MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVIII, Issue LXXVIII, 13 June 1919, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TO-DAY'S SITTING

Mr J. G. L. Hewitt presided over this morning's sitting of the Magistrate's I Court. POLICE CASES. Horace McCabe, for a breach of his prohibition order, was lined 30s and costs. George McCallum, for supplying liquor to the previous defendant, knowing him to bo prohibited, was lined £5, with cos to. Billy Hori, for a, breach of the peace at Nomianby, was lined £1 with, costs. BY-LAW INFORMAL JLOXS DISMISSED. The Magistrate dismissed the information against R. G. Oockerton and D. Grantham, who were charged with having committed a breach of the bor- { ough by-laws by cutting the corner of j Glover road and Union streets. His j "Worship upheld Mr P. O'Dea's conten- j tion that this corner was not an intersection within the meaning of the bylaw, but a junction, DEBT CASES. Judgment was entered for plaintiffs, with costs, in tJio loilowing undefended cases:—J. Goldstone v. li. McMillan, £2 10s; G.T. Wasley v. E. McMillan, £3 18s; H. \\\ Davy v. E. McMillan, \£S 18s 9d; T. B. Close v. J. Batters, £16; Farmers' Ob-op. Society v. Ngaru To Wehi, £3 7s 9d; T. Kata Thompson v. Hohepa Ngarewa, £19 17s 3d; 0. R. Corrigan v. Mura Tikapa, £96 13s Gd; N.Z. Loan, and M.A. 00. v. Aka Manu £21 7s; Hallenstein Bros., Ltd., v. J. Minhinnick, £2 6s 6d; T. Kata Thompson v. Te Puia, £1 7s 4d (as against separate estate); Farmers' Co-op. Society v. Joe Epai, £14 14s 8d; Goile land Sons v. \V. P. McNamara, £12; B. R. Long v. Ngapiki Tenawiri, £8; same v. Teono Pa-roo, £13 los; same v. Hori Wikimori, £13 10s.

JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. B. R. Long (Mr Bayley) v. Billy Ngeru.—The debtor was ordered to pay £6 forthwith, in default six days' imprisonment. Farmers' Co-op. Society (.Mr Ethenngton) v. A. Tullock.—Defendant was ordered to pay £4 6s 9d within one month, in default three days' imprisonment. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. Ernest Bailey, carpenter, Hawera (Mr P. ODea) proceeded against Peter Theodore Pedersen licensee of the Empire Hotel (Mr G. H. Ryan), for £30. It appeared from the evidence for the plaintiff that on April 19 last the plaintiff, with, a number of others, was leaving the hotel premises at six o'clock, I when he got las hand jammed in the | door of the Princes street entrance ' through the porter (Colman) slamming the door. He had his hand badly smashed and consequently was absent from work for nearly two months.

I Evidence for the plaintiff was also given by Taka Adlam and Simon Penny. Mr Ryan, for the defence, contended that the porter was only carrying out his duty lawfully in clearing the bar at six o'clock, and shutting the door, and the defence denied that the porter was responsible for the injuries to the plaintiff, who had taken hold of the door at his own risk. There was plenty of room for plaintiff to have got out of the door. The licensee, in his evidence, said the plaintiff did not blame him for the accident. Mr Ryan was unable to c-all the porter, as he hs>A left the district. The Magistrate, after visiting the premises, said the plaintiff's story was substantiated, and he gave judgment for the plaintiff for £20.