THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 14635, 3 August 1911, Page 8

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

MAGISTRATE’S COURT. (Before H. Y. Widdowson, Esq., S.M.) Judgment by default was given for plaintiffs in the following cases;—Hondai Lanka Tea Company (Mr Moore) v. Peter Murray M‘Kay, £1 2s 4d and costs (6s), claim on goods supplied ; Miss J. M‘MiiJa.u (Mr Calvert) v. Arthur Eagan, £1 12a 6d and costs (6s), claim rent and damages to house; Johnston, Sons, and Go. (Mr Scantlobury) v. James Amos (Blenheim). £6 10s 6d and costs (£1 3s 6d). goods: same v. John Parker (Foxton), £2 7s 6d and costs (IDs), goods: same v. Olive Amos (Blenheim), £2 12s 6d and costs (10s), goods; same r. William James Hamilton (Wellington), £1 13s 6d and costs (ss), goods; same v. William Osborne. (Shannon), £2 7s 6d and costs (10s). goods; same v. William (Sheridan (Ashhurst), £4 10s and costs (10s), goods; same v. Robert Paterson Brown (Auckland), £2 15s and costs (10s), goods; Cooke, Howlison, and Co. v. James Cullen (Westport), £l4 10s and costs (£2 0s 6d), goods; M. J. Thomas v. Rox Hardy, £2 ds and costs (14s), balance of rent due; D. Buchanan and Co. v. Rex Hardy, £7 16s 6d and costs (£1 8s), groceries. £1 and costs (ss), dishonored cheque. Judgment Summons.—Barclay and ficurr v. F. B. Oakland, £7 2s, on a. judgment summons.—Defendant was examined at length by Mr Scurr, after which the case was adjourned to enable a statement to bo obtained from the Union Company as to what wages defendant had earned. Missing Bags of Grass Seed.—ln this case Charles bhand, of Hillcnd, near Balclutha, farmer, claimed from John Wilson, of Lauder, Central Otago, farmer, the sum of £4 4s 7d, balance due for goods sold and delivered by the plaintiff to the defendant. Mr A. 0. Smith for plaintiff, Mr 0. G. White for defendant.—The case for the plaintiff was that plaintiff sent to defendant 56 hags of grass seed. Thirtyone had been paid for, and the balance due was for the five bags which were in dispute. Evidence as to the sending of the goods was given by plaintiff and his son, who both stated that 36 bags had been sent. Tho son admitted that, no receipt had been obtained for the goods, the station master having refused to give one.— Defendant stated that the goods in. question arrived at Lauder at 10 o’clock at night. He, with his carrier, unloaded the goods next morning, and then discovered there wore only 51 hags in the truck.—After hearing a considerable amount of evidence as to correspondence passing between the two parties and legal argument. His Worship reviewed tho evidence, and finally held that the plaintiff should have taken some measures to ensure against the loss or damage of the goods consigned to defendant. Plaintiff was nonsuited ; court costs 2s, witnesses’ expenses £1 10s 7d, and solicitor’s fe© £1 10s.