THE COURTS — YESTERDAY

Evening Star, Issue 8116, 16 January 1890, Page 2

THE COURTS YESTERDAY

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT;

(Before E. H. Carew, Esq., R.M.)

Neill and Co. v. A. H. Aitken (Riversdale). —Claim, L 33 lla lOd, goods supplied. —Judgment by default.

Edmond Dwyer v. Alfred Brown.—Thia was aa interpleader summons. Brown became indebted to Dwyer; Dwyer obtained -judgment, and'in 'execution thereof put in ■the bailiff; the bailiff : waa met byf, bill of sale held by Michael Meenan; the Bailiff now set the law in motion by way of interpleader to ask the Court to decide as to which cp the

parties was entitled to the property.—Mr Gall away, appearing for Meeuan, said that he claimed under a bill of sale dated the IGth December, 18S7, from Brown to Henry Benjamin (in consideration of a loan of L4B 14s), and assigned on the 29th May, 1888, from Benjamin to Brown.—Mr Sim, counsel for Dwyer, the execution creditor, said that the question was whether the bill of sale complied with the requirements of the Chattels Securities Amendment Act of 1883. —The points involved, purely legal questions, were argued at length by counsel on both sides, after which His Worship reserved judgment.