MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 445, 10 July 1922, Page 5

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

TO-DAY’S PROCEEDINGS'

BY-LAW CASES

Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., presided at the sitting of the Magistrate's Court this morning. For having cycled on the footpath Victor Similar and George Wilcock were each fined 5s and costs 2s. Fines of 10s and costs 7s were imposed on R. Bryson and Francis Campbell for having obstructed a cycle track with their motor cars. F; S. H. Bolton was also fined a like amount for a similar offence, and was ordered to pay a fine of 10s. with costs 7s. for leaving his car without a roar light. _ Marjorie Kirkcaldie was mulcted jit the sum of £ I and costs 14s for having loft an insufficiently lighted car standing on a cycle track. Gerald 1). Kearney was fined 10s and costs 2s for haying Ids car insufficiently lighted. For similar broaches of the by-laws James E. Smith was mulcted in the sum ol £1 and costs 7s, and George Phillips was ordered to pay a fine of 10s and costs 7s. Ernest E. Store was fined £2 and costs 14s for having left his car on two occasions with insufficient lights, and in such a manner as to obstruct traffic. DEFENCE DEFAULTERS, E. W. Sampson was fined 10s and costs 7s for failing to attend a military" parade. A. L. Baggs was convicted and ordered to _ pay _ costs amounting to 7s for having failed to attend a parade. Staff Sergeant-Major Bell stated that defendant had attended an extra “drill” to make up for the one missed. CHARGES AGAINST MOTORIST. Albert Judd, of Tokomaru, who was represented by Air Cooper, was charged with O) negligent driving, (2) failing to, keep to the left side of the road when driving a motor car, and (3) using obscene language. The proceedings were tho outcome of a collision in Fitzherhert street on May 24 between a motor car driven by defendant, who pleaded not guilty, and a trap driven by Mrs Sexton, who was thrown out ol the conveyance.

AiTor hearing, the evidence for both sides, His Worship said that lor the prosecution was fairly consistent, hearing on the point that Mrs Sexton’s vehicle had not been on the wrong side of tlie road. Her evidence had been corroborated, and it had been shown that she pulled in hard to the left to avoid a collision. Taking the evidence all through it did not seem that she had even been on the wrong sido of the road. If defendant had kept a proper look-out the collision might not have occurred. Under the circumstances defendant was guilty of negligence. There was sufficient evidence to prove that defendant had used the obscene word complained of, hut it had not been proved that defendant was drunk. The charge of driving on the wrong sido of the road would be withdrawn. On the charge of negligent driving defendant would be fined £7, with costs and expenses totalling £3 19s. For having used obscene language defendant would, be fined £1 and costs 7s. The luncheon adjournment was then taken.