MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 68, 22 March 1910, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

♦ POLICE PROSECUTIONS. Four individuals were charged with intemperance in the Magistrate's Court today, before Mr. \V. O. Riddell, S.M. Of these Annie M'Orath had previous convictions against her. A fine of 20s was inllicted. Penalty for default was seven days' imprisonment. The other three were first offender*. Two out on bail were each fined 10s, and the third was ordered to pay a line of ss. The option in each case was 24 hours' imprisonment. A young man named Walter Henry Lister was charged with attempting to commit an unnatural offence on the 22nd February last. On the application of Sub-inspec-tor Norwood he was , remanded till tomorrow. At the Mount Cook Police Court this morning, before Dr. Mackiii, J.P., cases of drunkenness were dealt with as follows: — John Collins and Martin Nelson were convicted and discharged, while George Ritchie and one first offender were each fined ss, with the option of 24 hours' imprisonment. One first offender was convicted and discharged. CIVIL CASES. Judgment was entered for plaintiff by Mr. W. R. Haselden, S.M., to-day, >n the following undefended cases: — John Alexander and Thomas Reynolds v. James M'Coll and Wm. Kerr M'Coll, a debt of £13 6s, costs £1 13s 6d ; Liggins and Froggatt v. Thomas W. Wills, £28 lls, cost* £2 14s; H. Oscar Hewett and Co., Ltd. v. Margaret O'Donoghue £7 iOs, costs £1 3s 6d ; Wm. Henry Suckling, as liquidator of Lock, Upton, Ltd., v. John and Annie O'Brien, £3 ss, costs £1 15s ; E. Reynolds and Co., Ltd. v. Oeo. W. Lawrence, £64 19s 6d, costs £1 10s ; S. W. Cope v. Wm. Whyte, £2 0s Id, costs 13s; t>. Kirkpatrick and Co., Ltd. v. Gilbert M'Dougall, £1 16s 4d, costs 10s ; Eliza, Hicks Thomas v. Geo. Edward Clout, £24 17s 9d, costs Jbu 16s; N.Z. Acetylene Gas Lighting Co., Ltd. v. Wm. Bevan, junr., 14s 3d. costs £1 4s; N.Z Times Co., Ltd. v. E. E. Pay, £2 10s, costs lOs ; Stewart Timber, Glass and Hardware Co., Ltd. v. Thomas Foss, £6 14s 9d, costs 8s ; Nime v Herbert Hall, £1 15s 3d, costs ss ; South Pacific Mortgage and Deposit Co., Ltd. v, Justin. F. 11. M'Carthy, £10 Is 6d, costs £1 5s 6d ; 6ame v. Chas. Caslnnore Green and Thomas Uifou, £25 3s Id, costs £2 10s; Wellington City Counci 1 v. Bernard Diederich, £3 14s lid, costs ss ; same v. Wm. Norton, £8 3s 6d, coats 16s; Smith and Smith, Ltd. v. Mrs. Lena Bedingfield, 8s 7d, costs 6s; Robt. Henry Williams v. Alfred Bacon, £12, costs 15s ; Joseph Lewis v. James Parke Kirkwood, 16s 6d, costs ss ; Field, Luekie, and Toogood v. Percy C. Shirley, £5 Bs. costs 8s ; Magnus, Sanderson and Co., Ltd. v. Canning and Co., £36 4s, costs £2 14s; Bernard Portman v. Alfred Philpot and Florence Boddy, £1 10s 9d, costs 8s ; Lancaster Land Co., Ltd. v. Chelsea Spiers, £48 6s 4< costs £3 10s ; Cyril Wm. Tanner v. Alfred John Bradley, possession by the 12th April, and £19 4s rent and cofits ; Thomas Ingles v. Pitcaithley and Co., 14s 7d, costs ss; Chas. Henry Osmoud v. Thos. Wm. Arthur, £5, costs £1 Is 6d. In the judgment summons case, A. Lindsay, Ltd. v. Edward Bevan, junr., defendant was ordered to pay £4 17s on or before the sth April, in default 14 days' imprisonment. No order was made in each of the following cases: — Novelties, Ltd. v. J. Barsht, a debt of £8 2s 8d ; Wm. Henry Bow den v. Albert Edward Bennett, a debt of £5 4s ; H. Price and Co., Ltd. v. Win. Hague, a debt of £7 13r 3d. Judgment was given to-day by Mr. W. R. Has«lden, S.M.. in tho case of Martha Pirani v. Frederick Pirani, a claim for £91 10a, balance of maintenance and /support alleged to be owing by defendant. It was stated that the parties, who vere hubband and wife, mutually agreed to live apart, and that defendant agreed to pay plaintiff and her children £2 15a v week. Plaintiff »aid ihnt i>incc the 19th December, 1908, she had only received £70 15». In defence, it wa> »tat<«d that there was no hpecitic agreement, and that defendant lmd undertaken certain rfepongibHities in regard to thx» edmat'on of the children which relieved him of the payments in full. The Magistrate theught a valid agreement had been proved, whereby the 'defendant undertook to pay to the plaintiff the- cum Hued for. He aluo thought that the plaintiff had fulfilled her part of the contract and wh» entitled to recover. Judgment wax accordingly for the plaintiff, with oontn £7 11>. * Mr. Gray appeared for claimant, and Mr. Neave for defendant.

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