MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16737, 18 December 1914, Page 5

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

CHRISTCHURCH.

At the Magistiate's Court yesterday, before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., Gavin Brown, a second offender, charged with being drunk in Cashel Street, and also with procuring liquor v.liile prohibited, was fined 10s, in default foity-eight hours’ imprisonment, on each charge. Minnie Brown, changed with being disorderly while drunk in luam Street, was sentenced to fourteen days hard labour. , , , ... In the following cases, judgment with costs was given for plaintiff by default:—John Haigh v. J. E. Woodruffe, £7 14s; Ridley’s Teas, Ltd. v. J. A. M’Liiitcck, 10s; Andrew Lees v. P. J. Daley, £5 3s 3d; Bell Bros. v. John Button, .*6l Is; Christchurch Building and Land Society - (Permanent) v. G. L. Ostler, £9l 10s sd; Frederick Charles Hunt v. Arthur Thomas Woolme, £2 2s lOd; William Congreve and Sons, Ltd. v. Edgar Smith. £1 18s lid; I\. Strange and Co. r. Harry Norton, .£6 11s 2d: R. Allow and Co. v. W. H. Poole, £8 9s lOd; Longden and Co. v. John Blackburn. £7 13s Id; Graham, Wilson and Smellie v. George Hare, £o 10s; Mnnro and Hickenbottom v Victor Cotton, £3 15s; Large and Allen v. Lawrence Howard, £2 4s fid; Wuunairi County Council v. Charles S. Moore. £7 3s 2d: C. Panned and Co. v. H. Cox, £1 7s'fid; same v. Robert W. Poole, £1.3 16s; Mnnro and Hickenbottom v. William M’Cleary, £1 4s fid; W. C. Green v. H* B. 0 7 Louglilin, .■€/ 18s -dt A. Hollobon and Son v. A. T. G. Svmons, £4 19s; W. F. Tait and Co. v. S'. R. Lovell, £2O 3s 4d; Haling and Co. v. Thomas Crooks, £36 16s sd; Wardell Bros. v. Patrick Joseph Daly, £l2 3s 7d: Joseph Pickles and Son v. Crescent Manufacturing Company, 7s (costs only). DEFENDED CASES.

Robert T. Graham claimed from Iranis H. Paterson tho sum of £2B 14s, being amount of money alleged to have been lent by plaintiff to defendant on August 31 as part of partnership deposit in a cycling business. Defendant made a counter claim against plaintiff for the sum of £2B 17s fid, being amount owing by plaintiff for board and lodging, balance on a lady’s bicycle, cost of pedals, agreements , costs and a cycle tyre. After evidence had been heard, in which defendant denied having roceived the money from plaintiff, the Magistrate gave judgment for defendant on the counter claim for £2O and costs. The Waimairi County Council claimed from Ada Wood the sum of Is 7d, being rates due. Judgment with costs wus given for plaintiff. * - T. Stevens claimed from F. H. Patterson tho sum of £2 ss. being amount due in respect for ploughing and discing. Defendant admitted having authorised the work to be done, and judgment for £1 18s with costs was given for plaintiff. John Wilkinson claimed from Sarah Elizabeth Wilkinson the sum of £8 in respect of a cart which he claimed" he owned. . Plaintiff stated that he had bought the cart with his own money about nineteen years ago, and paid either £26 or £2B for it. He left his father’s home a few years ago. and left the cart there for his father’s use as long as he lived. The father had died a little while ago, but his stepmother had refused to hand over the cart. The cart had been sold since for £4. For the defence it was claimed that plaintiff did not pay for the cart, and that plaintiff’s father had paid for it. Judgment was given for defendant with John Wilkinson (Mr M. Donnelly) claimed from Charles Howard (Mr Salter) the sum of 19s, being amount due by defendant for cutting grass. Defendant counter-claimed from plaintiff the sum of £2 12s in respect of some ploughing which plaintiff ordered. Judgment was given for plaintiff in the claim, which was admitted, and also in the counter-claim.