RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Thursday. [Before T. Beckham, Esq., R.M.]

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXII, Issue 2809, 27 July 1866, Page 4

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Thursday. [Before T. Beckham, Esq., R.M.]

JUDGMENT. — SHELTON AND ANOTHER Y. FINDLAY, JUNIOR. In this case, judgment was given for the plaintiff for £12 12s. 10J. The Court being of opininn that £4 7s. 6d. must be deducted from plaintiff's claim.

JUDGMENTS FOR PLAINTIFFS.Bowlen v. LasJ, £10 18s. ;» Pollock v. Yelland, £i os. 9£d.; Clark and Son v. Tayloi, £2 10s.; Claik and Son v. Atkinson, £7 ; McCrae and Andrew v. Attenborougb, £8 45. ; Lewis and Son v. BuruBj £2 Is.

NONSUITS. Oombes and Paldy v. Wilaon, £12 Bs. ; Warren v. RuB«ell, £6 13s. 6d. ; Taylor v. Adeane, £2 14s. ; Taylor v. Glassock, £i 15s. j llardiugton v. Caldicutfc, £2 10-i.

JUDGMENTS CONPE&SttD. Bray v. Price, £4 17-*. Gd. ; Keinsley v. March, £12 9s.

WOOD Y. BIGO. " Mr. Wynn for plaiutiff; Mr. MacJonald for defendaiit. Claim, £9 10s. Caleb Wood, plaintiff, deposed tbab he purchased a piece of land from Mr. Kigg at auction four years ago, and paid £9 10s. for it. When the money was paid, defendant told plaintiff to go to Mr. Waiter McCaul for the title. Plaintiff bad to leave the province then, and on coming back wished to get a title. About two years ago, plaintiff applied for the deeds to Mr. McCaul, but was refused. J. B. Russell, solicitor, deposed that he had been employed by plaintiff to prepare a title, but could not get one from Mr. Rigg or Mr. McCaul. John liigg, auctioneer, deposed that when the purchase money was paid he told plaintiff that he would get a free conveyance from Mr. George McCaul, in Mr. George's office. .The money paid for the land was paid over to Mr. George McCaul, who was now absent. He did not know to whom the land belonged. Mr. Wynn argued that Mr. Bigg should not have parted with Mr. Wood's till » conveyance had been made. „ Judgment war deferred. BUCHANAN Y. JOHNSON. Mr. Wynn for defendant. Claim, £13 3s. for work done. After heariug the evidence, judgment was given for the plaintiff for £5 3s.

TTJRKER Y. \V. KEWKAN. Mr. Beveridge for plaintiff ; Mr. Wynn for defendant. " - , Claim, £11 3s. 6d. for goods. A. nonsuit^wtf recorded;

WALKER Y. ACKERS. Claim £1 14*. for attendance on defendant's wife. k Judgment for plaintiff, 16s.

LIND3A.Y Y. MOTION. Claim, £1 6s. 6d. for work done. ' Judgment for plaintiffs, Ids. 6d.

', ULSBY Y. CuPfAND. f Mr. Maulon-jhl ri>r plaintiff. | Claim. £1 15s. 6J. for ad verti'otnents inserted in the Aiuklandrv newspaper. DefendMnfc denied that lie had authorise I the insertion of the advertisement*. Patrick Mtillins, deposed that at the time the Waitem.ita Motel was opened he was -employed on the Aucklander newspaper. Witness was in the habit of delivering copie3 of the newspaper at the Waitemata Hotel. Clement Partridge deposed that he was assistant editor of the Aucklander newspaper. Mr. Copland instructed witness to draw tip all advertisement which was inserted at defendant's request, and he also got an- order for a quarter's. newspaper. Mr. Copland had refused to pay because in the advertisement hii> name was spelled "Copeland." Defendant deposed that Mr. Partridge used to corae often asking for advertisements. "Witness told him he thought he was public enough. One day when ho was going out, Mr. Partridge said, "As it is usual for publicans to advertise, I will put an advertisement for you in the paper." Witness said, ".Not on my account." He never ordered the paper. He uever gave an order either for the advertisement or the paper. He considered the paper more a disgrace than a public good. He had never seen the adveitisement in the paper until the morning on which he ordered it to be discontinued. A nonsuit was recorded. v