MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 17, 14 October 1927, Page 6

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

CIVIL BUSINESS ’AT MASTERTON

Dominion Special Service.

Masterton, October 13.

A sitting of the Magistrate’s Court was held this morning before Mr. S. L. I. Free, S.M., when civil business was conducted.

Judgment for plaintifl by default was entered in each of the following 1 undefended cases:—E. M. Meredith v. L. Newcombe, £3 os. Gd., costs £1 is. Gd.; Barr and Harman v. S. Bishop, £3, costs Bs.; M. J. Ford v. W. Symon, £22 ss. Gd., costs £1 10s.

On a judgment summons Percy Booth was ordered to pay Joshua Teasdale £2 9s. forthwith, in default three days’ imprisonment. Donald and Sons, Ltd., secured an order against John Tinsley for the payment forthwith of £1 195., in default two days’ imprisonment, warrant to be suspended so long as defendant paid ss. per month. The same defendant was ordered to pay Albert E. Winzenberg £3 10s. 3d. forthwith, in default four days’. imprisonment, warrant to be suspended so long as defendant paid ss. per month. Hugo and Shearer, Ltd., secured an order against S. Futrell for the payment of £36 os. 2d. forthwith. one month’s imprisonment being fixed in default.

Margaret Annie Cornell, married woman, of Masterton, rtook action against Charles Ebenezer Blake, farmer, of West Taratahi, claiming £29 as balance allegedly due on agreement, and £l2 ,10s. as the value of a bullock. Mr. C. C. Marsack appeared for plaintiff and Mr. It. R. Burridge for defendant. Counsel for plaintiff said-that his client owned a set of eight bullocks, which in June last were hired out to defendant under written-agreement. The payment agreed on was £l3 per month for three months, but defendant had paid only £lO, wherefore plaintiff claimed the balance and also £l2 10s. as the value of one bullock which defendant said had died. The defence was that after three weeks defendant found that the animals, which had become very footsore, either could not or would not work, and nothing further pould be done with them. For that time defendant had done very little work with them, forty cords of wood only being hauled out. After hearing evidence the Magistrate reserved his decision.

Action was taken by Herbert Edgar Kenall. farmer, of Poroporo, against John Hall Jenner, motor-bus driver, of Masterton, claiming £l5 damages consequent upon a motor collision. Mr. H. E. Hart appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. H. R. Biss for defendant. The accident, it was stated, occurred on the corner of Worksop Road and Queen Street on the evening of July 13, when a motor-bus driven by defendant collided with the motor-car o fplainfiff. It -was alleged that defendant had caused the accident by swerving on to his wrong side of the road. The defence- was that plaintiff had appeared to be turning to the left, and defendant had swerved accordingly. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £ll.