MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 422, 13 June 1922, Page 5

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

TO-DAY’S CASES. THE CIVIL LIST. Air J. L. Stout. S.AL. presided at the civil .silting; of the Magistrate’s Court this morning.

Judgment for plaintiff by default was i given in each of the following; tiu- ! defended cases:—J. IT. .Duncan (Air I Oram) v. J. ICawrie, Foxtoii. £3 3s 9d, costs Cl Gs Gd; The Farmacy (Mr Cooper) v. Phil. Aylward, Bay of Plenty, £2 10s Sd. costs IT 3s Gd : I Frank B. Hewson (Air Hurley) v. I Charles Baxter. Wanganui. £2 3s, costs 1 LI 3s Gd ; Banaud and Abraham. Ltd. i (Air Abraham) v. 0. C. Tothill, Taranaki, £9O 17s Gd, costs CG Cs; AV. H. Gunning and Co.. Lid. (.Mr McGregor) 1 v. H. Morgan. Tokoniaru. CTO IGs 2d. ; costs 12 Us; J. E. C. Merton (Mr | Merlon) v. C. T. Mills, Wellington, £34 IGs 10d, costs £4 2s Gd; Beattie 'and Proctor (Mr I tines) v. Airs A. : Baker, Palmerston North, £l6 Gs Gd, ; costs £1 10s; .Millar and Giorgi (Air I .Meatyard) v. If. R. Faircloth, Hawera, ! £T lls Gd. costs IBs; B. Stondale (Air I A leaf vard) v. B. I!. Faircloth, £1 Is, costs T 3s. APPLICATIONS FOR POSSESSION. John Gibson, Palmerston North, was ordered tu vacate a tenement on or [ before June 27, 1922.

Alice E. Chlivelier, Karere, was or- ! dt-red to give up possession ol a dwell--1 ing on or bet ore July 4, 1922. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES,

Charles D. AlcLareit, Masterton, was I ordered tu pay Robert J. Allen the I,sum of £GG 19s within three months, in ! default throe months’ imprisonment. I 11. Iversel, Palmerston North, was I ordered to pay the sum of £l4 IDs lid i to E, Person (Air Oakley), in default 14 I days’ imprisonment.

DORDINGIIOUSE-KEEPERS DISPUTE. Mrs R. Kelly, boardinghouse-keeper, ot Wellington, proceeded against Mrs A. L. Russell, boardinghouse-keeper, of Palmerston North, for the sum of ±152 2s 6d, allegedly due as the balance owing on I'urin-uu-e. £4O and £lO allegedly owing on groceries, together with the sum of £2 2s t)d being interest on same. Defendant entered °u counter-claim for £135 i3s in respect of alleged misrepresentation, loss and damages. Mr O’Donovaii, of Wellington, appeared for plaintiff, and defendant was represented by -Mr Oakley. 1„ opening the case for defendant on the counter-claim, Mr Oakley said the action had arisen our of the sale of a boardinghouse Defendant had been given to uuder„laiul' bv plaintiff that tho conditions of jj )e i eas j. were more favourable than they afterwards appeared to be. She also alleeed that the number of boarders and the tariff they were paying had not > been stated correctlv.' and loss had boon mvq.ved bv ,he purchase of a cow m connection with ,|. publishment. since the animal had f.tiled to supplv a suflicient quantity ol mill;. Defendant also claimed it sum m respect of some household utensils, which 'he alleged plaintiff had unlawfully removed all \lier'' hearing evidence, the luncheon adjournment was