MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 9 December 1931, Page 9

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

SITTING AT ELTHAAI. PLAINTIFFS AAVARDED DAAIAiGFIS. In the Alagistrate’s Court at Eltham yesterday Air. R. AA . Tate, S.AL, awarded £SO damages to Ada Pratt ond £25 damages and the sum or £oo l;s 3d as special damages for hospital and medical expenses to E. Pratt. The plaintiffs claimed from Allred Ware £204 Is 3d as damages arising ■out of the knocking down of plaintiff, Ada Pratt, by a horse belonging to the defendant and alleged to have been negligently ridden by his son Leslie ‘ ‘ln mv opinion the whole cause of the accident was the negligence of defendant’s son, who was riding the horse as the agent oF defendant, said Air. Tate, in giving judgment. The costs were £9 9s and security for appeal was fixed at £lO 10s. RESERVED JUDGMENT.

A-asS-sr* 4 iff £23? ‘of JS? counter-claim 1 ' l’eW tluu pa°y On an amended claim 1 51 « 09- . nu i costs plaintiff was awarded £25 ana £4 11s 6d.

AIHHICLES W ITH OF T LIGHTS Harry Walter Hch«- f“"Va and fined £1 and costs £1 U 1 on the charge of driving a metol rp tie Eltham Road without hgbV. Tl county inspector Vatedtbatthe tl, lmrrv B Gibson was filled £1 11s costs for driving- a motor car with ■only one head light. fined Heseltine AATlliam Edwards i 10s and costs 12s for riding a bicycle without a light 011 A w i] io Daniel Alexander WtheraU, * was charged with a similar offence on SntaTn Road was fined 10s and £1 who did not appear was fined 10s and 20s 6d costs on ft Sell and Maurice Sh«hy were each fined 10s and 10s > costa for riding a bicycle without a light. CHARGE OF THEFT. Raymond-Hook, a youth was ohni^ d with‘stealing the sum ot £■> f rom Reuben Capener at R.iverlea. Sergeant Ilenjry stated that Capener missed a £0 note from hisl pocket and be informed Constable O Donogbue, who questioned defendant. The lattei admitted having, taken the note and concealed it in the lining of his- coat The sergeant said that defendant liac! previously been convicted of breaking and entering in 1925 and had been, a ward of the State. That was all that was known against him and he was a good worker. '• ' The magistrate said lie would admit the youth to probation for 12 months, but pointed out that this would be his last ohanoe.