MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1787, 27 June 1913, Page 10

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(, THE CIVIL CASES. LANDLORD'S. CLAIM, ON TENANT. Bobt. J. Gillespie sued Frank Morton for £5 lis. Gel., being cost of damages to a house lately occupied by the defendant, and Jil 55., bring one week's rent. Defendant had paid J6l into Court, and disputed the balance. He also contended that 110 terminated the tenancy m tlio usual manner. The Magistrato gave judgment for plaintiff for £3 2s. Gd., including one week's rent, and costs amounting to <£2 lCs. UNDEFENDED DEBT CASES. ' Judgment was given for plaintiffs by default, in tho following undefended cases :— Empire Oil Co., Ltd., v. F. li. Farmar, .£B, costs JSI 3s. Gd.; Kirkcaldio and Stains, Ltd., v. C. -Moore, £3 18s. 7d., costs 135.; E. M Griffith aud Co v Siburn and Kent, £10 13s 3d., costs .£1 10s. Gd.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., v. F. Simmones and Co. .£129 19s. 7d., costs £6 4s. Gd.; New Zea-' land Express Co., Ltd., v. Mrs. Montgomery, 5s 9d., costs 55.; Agricultural and Pastoral Food Co., Ltd., v. F. Simmonds and Co., £3 19s. Id., costs 10s.; P. Havman and Co. v. A. F. Cosford, ,£l2 15s. Bd., costs £1 10s. Gd.; E. Reynolds and Co., Ltd., v. Dowell Bros, and Co., Ltd., £5 13s, costs £1 3s. Gd.; Andrew Beggs v. William Laugkton Jones, £G0 12s. 2d., costs £1 125.; Bannatyno and Hunter, Ltd, v. T. Leete, £13 12s. 6d., costs £1 10?. Gd.; J. Myers and Co. v. E. J. Horsfield, .£2l lis. 10d., costs £2 145.; Eolfo and Archer v. Florence Ward, £2 lis. 9(1., costs 103.; Joseph Nathan and Co., Ltd., v. Mrs. E. Jones, £1 18s. lid., casts Gs.; Downs Bros v. William White, £1 25., costs 55.; Wellington Gas Co., Ltd., v. J. C. Bradley. .£3- 12s. Gd., costs 10s.; Joseph Sherlock M'Conkey v. Sydney Eeid, £27. 18s., costs £1,35.

JUDGMENT SUMMONS. J. Stevens was ordered to pay Dr. H. A. de Latour tho sum of <£4 19s. before July 10. THE POLICE CASES. Yesterday's sitting of tho Magistrate's Court was presided over by Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M. Win. Lavars was charged with insobriety, with resisting Constablo O'Donoghue, whilst in the execution of his duty, and with wilfully damaging a pano of glass valued at 12s. fid., the- properly of Walter Dolman. On the first charge he was convicted and discharged. On the second offence he was fined -10s., and costs iis., and on the third he was ordered to pav the costs of the damaged glass (12s. (id.'). Walter Graham and David Leckie were each fined 10s. for committing a .breach of tho' peace in Chews Lane. For insobriety, James Thompson was lined 405.; Alexander Thompson was fined 205.; and Florence M'Analley, ss.