MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1286, 15 November 1911, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Ili.forn Dr. :\. MWrlhur, S.M.) Tin; i;AMH':i''i;\i)i;i) contingent. hi ll»> following i'iikm judgment ivw entered I'.ir llic iikiiiitifis bv (k-Intill :-• I'lilivaril Collie v. Siiln-.v (I. itillows. .llVi I s -. lid., and (.wis XI li.-.; Samuel ISrown Ltd. v. Alfred Ishi-nvMid, .til ttt. :i,l„ mill •V.; :t:iitu< v. Martin 1,. Millcil. .M 1H«. ''•'!., iiml I'K; miiii,' v. Edward Haves. Jill lis. M.. ini.l ,(:l l&. lid.; siino v. Frnne Si'oi'iii:;,., .1.1 |:>.:. 7,|.. ; ,,„| ; tv . : David I). ll.vd» v. M. Illimiiili.'ld, Xi IK, ~,„! J'|; I''. \y. Rowley v. .I<ilm Morgan. ,W 155., ■••■»1 ■"'■•: .-mil .Miller. Midlane n,ml Co. v. W. I'nnlitig, .C!l IS-. !)(!.. iind IKs. :id. Daniel Twnhill vvns ordered lo fv.iv KirkI'nhlie mid Stains .I'K l:is. In- November "'■]. Joseph Small was ordered lo pay "\ViJlKim Small Oil) 'Jj. Gd., in weekly'instalments of lis.

DEFENDED CASES. (Hoforo Mr. W. G. Riddcll, S.M.) A BOUT HALF A SOVEREIGN. Tiro Dominion Sign Company, WcllijigImi, sum! James A. Dohcrty, tailor, Wellington, to recover Jill 10=., which tho plaint ii'fs alleged was due on n sign-writ-ing rnutrncf. Jill was paid into Courl. I'lip remaining life. wn.s said lo be dim for certain woodwork in connection with Uio job. Air. C. ]{~ Dix appeared for llio plnintitt and Mr. Holmricn for llio defendant. Judgment was for llio amount paid into Court, with ousts lik ANOTHER SMALL DIFFERENCE. Richard James Grimmclt, plasterer, of Roxburgh Street, Wollington, proceeded i'samst Henry Edward Manning, builder, hihco Avenue, Wellington, claiming ,£1 as. fid., as n balanco of money due for work done, etc.. in connection with the building of a house in Drongham Street, for Mr. Howe, by the defendant. Tlw defendant set iff as a counter-claim hat the plaintiff had during tho execution of the work blocked up certain downpi lies on an ndjoinint; propcrtv belonging lo Howe; that on Ihe completion of his work (he defendant had negligently failed to remove Hie scrim nnd other material he had used for the purpose, and rainwater had flowed into the houso and damaged (lie ceding of one of the rooms; and that the defendant had been obliged to pay 9s. Gd. for repairing the damage, and lie claimed to .sol off that sum against the plaintiff s account. ir JII V V ;, F ?. i .C "nwared for Manning, and Air. H. F. 0 Leary for Grimmett. Judgment was for the plaintiff for IDs., with Court costs Ss., and no solicitor's fee. POLICE CASES. William Lyslcr Porteous was remanded to Greymoutli on <i charge of having stolPii .£3.lGs. gd. from John James Price. Bail was allowed. Stephen Morphct and Thomas Williams were each fined Jil for having u«ed threatening behaviour in Egmont Street on M.onday afternoon. For insobriety Alfred Abel was fined 10s.