THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 7339, 11 October 1887, Page 2

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

-rrrrpr. ♦ SUPREME SITTING^. (RefoFtf Mr Justice Williams.) Robert M'Donalp v. Archibald Gillies.—Claim, L364s 6d, for wa^ea, Mr M'Donald appeared for plaintiff, My Dennistoii for defendant. Counsel for plaintiff stated that the plate' tiff was qpgaged by a man named Joh» M'Comb, ageflt for defendant, to work on a road formation contract which (fillies had at .Sjfcrafcij Taieri. Plaintiff worked there for ninety <jayss and a few hours at the agreed wage's of Ss per day, fcut hadpever.beea pa,id, defendant denying tha£ li£, o? fnyope acting on his behalf, ever engage*} pjlainjfcui'. jEf Vdence woulc 1 . however, be given to abo.if/ that M'Comb was agent for aefGitdaßfc, apfil had acted as such in various matters in co«ttfcotjon with the contract, which he for some tlijtte jßunerintended. Also that defendant Jiad paid for ordered on his account by IC'pomb, who, before the contract was concluded, went aw . a .y *.° fcyafl^yThe statement fo? fee .defence s,et%jih that M'Comb was not ageui for ,de|fenda J n,r, and had no authority to engage piaiatif: also that plaintiff did not work at the contract at defendant's request or at the request of anyone acting on his authority. Evidence in support of the claim was given by the plaintiff; David Stirling, Inspector of works on the contract; John Douglas, ,oler,k to the Taieri County Counoil ; and John Little,' ftu^heif. The defendant having giv.en evidence, His Honor said that he thought tftejfe yap enough, taking the evidence of tHe defendant himself, to show that h6 was Habile, whether the case rested on the ground of agency or of partnership. Judgment would be given for plaintiff with costs as in the jftevjiden* Magistrate's Court. CITY POUCE CgURT. , (Before Messrs George Bell «ind A. J. Burns.) Drunkenness'.— William Robson was fined ss, or twenty-four hours' imprisonment. Unregistered Dogs.— Charles Far nil w«i jßned 2s 6d and costs. Alexander Lc JSrun', against whom two charges were preferred, was fine'd #s $d for each offence, with costs. ' ' '

Little Dot (laughing): "Why, Dick, what's the matter?" Little Dick : "I just fcook some awful stuff." "That what your mamma put on the table ?" " Yes, she left it there in a cup, an' told me not to touch it, 'cause it was for pudding, an' when she went out I took a great big swallow, ap' it's castor oil." "Yes ; Bhe said you ought to ( take some, an' I told her how to manage it." <■' The poor man has nothing to lose except his appetite, and he sometimes wishes he | could lose that. . ' '■ ■