THE COURTS-TO-DAY

Evening Star, Issue 15776, 13 April 1915, Page 4

THE COURTS-TO-DAY

SUPREME COURT.—IN CHAMBERS. (Beforo His Honor Mr Justice Sim.) Probate was granted in the following estates:—William Henry Scott (Mr Bedford), Marion Good (Mr Thomson), Jessie Shcrritf (Mr Wood), Jeanie Barrio Stewart (Mr D. Reid). Eliza. Archer (Mr Duncan), Andrew Christie (Mr Harvey), Edward Hastings Jones (Mr Stout), Margaret Johnston (Mr Wilkinson), Richard Greer (Mr' Fait). Letters of administration were granted in the following estates :—Christopher Daisied iMr Fmlayson), Daniel Ferguson (Mr W .Sinclair),. Edmund Wimperis Joachim (Air Callan). Ro Margaret Lyon, deceased (Mr fait). —Petition, for leave to sell laud.—Order as prayed ; costs to be. fixed by Registrar at Livt-rcargill. .SUPREME COURT.—IN BANCO. (Bciota His Honor Mr Ji.ud.ice S ; .nA Blvthe v. Blylhe and' another.—Motion for 'have to serve notice, of motion (Mr Wilkinson). Order in terms of motion. . MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (Before IT. Y. Widdowson, Esq., S.M.) Judgment by default, for plaintiffs was giaiited in the following case?:— A. E. I'slicrwnod and Co. v. Woodman and ("hr-vir. £2 16s, for goods, and costs (lis) ; ErrV.-t Ebwrv v. James Thomson (Middlemarch). £11" 16s, for board and lodging, and costs (£1 10s 6di : Hoddell and Co. v. H It. Buckley. £3 16s 6d, for goods, and costs (10s): M'Nicoll and U'Routh v. F. H. Keen. 12s 6d, for hire of motor car, and costs (ss) ; same v. Henry Wright (Mosgiei), £l3 19s. repairs to motor car, and costs (15s) ; Robert Hart v. George Riddle (Balclutba), £3 18s sd, for goods, and costs (10s) ; same v. Miry Cry, £2 15s, for sroods, and costs (10s); JL Robertsou v. D. C. Whytoek (Goivj, 12s, for hooks, and costs ios) ; E. M'Coimoehie v. H. R. Miles, £2 10s, amount due on promissory note, and costs (ss) ; J. Anderson and Co. v. John M'Leod (Auckland), £l2 19s 2d. cheque dishonored and interest, and costs (£1 10s 6d) ; John Chambers and Son. Ltd. v. Dearsley and Taylor fChristdnirch), £l9 18s Bd, "tor goods, and <o-u.s (£1 10s 6d); John Edmond. v. Ellen. Peterson (Timaru!, £2 17s lOd, for goods, and costs (10s). W. S. Redd ell v. David Robertson. — Claim, £1 9s, being amount'due on judgnvut summons.—Defendant, who did not apnear. was ordered to pay tho amount forthwith, with costs (ss), or, yt default, two days' imprisonment. CITY POLICE COURT. (Before H. Y. Widdowson, Esq., S.M.I Drunkenness. —-Johanna Trinder pleaded fiiilty to drunkenness and to procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order. —Senior-sergeant Darts aid this was accused's third breach of the order.—On the charge of drunkenness the Magistrate imposed a line of 205., in default seven days' imprisonment; and on the charge of the breach of the order a fine of 40s, in default 14 days' imprisonment. A male first ohendor.'for inebriation, who did not appear, was fined 10s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Theft of a Bicycle.—William Hugh Davis, a youth, was charged that, on January 25, at Merton. he did steal a bicycle, valued at £l4 10s, the property of 'William Fraser. Accused pleaded (Tuilty.—Chief-detective. Herbert said that on January 24 the complainant left his bicycle outside his dwelling-house at Merton, and next morning it was missing. Tho accused, who worked on a farm close by, had taken if, boarded the train at Evansdale, and brought it to Dunedin, where he attempted to sell it to Messrs Gaudin and Marr. However, they recognised it as a bicycle which they had idven on the time-payment system, and fur wliie.li they had never receiver] the money, so they' took possession of it. The accused got nothing for the bicycle.—Mr Axelsen said he would undertake to look after accused in tho future. —The accused was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence any time during the next 12 months if called upon.