THE COURTS—TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 7332, 3 October 1887, Page 2

THE COURTS—TO-DAY.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (Before E. H. Care*?, Esq., R.M.) I. Isaacs v. T. Stout—Claim, LQ 6s, on a judgment summons.— Defendant, who did not appear, was ordered to pay 30s on tlie 10th inst,, and the balance by monthly instialmeuts, iu default fourteen days' imprisonment. In the case 3 of A. Dornwell y. A. I'ind • later, LI 17s Cd, and L Isaacs v. G. Sfcrachan, JyU 14s, judgment was given for plaintiffs by default. William Hayes and A. James v. William Nevo.—Jn this case plaintiffs, seamen, sued for possenstoH of clothes detained by defendant, or to be paid the value of the articles detained. Kayos cjairned LlO and James LG. Mr Stilling appeared tor plaintiffs, Mr Gallaway for defendant. After evidence had been given for the plaintiffs, ijr Gallaway raised the nonsuit point that hjs cijw£, proprietor of the New Zealand Restaurant, \va«3 common law an innkeeper, and therefore justified iji detaining plaintiffs* otothes until hia'bil} been paid.—His Woi'sh(p preferred to hear tiyj evidence, aad having done so gave judg.ment on the facts adduced, Hp said that there was a direct contradiction between plaintiffs and defendant as to the arrangement uikih? b<;f;wccn them when they went to the restaurant, f{£ thought the defendant's version was the mon» lifcpjv to be correct, and it seemed to him to be <v reasonable arrangement that the clothes were left as security fop the board and lodging, as stated by defendant. Judgment would be for the defendant.—The plaintiffs then made a verbal application to His Worship for an order compelling Neve to allow tfcein to change their clothes before joining a ship. --Mv Carew replied that he had no power to make sad) an order ; but he had no doubt that Mr G'aH&vay would advise his client to allow the men to got; a ,>hange if nscessary. In the cross-action of Neve v. Hayes, a claim of L 3 Is 8d for board and lodging, judgment was entered up for plaintjff. Arthur Briscoe v. M. A. Glass,—Claim, L 73 15s lOd, for goods supplied. Mr J. Macgregor appeared for plaintiff,— A queswas raised as to the validity of the summons, jnd His Worship agreed to amend it by the plaintiff to sue Mrs Glass in her capacity ai» administratrix in the estate of Joseph Glass. " Th£s h&ving been done, judgment was given for plainti&ii, the sum awarded to be levied out of the aseets'in t*j.e estate. CJTY POLICE COURT. (Before Messrs J. B. Thomson £sd N. Y. A. Wales, J.P.s.) Drunkenness.—For this offence, Henry A yers was convicted and discharged; John JiamiUon, who did not appear, was fined 103 or forty-eight hours' imprisonment. Breach o$ Ciiv B v -law. ._ Henri/ Alexander, for al Jo wing a horse to stray at South Dunedin, was fnjed Is and costp. Stealing Plants. —Joseph Brian was charged by Henry Matthews with having, on the Ist inst., stolen some laurels and cypresses at Mornington,—Mr Matthews, i Constable Sullivan, and another witness identified the plants.—Mr lienaiafcon, who appeared for the accused, stated that the latter was under the impression that he had i)eri»isßio# to remove the trees.—Tlie Bench mpoged a fine of 20s ; pv forty-eight hours' imprisonment and or.d,er,ed Jjhie plants to be returned to Mr Matthew*. Malicious Injury t» Property.— Jeremiah Daly was charged by George Nelson with breaking into the back part of a houßa the National Hotel, by forcing open *ks door with a bar.—Mr W. M. Hodgkins appeared for the complainant, and Mr Solomon for acoußed, who was fined 'Bs a»d go&ts. A similar charge against Patrick Paly was dismissed.