THE COURTS-TO-DAY

Evening Star, Issue 15480, 30 April 1914, Page 4

THE COURTS-TO-DA Y

j ■" ■—-» j MAGISTRATE'S COURT. j (Before. H. Y. Widdowson, Esq., m.) I Judgment by default was given for jain- ! tiffs in the "following cases:—Johrkon. (Sons, and Co. (Mr A. C. Stef%.er>; v. Thorwald Jensen. 14*. balance fl." books with costs (10s); Coonibes and RJdie (Mr W. L. Moore) v. Charles Cooper, jl 6s 3d. goods, with costs (ss): Smith ail Smith. Limited (Mr A. C. Stenhens) vj Georgo 1 Indole. £1 9s, zooAe. with ecfc (ss); i George Burt (Mr W. Tweedy) v.|iVilJiam i Martin, 16s. coal, with costs (Ss); Joseph ! Hatton v. Charles Kerr. £5 19s, with I costs (8s). ' i Robert Fiancis Driver v. Johnßobert ! Stone.—Claim for £125 32s sd. if work done and material provided by JaintirT | for defcKkirt at defendant's requi.— Mr : IF. H. Bedford appeared for the tintifl", j and Mr John McGregor for the I—Mr Bedford fa-id that tho case Ms ono | of those, unfortunate carer, where dpiws ! arise because of the nbsonoc of anirchijtect. Plaintiff contracted to build ajwehj ine-house for the defendant at MaorJJill. There was an atrreem-ent made on thllsth of March. 1912." when plaintiffs ten};- of was accepted by the defendant In addition to the work specified a, good lar.y extras vjre done. Those were done dt-h'.» I rc-qtcst of the defendant. There wino I written order, the defendant makingpir I requests for extras in the usual wavilt | was desired to reduce the claim by £3ps. I the amount charged for a bath and lisp ; which were not provided IV the pbirf, i because the defendant would not aeJtt the galvanised iron bath specified. T<? ■item"was charged bv mistake. —Plain?! gave evidence to the effect that lie ]*- vid-sd the "extras" at the request- of ;'f defendant. In several instances the pmi were agree .-1 n?;on. He bad received \ nsvmenb £430 16s lid, leaving a to*J balance of £l2O 2s 5d unpaid.—Expert ev( dence was heard.—Mr MncGregor co':j tended that on the plaintiffs own adm:s< einn the job had not beea finished, and that therefore he should lie nonsuited A As rcL'nrds extras, it would be a question! as to Ihe amount that should be paid. . (I/eft sitting.) >, CITY POLICE COURT. ! (Before FT. Y. Whitlow son. Esv- S.M.) Drunkenness. —John Jotk's and Duncan M'Tntvre were each lined 20s or seven dav.s. and prohibition orders veto issued acainst both of them. A first offender was lined 7s or 24 hours, and another 10s or 24 hours. Theft.—John Richard Hewitt was charged with baling two. £2O notes, the property of John Campbell.—Chiefdetective Herbert said that iho offence. was nlletred to havo been committed at the Forburv Park trots yesterday. He asked for a remand until Monday.Accused was remanded accordingly. bail bein£ allowed in two sureties of £SO each.