MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 11, 7 October 1927, Page 9

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE, CIVIL, AND BY-LAW

CASES

Mr. IV. G. Riddell. S.M.. presided in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, when police and civil cases were dealt with.

Henry Albert Griffiths aged 51), was fined £l. in default three days’ imprisonment. for a third offence of drunkenness. Joseph Gill, a seaman, aged 40, was sentenced to 21 days’ imprisonment for taking a coat and an < lectric torch, valued at £5, from a motor-ca- outside the Pier Hotel. His excuse was that lie must have been drunk. CIVIL CASES Judgment, by default was entered in each of the following undefended civil Hurns. Philp and Co., .jtd. v. T. IL Hughes, £4O. costs £4 11s.; .Tames Johnston v. George White. £5 4s. 6d.. costs £1 4s. 6d.; Griffin, Savage and Co.. Ltd. v. E. B. Borham, £1 195.. costs Bs.; Prescott and Payne v. A. IV. Palmer £2l os. Id.,

costs £4 3s. 6d.; Commercial Agency. Ltd. and Barrett and Co. v. K. Mayo, £4 17s. 7d., coats £1 Bs. 6d.; Commercial Agency, Ltd. and His Master's Voi»e (N.Z.), Ltd. v. F. Hallmond, £44 2s. 10d., costs £4 Is. 6d.- Denton Engineering Works. Ltd. v. E. Doig. £1 10s. 6d., costs 10s.; Empire Printing and Box Manufacturing Co.. Ltd. v. A. E. Higgins, £5 95., costs £1 10s. 6d.; Commercial Agency. Ltd. and Gordon and Chapman v. G. E. Gardiner and Co.. £9 ss. 4d., costs £1 10s. 6d.; Commercial Agency, Ltd. and L. T. Watkins. Ltd. v. W. Todd, costs only. Bs.; Commercial Agency, Ltd. and N.Z. Book Depot v. Rosetta Alexander (separate estate) £8 Bs. 9d„ costs £1 14s. 6d.; A. 8. Paterson and Co.. Ltd. v. G. G. Smith and Co.. Ltd.. £l5 3s. 9d.. costs £2 145.; Bridger and Kirk v. Jones Bros., £lO 2s. 4d., costs £2 145.; J. A. Brown v. Arthur Barnes. £63 6s. 6d„ costs £4 Ils. 6d.; F. Levestam and Co. v. William Jardine, £94 4s. 3d., costs £5 7s. On judgment summonses C. H. Taylor was ordered to pay W. E. Miller £4 15s. 3d. by October 27. in default three days’ imprisonment: Tyrell Quinn to pay H. J. Jones and Co. £3l 15s. 6d. at the rate of £1 a month; W. Jopson to pay F. Bonrke £4 9s. 6d. at the >ate of £1 per week, in default three days’ imprisonment: T. Goodall to pay Munt. Cottrell and Co., Ltd. 14b. by October 13, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment: D. Birrell to pay John Duthie and Co.. Ltd. £9 os. 9d. by October 27. in default six days’ imprisonment- C. Goodall to pay Auto Electric Co.. £1 16s. 6d. by October 20. in default three days’ imprisonment. BY-LAW BREACHES By-law breaches were dealt wiht by Messrs. A. A. Gower and R. W. BurbidgC,

The following fines were inflicted for speeding:—Hilton Brooks. £1; John Joseph Brown, 10s.; William Gordon Campbell. 10s.; Leonard Cosgrove, £1; Richard Donovan, 10s.; Ravmond Green, 10s.; Leonard Greenwood, 10s.; Amy Louisa Kember, 10s.; Abner Moore King. ICs.; Robert O. Little, 10s.; Leon A. Libeau. 10s.; Arthur Mcßae, 10s.; Valentine 0. Palmer, 10s.f Clifford A. Perry, 10s.; Tindall Richardson, 10s.; Frederick C. Standidge, 10s.; Leslie W. Webb, 10s.; George S. Woodward, Im. Having no lights on their vehicles cost Hilton Brooks 10s.; John A. Fawcett. Cornelius J. O’Regan, and Kenneth Robert Port, each £l. For using a motor-lorry without a reflector George Smith was fined 10s. For failing to keep to the left, Robert 0. Little was fined £2 10s. Septimus Knight, on four charges or allowing stock to wander, was tinea amounts totalling £2 10s. -„ s „_ Percy C. Cutts was fined £2 for driving in a dangerous manner.

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