THE COURTS-TO-DAY

Evening Star, Issue 17084, 1 July 1919, Page 6

THE COURTS-TO-DAY

MAGISTRATE’S COURT. 'Before H. V. . Widdowson. E“q.. S.Mri Judgment by dr fault, with costs, wa., given ° for plunitiif.i for amounts of accciints stated! in tho following cases: M‘Arthurs, Ltd., v. George Hunter Jells £5- Johnstone and Haslct-t v. James Richmond (Lawrence), £1 7s 6d : Nimmo and ; Blair, Ltd., v. John Egan (Arapito), 19s |6d; M‘Arthurs, Ltd., v. John Cadmon, £1 i 15a 8d ; Kiach and M’Lennun. Ltd, v. Albert Grigs'. £3 13s 7d ; sam© v. Joseph Grig", £65 3« 4d; D.IC., Ltd., v. Wdlliarh Feans (Arrowtown), £l2 10s; same v. William A. Prim/. Invercargill), £23_4s 1 7d; I’iach and M'Lennan, Ltd, v. \\il- ! linm Grigg. £8 12, sd; Charles Harold Austin v. Joseph Potter (Port Chalmers), costs only \o>) ; Johnstone and Ilasictt v. Patrick Keogh. £1 Is od. Disputed Account. —In the previouslyhoard case A. E. Ushenvood and Co, (Mr Moore) v. Joseph Clarke and Co. (Christchurch (Mr C. G. White), claim far £54 2-s sd, balance due on account for salt delivered. jud"in«nt was given for plaintiffs for £54 18s lOd, with costs (£1 10s).—IDs Worship thanked both counsel for the assistance giver, him in unravelling thi® intricate and complicated ease. CITY POLICE COURT. fßoforo H. Y. Widdowson, Esq., S.M.) Three first offenders for drunkenness were lined 10s or' 24 hours’ imprisonment, 20s or 48 hours, and 12s or 48 hours respectively. Oliver Sidal, who did not appear, was fined 20s, or in the alternative 48 hours’ imprisonment. Hugh Goodlet pleaded guilty _to a, charge of drunkenness and procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order.— Senior-sergeant Murray said that the accused was admitted to probation at the .Supreme Court in April, one of the conditions being that he took out a prohibition order against himself.—On the first charge he was fined 20s or 48 hours’ imprisonment, and on the second charged 20s or seven days’ imprisonment.