MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 12 September 1924, Page 3

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

WEEKLY SITTING

The weekly sitting of the Hawera Alagistrate’s Court was concluded yesterday, Air. J. S. Barton, jS.AI. presiding.

CIVIL DEFAULT CASES. Judgment for plaintiff, with costs against the defendant, was given in each of the following undefended civil cases: Smith and Easton v. Joshua Jones. £1 17s 3d; B. R Long v. A. S. Patterson, £2 10s; same v. H. Preston, £2.

FAAIA v. BROWN. In the. case in which ,B. A. Fama claimed from H. Brown the sum of £lO, being the balance of wages due ou a contract, his Worship gave his reserved decision in favour of defendant.

F. C. Spratt was for plaintiff and Air. J. Baylgy for defendant

BRICKLAYER’S CLAIAI. Hugh C. Fake, a bricklayer, of Hawera, claimed from Alary Morgan the sum of £l7 16s 4d, being the amount of an account due for work done. Air. L. A. Taylor appeared for the plaintiff and Air. O’Dea 'for the defendant.

Plaintiff in evidence said that a man named Alexander C. J. Welsh called at his house and, on introducing himself as Airs. Morgan’s manager, said he wanted a boiler installed, as his employer was going into the pig business. Witness said he would attend to the matter later, but not many days afterwards, when he was working on another job in town. Wtelsh canie rushing up shouting: “What sort of a man are .you ?” and demanding to know why he had not been to . instal the boiler. Witness said that subsequently negotiations with Welsh broke down, but one night Airs, Alorgan caught sight of him in the street, and the upshot of it was that witness was entertained to morning tea the following day by Mrs. Alorgan, who pointed out .lust where the boiler was to he installed. She told the bricklayer that evidently there was some misunderstanding with Welsh, who was very abrupt, but she assured witness that she. would pay for the work as soon as it was completed. Tlie work was put in hand, and witness noticed an advertisement in the paper stating that Mrs. Alorgan would not be responsible for any debts contracted by Welsh in her name. When the work was completed, witness sent several. requests for payment to Airs. Alorgan, and when he did not receive the money he notified_ her that lie was registering a lien against her property. Plaintiff’s two employees, Jaeljson and Tapp, deposed that Mrs. Morgan had told them not to take any notice of Welsh.

Mr. O’Dea said he would have been willing to settle the matter if Air. Taylor had met him in the matter of the lien, but Mrs. Alorgan was not prepared to bear the cost of setting it aside. He contended that plaintiff had not taken proper proceedings to establish the lien, and he quoted various authorities to prove his contention. Judgment was reserved.