MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2790, 7 June 1916, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

CIVIL BUSINESS Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., dealt .with the following civil cases at yesterday's sitting of the Magistrate's Court:— CLAIM FOR RENT. Judgment was given for plaintiff for the amount claimed in respect of rent (.£3 10s.) in the case, William Perry v. William Woods. Costs amounting to Cs. were allowed. EVICTION ORDER GRANTED. Ari eviction order, to take effect from Juno 17, was made in favour of Mabel Tangney against Albert Ilowes, in respect ot three rooms occupied by defendant in plaintiff's house. , Onsts - totalling' ■£'- 12s. were allowed. Mr. H. E. O'Leary tppcared for tho plaintiff. .DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.It was alleged by William Joseph Jackson that certain cattle belonging to Lav--Ington M'Williams had caused damage to his (plaintiff's) property. The evidence went to show that tho defendant's cattle entered plaintiffs' garden by breaking down a fence. Ah amount of .£5 was claimed as. damages, and after hearing evidoncc Bis Worship gave, judgmont for J22, witli costs £\ 15s. In tho caso in which the vrifo of the (wove plaintiff claimed from, the same defendant the sum of ,£1 10s. for dninago to a fence by a bull, the Magistrate entered a nonsuit. Mr. O. W, Tanner .appeared for-Hie uliunhfts, and Mr. J. J. M'Grnth for uetendant.

JUDGMENT' BY DEFAULT. Judgment by default was given in the following cases:—Wellington City Conn, ell v. Thomas Griffin, £l is, 3d., cos t a is.; sarao v. same, £2 Is. Bd., costs 7s t | Preston and Co. v. Jaiues Hadfiold £27 10s„ costs ;C2>los. ; Onslow Borough Coun. ell v. Elijah ••Smith, Ss. 3d., costs 7s. j G. M. Lindsay v. C. 11. Snow, £\ ss, 10d., costs 55.; John Norton v. G. Melrose, .£5 lGs., costs ..£1 lfls. 6d.; Welling, ton City Council v. Jean Collins, ,£2 17s. Cd.. costs 55.; same v. Amelia Ann Hare, £5 13s. 7d., costs lis.; same v. James Francis Jones, ,«1 17s. Bd., costs 55.; samo l'. Mary Sullivan, £20 ss. 10d„ costs XI its.; William Hobbs v. J. Firth, <£6 Bs.. nosts »1 '3s. Od.; Herb. Price v. J. MDalton, oCS 195. Gd., costs XI 3s. 6d.; George William Minter v. W. H. Brown, £7 59. (Id., eosts i£l Ss. Cd.; Jerusalem and Co., Ltd., v. E. Seymour, .£ll2 12s. 6d., costs , A'B 15s. Gd.; Arthur Harry Hancock v. Joseph H. Soffe, £12 Is., costs .SI 10s. Cd.'

JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. . Judgment summons cases wero dealt with as follow Ernest H. Biggs was ordered to pay Edward J. Ball the sum of -fill Gs. 6d., 011 or before June 20. in de fault ten days' imprisonment; Thomas jlarria was ordered to pay James Smith, Ltd., the sum of lis. Id., on or before Juno 20, with the alternative of serving 21 days' imprisonment; Alfred Bradley was ordered to pay George Mudgo ■£4 7s. on or before June 20, in default four days' imprisonment; H. J. Keogh wa9 ordered to pay W. Watson and Co. thfe sum of £39 15s. on or before June 20, in default ono month's imprisonment.

COMMISSION CLAIM SETTLED. lteserved judgment was delivered by Mr. W. G. Biddell, S.M., yesterday, in the case, Commercial Agency, Ltd., and W. A.. Thomson v. C. E. Major, a claim for £75, commission on exchange of properties between defendant and Messrs. Sinclair and Dans. On Juno 19, 1914, defendant entered into an agreement with Messrs. Sinclair and Davis, farmers, of Hamilton, for the, exchange of certain properties. Defendant disputed tho amount of commission which plaintiffs allpsed to be duo from him, and defendant's counsel asked that plaintiff be nonsuited on the ground that there was no evidence to ohow that the terms ot the Land Agents Act, 1912, had been complied with. > The second objection was that plaintiff liad produced no written evidence of his ap. pointment by defendant to act as his agent. After reviewing the evidence and legal argument at length, tile Magistrate held tlAt the plaintiff was entitled to rewar. Judgment was accordingly entered for the amount claimed, tost-s totalling .£l2 7s. Mr. H. P. Von Haast appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. O. N. Beere for de* fcndani. ' POLICE BUSINESS. Before Mr. D. G. A. Cooper; S.M., tlio following cases -were dealt with- in tho Magistrate's Court yesterday :~ A, grossly indecent act jWas committed by 'George Brosse in Courtenay Place, and. the offence cost him £2,, or in default seven days' detention. For having- used obscene language, ho was fined a similar amount. •Anders Anderson, a foreigner, was fined £2 for disorderly behaviour while drunk. A first-offending inebriate was convicted and discliargod. It was alleged ngainst Charles Hector Dudley that he attempted to obtain a gold watch and chain and sovereign case, valued at .£l9, from Nora Bell, by moans of a valueless cheque. On tho application of Inspector' Hendrey accused iras re, nianded till June .14. Bail was not applied for.