THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 14573, 23 May 1911, Page 4

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (Before. 11. Y. Widdowson, Esq., S.M.) Judgment by default, was- given for plaintiffs in the, following cases:—Johnsion, Soite, and Co. (.Mr Scaiitlebury) v. John William Jensem (Fielding), £2 15s and costs (10s). goods; 11. Wiw and Co. (Mr W. L. .Moore) v. Patrick L. Harnett (Lower Hutt). £lO 10s and costs (£1 10s 6:1). goods-: Thoma.s Tuohv (Mr S. (I. Smith) v. George Waide, lls'lOd and costs (£2 _o> 6d), on a promissory note: John Gillies (Mr A. Broivn-Durie)' v. Jolm Simpson, 14s 6d and costs (ss), goods. Judgment Summons.—Dawson and Co. v. W. R. Anderson.—His Worship made an order that the defendant pay £6 16s and 8s costs into court., in default of ten days' imprisonment. A Judgmonl.—Judgment wn« given in the etifi? of Ktigeno Conweli Murphy, <>f Duneiliu, commercial traveller, v. Thera-a Hubble, of Opoho. A claim for £2B for commission on the xalo of land, and 'ptore. thereon at Opoho. or altcinatively for damages. In giving judgment His Worship said that the plaintiff alleged he. was employed by the defendant to sell the store and laud, but the dofeudaiit denied that ehe h.id employed the plain lid'. In looking through the "evidence Flis Worship was unable to find anything in corroboration of the litory of either party. Thai being so, it was a. case of oath against c;o*\ Judgment must thereforo he for tho defendant, with solicitor's few (£2 2s).