L. Davidson; .SI 3s. Gd.. costs 55.; Howard and Co. v. Justin 1". H. M'Carthy, ,E3 Ss., costs os.; It. G. Dun and Co. v. Walter Henry Wilson, £39 Us., costs £2 Ms. : ' JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. William Henry Shepherd was ordered to pay £16 6s. Cd. to Walter Whiting on or before July 25, 1911, in default fourteen nays' imprisonment. John Hughes ivas ordered to pay ,£8 11s. 5d..t0 the United Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., on or before July 25, in default seven Idays' imprisonment.. James C. P. lurkwood was ordered to pay £43 10s. 2d. to. A. and T. Burt, Ltd., in weekly instalments of os. . CLAIM AND COUNTEE-CLAIIC. (Before Mr. W. G. Eiddell, S.M.) ■ Charles' Henry Osmond, assurance superintendent, Wellington, proceeded against M. J. Ford, contractor, Miramar, to rerover the sum of .£23 25., alleged to bo due by defendant and made- up as follows:— £o 10s. rent for uso and occupation of premises at Miramar for the month of May, 1911: <£1G 10s. damages for breach of agreement, whereby plaintiff agreed' to ■ lease the premises for six months at a monthly rental of £b 10s.; and .£1 Cs. damages caused to propertv. Defendant counter-claimed for ,£l3, made up as follows:—£3 for grazing plaintiff's horso for fifteen weeks at Is. a week; and ilO as damages for expenses incurred for medical attendance on three, persons suffering from diphtheria and for hospital charges brought about through plaintiff's failure to put a drain in the premises (as per agreement).to carry off refuse water. Mr. V. E. Meredith appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. P. W. Jackson for defendant. After hearing evidence, the magistrate reserved decision. POLICE CASES. Frank W. Burford, charged with obtaining money at Hunterville on March ID'.by means of false representation, was remanded to appear at that place on July 18. or at an earlier date if possible. . * For using threatening behaviour iu Courtenay. Place, wherpby a breach of the peace was occasioned, Joseph Kenny, and Frank Connell were fined 20s. each, in default seven days' imprisonment. Patrick Buddy, for drunkenness, was fined 20?., with the option of seven days' imprisonment.

A h'rst-ofl'onding inebriate, who did not appear, was ordered to forfeit his bail of 10s., in default 21 hours' imprisonment.. Another first offender was remanded for a week for medicai'treatment.' " ll ;,, "' ''"'