RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume II, Issue 57, 31 July 1862, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before J. Curling Esq., Ii.M.J July 21. George Campbell was lined ss, for drunkenness. July 22. Davenport v. Fairweathcr. Claim for wages of £l4 19s. ( Jd. Settled out of Court. July 23. Sinclair v. Fitz Gerald. A claim of £2O for wages, the plaintiff having abandoned £IG. 7s. to bring the case within the jurisdiction of this Court, Judgment ex parte for the whole amount and costs 15s. July 25. J, A. Smith i*y Co., v. A. Allan Claim of £3 ss. 9d. for goods. Judgment for the whole amount, and costs 21s. Rohottom v. Wilson. Claim of £2 5s for goods. Judgment for £1 ss. costs 75., defendant having paid £l. July 28. Charles Crossleg, was fined ss. for drunkenness. France v. Doherty. A claim of £8 Gs 5d for goods, Judgment for the whole amount and costs 12s. July 29. Boglan v. D. Smith. A claim of £5 12s. 7.’d. Amount paid into Court with costs ss. r Wood v. Cracknel!. A claim of £5 ss. for boots. Settled out of Court. J. A. Smith c!y Co. v. Sealy. This was a claim of £3 10s. 4d. for seed supplied by plaintiff to defendant. The case had been referred by consent to arbitration, but the parties were unable to agree as to the arbitrators. The question stood as to whether the seed was good or bad, and Messrs, Smith, Janisch, and Watt gave evidence in support ef the plaintiff’s case. Mr. Sealy, in defence deposed that the seed was bad, and did not grow. The bench gave judgment for the plaintiff, with costs, 19s. Sealy v. J. A. Smith § Co. Plaintiff sought to recover £l9 19s. for damages sustained in consequence of a bag of grass purchased from defendants proving to he worthless. Judgment for defendant, with costs Bs. Pitihera Kopu. v. Forester. This w r as an action for damages for unlawful detention of the schooner Effort, the property of the plaintiff. The plaintiff stated that defendant had seized and detained his vessel on a plea of not taking his goods up the Bay. The pilot unmoored the vessel,

and was about to take her out, when Capt. Forester jumped on board, and let go the anchor. The vessel was re-moored. He bought the vessel from Capt. Macfarlane, and had cleared of the money owing. A certificate of register was produced, but plaintiff’s name did not appear, and he stated that he had been to Auckland to have his name put in, but Capt. Forester was not there at the time. The defendant stated that he sold the vessel to the native originally, and they owed him moneyon account of her. He did not know the amount, but it was under £2O, and he had never get the balance from them. Plaintiff had told him he would settle that day. He went to Mr. Catchpool and told him to stop the vessel until they produced the register. He was sole owner on the register book in Auckland. Judgment for plaintiff for £5 and costs 13s.