MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2887, 27 September 1916, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Mr. L. 6. .Rcid, S.M., presided at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Micliaol Francis Oarrick, for "whom Mr. H. F. O'Leary appeared,, pleaded guilty, to assaulting Alexander Johnsoil near the Ihomaon railway station on Monday. The evidenco showed that the assault was of a trivial charaoter, and the Magistrate fined Oarrick 10s., and costs. Amiubela Swanson, who, acoorcling to the i>olico, possessed a very bad record was convicted of being an incorrigible roguft, and was sentenced 1 to six months' imprisonment.. AN INCORRIGIBLE ROGUE. Joseph Nicholls, alias Emerson, alias Cooper, was charged with being an incorrigible rogue, and also with obtaining a pair ol boots hy false protences. According to Sorgeant-Deteotivo Lewis. Is icholls belonged to the undesirable class and needod fonstant supervision. The accused had been given every opportunity to redeem his charaotor, but had gone back to his old life, and joined his old associates. Ho was a sharper and lived on his wits Accused complained tlat the. polico hounded him but tho Magistrate said that tho experience was otierwJrS<!, j as 10 P°'' ce wei '° known to give offenders every, opportunity to lead a straight life. Jficholls ivas sontenced to three months' imprisonment for being a rogue and vagabond, and to fourteen days' imprisonment for obtaining a, pair of boots by false pretences. I

CIVIL OASES. Mr. W. G. Riddell S.M., heard the oml cases. Judgment by default was given for. . plaintiff 'in the following undefended cases;—Leon St. Romaiu v. H. C. Lyon, 40s. Gd., costs 31s. Gd.; P. B. Davis and Co. v. G. E. Hards, £4 25., costs 155.; B. Smith v. W. J. Falstrick, 365. Bd., costs 75.; J. L. Fleming and Co. v. John Berg, iun., 38s. Gd., costs 75.; Charles Frank Lusty, Samuel Vickery Burridge Lustv, and Andrew Wylie v. Gorden Boyd Watson, ' £23 6s. 8d„ costs £2 195.; Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., v. Harold Charles Lyon, £14 3s-. 4d., costs £'2 Bs.; Alexander M'Millan, Ltd., v. George Browning, £7 2s. Gd., costs 245. Gd.Albert B. Durranfc v. Donald M'Kay, £7 Os. Gd., costs 235. 6d.; R. and E. Tingev and Co., Ltd., v. CI. H. Campbell, £77 13s. 4d„ costs £4 Bb. Od.; George Thomas Smith v. P. Bamsay, _£S. 4s. 4d., costs 2.35. fid.; Gramophoiiium, Ltd., v. Henry W. Cochrane, £29 4s. 6d., costs 235, 6d.: "Public Trustee as administrator of the estate nf Wm. Duncan, deceased, v. James Martin, £11 Ids., costs 355. 6d.; Town and Country Supply Stores v. A. B. TMiilri, So 3s; 9d.. costs '235. Gd.; Mrs. E. Cockayne v. Lieut. D. Bvrne. £8 18s. lid.,'costs 255. Gd.; J. B. Clarkson and Co., Ltd., y. Harry Moarten, £24 95., costs'23s. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. .Robert' Campbell was ordered to pay James Smith. Ltd., the sum of £3 3s. 9d. on or before October 10,. in default throe days' imprisonment; Thomas A. Odium was ordered to c pay the Te*. Aro Furnishing Cb. £2 18s. 2d. on or before October 10, in default to serve 48 hours' imprisonment. RESERVED JUDGMENT. ' Mr. AV. G. Riddell, S.M., delivered his reserved judgment in a peculiar case in which .James Meikle, hotelkeeper, of 'Wellington, proceeded' against >S.- Palmer, of Raumai, hotelkeeper, for the refund of a snnr of £50, a deposit on a contract for the sale of the Raumai Hotel. It was claimed by Meikle that the contract had been repudiated by Palmer in a letter written by him to Meiklo oil .'unc 16. Palmer claimed from Hickey and Co., commission agents, of Wellington, the. sum of £50, being the amount of (he deposit paid by Meikle to tliem as agents for Palmer, and llickey and Co. counter-claimed tlio same sum from Palmer as their commission on the salo of the Raumai Hotel to Moilde. In his judgment tlio Magistrate, held that tlio contract bad not been repudiated by Palmer, and save jiKlgmont accordingly against Meikle, with costs. Judgment was also ffivon for Palmer against Hickey ind Co. for t'li'o amovnfc claimed, holding that tlio agents were not entitled to commission. At the hearing Mr. J. T. M'Grath appeared for Meikle, Mr. I'. Young for Hickev and Co., and Mr. H. Gilford Moore, of Palmerston North, Tor Palmer. DEFENDED CASE. Tlio hearing was.concluded andjtidguent reserved in tho case in' which femima D. Jorgenson claimed from Daniel Nyhnm tho sum of £171 ss. for lamages alleged to havo been caused iy nu-tenant-liko use of a house and grounds at Lower Hutt.