MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Evening Star, Issue 20118, 7 March 1929, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

THURSDAY. MARCH T. (Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M'.)’ DEFAULT CASES. . Judgment for plaintiffs was given in! tho following undefended cases; —Dunedin Window and Vacuum Cleaning Co. Ltd., v. !v. costs 8s; Wimpemiy Bros, and Reid, Ltd., y. Anthony Hesse, £8 15s 3d, for goods supplier!: Charles Draper v. Cedric van Slyko (Timaru), £2O, money lent; Gold Baud Taxis v. Card no, £3 2s, for tav hire; D. Joseph, J. Joseph# and fl.i Kelly v. Mrs L. E. Austin Bartlett,; £3, for rent; J. and A. P. Scott, Ltd., v. D. Renton (Kaitangata), £42 Os od, for work done and goods supplied;; Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., y.; T, Lindsay (Wedderbuni), £2* 8s od, for goods supplied; J. and J. Arthur,; Ltd., v. J. Weddell, £lO 10s, for goods supplied; Otago Hospital Board y, II.; V. Walker, £3 ss, for board, lodging, and maintenance; Hallensteiu Bros., Ltd., v. John William Jacobson (Niagara), £7 13s sd, for goods supplied; W. Harris and Son, Ltd., v. Joint William Jacobson. £1 4s 6d, for goods supplied; Otago Hospital Board v. DStewart (Hakataramqa), £l9, for, board, lodging, and maintenance ; Jqh.’t Edward Butler, Ltd., v. James E. Miles (Fairlie), £2O 6s 9d, amount of dishonoured cheque; Ninimo and Blau, Ltd., v. L. R. Williams (Galloway), £5 11s sd, for goods supplied; \Vestport Coal Co., Ltd., v. J. E. ALewcll (Owaka), £3 13s Od, for goods supplied; John Chambers and Son, Ltd., v, A. McDonald, £2 4s 46, for goods supplied; Margaret Sproule Holley v. ; Tom Hughes (Wuifcahuna), £lB, for; hoard and lodging; Coulls, Somerville, Wilkie, Iq-td., v. Ralph Wnntlier Moore, £1 Is, for goods supplied; Sundstrum and Thompson v. Adelaide Durkin (Ashburton), £5 10s, for services renaered; OVigo Hospital Board v, Georg© Harneiss, £8 2s, for board, lodg-, ing, and maintenance; Standard Insurance Co., Ltd., v. Anthony Hesse, £4 17s 6d, for premium under fire policy;! Turnbull ami Jones, Ltd., v. Cecil Ashwell, £2 3s 2d, for goods supplied., JUDGMENT SUMMONSES.

Messrs M'Crackeu and Walls proceeded against N. Maloney in respect to a judgment summons involving a claim! for £5. Judgment was given for plaintiff, with costs, £1 2s, in default sixdays’ imprisonment. Dr J.. A. Jenkins proceeded against N. J. Maloney for a sum of £8 45, ; There was no appearance of defendant, and an order was made for immediate payment of this sum, with costs, £1 55, : in default nine days’ imprisonment. W D Cowie v. C- Ashwell, clauu lof, £6 10s. The defendant did not appear, and was ordered to pay the amount claimed, with costs, 10s, in default seieu days’ imprisonment. The Otago Co.-op Milk Supply Compauy, Ltd., v. Geo. Hamer, chum £.i 2s 9d on a judgment summons. Defendant did not appear, and an order, for payment of the amount was maciej with costs, 6s, in default throe imprisonment. RE-HEARING GRANTED. Norman Philip Hailes applied for a! re-hearing in a case in which an order was made against him for the payment of £3B ISs on a judgment summons,, the plaintiff being Margaret Carno Godfrey, . Mr R. A. Kmg appeared tor the defendant and Mr R. L. Fairmaid for the plaintiff. , „ In giving evidence the defendant said he had suffered very bad health and, acting on medical advice, had had to give up hard work. Nothing had been earned by him since September last. After cross-examination the case was adjourned for a week, on the application of Mr Fairmaid, who stated that he wished to obtain further evidence as regards defendant’s behaviour. REPAIRS TO CAR.

A resumption was made of the case in which Samuel de Beer proceeded against Samuel Bunting in respect to a claim for £22 lis del for woik done and goods supplied. Mr »W. L. Moore appeared lor the plaintiff and Mr J. B. Thomson for the defendant. It had previously been contended on behalf of the defendant that the repairs included in the claim should have been made under guarantee, audit was stated also that the account was not a correct statement of the material used.; Further evidence was given to-day by, Ivan Miller and Frederick Gillies, and the Magistrate reserved his decision., (Proceeding.)