MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 88, 15 April 1910, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Before Mr. W. R. Harden S.M. yesterday Fleming Ro*i< claimed from Hrtxlic and M'Millnn the ttum of £1 16s — money alleged to havo been paid to defendant .1 fur storage, enrtuge. etc. of goods hcl<l by them for sale. Plaintiff aliK> tlaiinei £5 damages for detention of ninchm^ parts. Judgment \v;i« giwn plaintiff for £1 16s with costs £1. Mr. Levvey appeared for plaintilf and Mr. Anderson l<-i defcudants. • Veronica Skidmore (trading as Mndami Stewart), dressmaker, »ued Mrs. Oeorgr for the hum of 16s Id For work done Judgment wax entered for plaintiil f<> •mount claimed with costn 6s. M Mach«ll appeared for plaintiff, and .Mr. Bailey for defendant. A matter of £50 — amount paid defni- lants as depofit on >.ile and purthti-c <>f land — was involved in another cate. Tinplaintiff* were Hud Bro*., builder. . Uataitai, and Kit haul C. Is icholl, me* h unit 1 , and they u.>ked tho court to orclri the defendants, V.wtX and Kast, eMate agents, to leturu tho depo»u above met. tioned. Plaintiff C. H. Biift htated thai defendant*' agent introduced Niclioll .'- a buyer for a scttion (Ilirds) at Hatait.n. and the price of £690, net, was agr» <) upon. Defendants' agent had heard th place wus for sale and offered to find .: ?iurchascr. It was asserted that the de endants had no authority to tell. Ik fendants contended otherwise. Mi. A Blair appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr 1! H. Wedde. for defendants. Judgtneni was given for defendant- with t0.~t.-~ ;i~ per jstiik aK«in>t the iiiid.-- only.