MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 196, 14 May 1924, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

CIVIL BUSINESS Judgment for plaintiff by default was given by Mr. W. G. Riddell. S.M., in the following undefended civil cases: — Butterworth and Co. (Aus.), Ltd., v. M. J. O’Brien, £22 7s. 9<1., costs £1 10s.; Wellington City Council v. AV. F. Evans, £l. costs 135,; Osmond and Son (N.Z.), Ltd., v. C. Dale, costs only, Ils.; N.Z Bacon and Meat Packing Co., Ltd..-v. A. E. Nicholls, .£lB Bs. 2d., costs £2 165.; Gordon and Gotch, Ltd,, v. C. R, Perman, £4 6s. 6d., costs £1 3s. Gd.; N.Z. Motor Wrecking Co., Ltd., v. A. H. Wilson, costs only, ss-: Laery and Co., Ltd., v. Tai Chong and Co., £4 17s. 2d., costs £1 3s. Gd.; Dr. L. A. Line v. Mrs. Rose E. Potter, £l, costs 10s.; same v. Thomas Nolan, £1 10s., costs 10s.; Trustees Estate late John Norton v. S. W. R. Evans, £4, costs £1 3s-. Gd.; same v. JI. W. Alorton, £3 35., costs £1 3s. Gd.; 11. E. Partridge and Co. (N.Z.), Ltd., v. AL S. Forman, £4O os. 7d., costs £4 Is. Gel.; same v. J. Ardern. £6 10s., costs £1 12s. Gd.; same v. H. McCabe, £4 Os. Id., costs £1 3s. Gd.; J. Rod v. Eric Vercoe, £1 135., costs 145.; H. Price v. AV. Desha, £37 155.. costs £4 Is. 6d.; J. McKechnie v. W. Stevenson, £5 55., costs £1 14s. Gd.; British Imperial Oil Co. (N.Z.), Ltd., v. J. Turner, £CO 17s. 2d., costs £4 15s. Gd.; Hallenstei.n Bros., Ltd., v. K. Barr. £4 Bs. Id., costs £1 3s. Gd.; Barnet Glass Rubber Co., Ltd., v. Berg and Vineent, £3 14s. 2d., costs £1 3s. Gd.: Laery and Co., Ltd., v. P. L. Roland, £l3 16s. 3d., costs £2 18s.; Picot Bros. V. W. H, Carter. 2s. 3d.. coSts £1 13s. Gd.; Williamson Bros. v. J. Anderson, £1 15s. 4d„ costs Bs.; Crawley, Ridley and Co., Ltd., v. James AV. L. Pettit, £27 Bs. 4i1., costs £3 35.; Wellington Orphans' Club v. J. Pettit £2 10s.. costs £1 ss. Gd. On a judgment summons A. B. Shelbourne was ordered to pay B. T. Alayall £ll 10s. Gd. by instalments of £1 per month; J. Fearon to pay Gordon and Gotch (Australasia). Ltd., £lO 3s. before Alay 27. in default seven days' imprisonment; AV. J. Stevenson to pay W. E. Afiller £2 Gs. before May 27 in default 48 hours' imprisonment; J. Kavanagh to pay W. A. Chote. Ltd., £l4 18s. Gd. before June 5, in default seven days’ imprisonment; J. Scott to pay J. G. Frobisher £4 10s. before June 5, in default three days’ imprisonment. BY-LAW CASES. Breaches of the motor by-laws were dealt with by Air. C. R. Orr-AValker, S.AI., as follows;— Cars un'ighted—Walter Baldwin, fined 10s. and costs; James Drew, George Howe, and Afaurice Lyan Sb.ewan. fined 15s. and costs; James Drew, costs only.

Excessive speeding—Joseph Douglas Birrell, George Fowles, and Charles Peterson, fined £3 and costs.

For negligent driving, Eric Johnson and Frederick Thomas AVilliams were fined £2 10s. and costs.

Charles John Norwood was fined 10s. and costs for parking a motor-car in front of a building entrance.

Arthur Frank. Toswill for cutting a corner and driving on the wrong side of tho road was fined 30s. and costs. Daniel Moar was fined 20s. and costs for passing a stationary tramcar at the Aro Street junction. For riding n bicycle without lights. Lawrence Bowker was fined 15s. and costs.

AVandering stock —Patrick Cavanagh, fined 10s. and costs: Septimus Knight. Charles McArthur, B. Della Barca, and B. Tesoriqro. fined 15s. and costs; Septimus Knight, 20s. and costs. Norman Olsen was fined 10s. and costs for tethering a horso in a street.

For failing to pay his tramfare on demand W. Clapham was fined 20s. and costs.