RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Post, Volume XXII, Issue 77, 29 September 1881, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

This Day. (Before Mossra. Edward Shaw, R.M., and J. Dransficld and Christie, J.P.'b.) ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE. William Barns, charged on remand with absenting himself from the barquo Wave Queen without leave or lawful excuse, was now discharged. DRUNKENNESS. William Kenny pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk in Featherston-street, and was discharged with a caution. (Before Messrs. Dransfield and Christie, J.P.'b) threatening language. Alfred Smith was charged with using" threatening language towards Qeorge Andrew Dempsey on the 31st August, and otherwise tending to provoke a breach of tho peace. Mr. Stafford appeared for the complainant. The parties appoued before Messrs. Dransfield and Christie on a former occasion. The defendant waa bound over to' keep the peace for three months in his own recognizance of .£2O, the complainant to pay his own costs. CIVIL CABKS. (Before Mr. Edward Shaw, E.M.) Judgment was given for plaintiffs with costs in the following o&ses :— S. 1 evy v. D. Einie, 17s 7d; Ollivior v. Saywell and Jackson, £i 15a 3d ; Tayton and Erskine v. T. hellers, £5 9s 4d (Mr. Gully for plaintiff, Mr. Hutchison for defence) ; J. Dransfield and others (trustoes in estate of E. W. Mills) v. Hukiki, 3s 8d (Mr. H. H. I ravers for plaintiff) ; T. Whitohonso v. — Kemp, £3 83 9d ; W. Jameson v. — King, In the action, H. Laweon v. Captain Fa'rchild (Mr. Gully for plaintiff), a Claim for .£l4 2a for wages, &0., judgment toon given for the amount paid into Court {£$ 2a), plaintiff to pay costs. W. Patton v. Gas Company. This was nn action brought to recover J217 17a lOd paid by the plaintiff to tho Ga9 Company for money due on an account for Buppljing gas to a house occupied by him. 'lhe arrears were due by a previous tenant, and tho company declining to continue to Bupply gas to the house until the account had been paid, the plaintiff consented, under protest, to pay the amount, which he now sought to rooovor. Mr. Hutchison appeared for the plttiutiff, and Mr. W. T. L. Travors for tho defendant. Judgment was roecrved. The case of George Hall v. Joseph Dunckley (claim for £l 7s 6d) was dismissed. Judgment Summons — F. Cooper v. — Osborne, £3 9i, to pay 20s per month, in default 7 days' imprisonment. Plaintiffs in the undermentioned oases also obtained judgments with casts: — Adams v. Lockott(Mr. H. H. Travers for tho plaintiff), £41 ss; Do Launay v. Duckworth (Mr. Brandon for plaintiff), .£ll 17s 4d ; and A. Sample v. J. M. Levin, £4, 185. The Court then rose.