MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Evening Star, Issue 17791, 13 October 1921, Page 6

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

TnrusDAy, Octobkk 13. (Before .Mr U. V. Wkklowson, S.M.) BY DEFAULT. Judgment hy default was given for plaintiffs in the following cases Isabella, .Macdonald v. Charles A iney, £l7 D-s 2d, for groceries supplied, with costs (£2 los); D.I.tW Ltd. v. A.ngus Shaw (Clinton), £3 ins 2d, on account slated, with costs (£1 12s (3d); Hogg and Co. v. Alex. M ‘Kochnie, £ ( fls .p!. on account Mated, with costs (£1 3s (idj : Arthur James Hawke v. Alexander Agnew (Tuatapere), £l7l Id, under an agreement lor sale and purchase, with costs (£8 18s) ; Denbv 'ferry v. Percy C. Brennan (Wyndham), £1 0s Did. for goods delivered, with costs (13s); Laidiaw and Gray, Ltd. v. A rrhihald C. Dixon (Nightcaps). £0 IPs, on account stated, with costs <£l His fid). ARCADE SHOPS. _ Possession of six shops in the Arcade was cia;aaed by the Dunedin Aicado Company irom Scott aim Co. ilio plaintii)s a,lso claimed £ll 8s id rent from September J. to September lit), li'dl, and £l3 2s LOci memo profits.— Mr j. JL Cal lan appeared for plaintiffs and Air W. G. iin.v for defendants.— Evidence in support of plaint ill’s case was given by Joseph caretaker of the Arcade, ami by Barren Boyd, secretary of the Arcade Company, the latter stating that: Scott and Co. occupied six simps at a total rent, of ;Cl a week. There was no written agreement or lease.— ln reply to Mr Hay, wit ness admitted that tno company wished to raise the rent of the shops. Ho also admitted that part of the reason why they had given notice to Scott and Co. was to get. a fresh tenant, so that they coidd put up the rents -Mr Hay calk'd Thomas ilenrv Cordoch, a partner in the firm of Scott and Co., who stated ho looked upon the rent as so much a week, payable for convenience hv the, month. Ho was a returned soldier.-— Thomas Sidney Scott said (hey objected when the company wished to increase the present rent, as it would put it above u hat was allowed under the legislation. No further slops had siren been taken.—-Mr Callan contended that protection conk 1 , not he claimed because Cordoch was a returned soldier, as ho was only a partner in the business.—Mr Hay contended that the spirit and intention of the Am was to protect soldiers; also that tin' wording of tiro Act was sufficient.--His M whip adjourned tho case idl Tuesday, to enable previous rent hooks to ho produced to determine if possible the terms, of (h A tenancy.