MAGISTRATES COURT.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 2027, 17 September 1913, Page 6

MAGISTRATES COURT.

YESTERDAYS' SITTINGS. (Before Mr J. W Poynton, S.M.) UNDEFENDED OASES. Judgment was given for plaintiff in the following undefended cases for the amounts named : D.O.A. (Mr Fitzherbert) v. D. McDonald £6, costs £1 14s 6d; William Devine (Mr Hurley) v. W. Bevan £26, costs £2 19s; D. Wilson (Mr Beale) v. Leo Delaval £2 10s, costs ss. JUDGMENT SUMMONS. T. Sanfortl v. H. Hopkins claim £2 16s 6d to pay forthwith, in default seven days' imprisonment, or-er suspended provided lOjpa month is paid, first payment to be made on October 14. 4 ' RESERVED JUDGMENTS.

Judgment was given in the case F. Hur sfield (Mr Cooper) v. H Jarvis (Mr Fitzherbert), beard last Monday week. The claim was dismissed. Security for appeal was fixed at £5 os Judgment for plaintiff for £lOl 7s 3d, with costs £ll la was enterei in the case heard a fortnight ago in which A. E Blackbourn (Mr Mason) claimei from E. G. Sim (Mr Cooper) £lll 12s 6d allege Ito be doe for work done on and material supplied for a building erected for defendant in Rangitikei street. DEFENDED OASES.

M. Hart (Mr Cooper) proceeded aganist G. J. Edwar s (Mr Jacobs), claiming £2 15s, the value of some nr*vwoo» and a bath whic»> plaintiff alleged he had soM and delivere i to defendant. Judgment was given for 30s, the amount claimed tor the bath. TT , v H. J. Kingsbeer (Mr Hurley) claimei from the Gane Milkine Company (Mr Fitzherbert) £1 3s (id. alleged to be due for repairs to a motor cycle u»e» w'ule in the Company's employ.—Plaintiff stated he iad asked for payment of the amount, whioh was for a damaged mudguard, but it had not been made. A receipt be had given the Com any "in settlement of all claims," was for wages only.—H. Coapman, manager tf the local branch of the company tad an agreement with all its em loyees that the latter should su ply their own cycles while the company kept t h em in tyres, tabes, benzine and oil only.—Corroborative evidence was given by the company's other employees.—Judgment was entered f rdefen ant with costs wg.

Liquidator Frank Harris and Co., Ltd. (Mr Fitzherbert) v T. Sinclair (Mr Cooper), claim £ll fo--erectiou of a monument Ti>e evidence of witnesses having been previously taken in Aucklanl and Palmerston, counsel ad ressed the Court, His Worship gave judgment for t e plaintiff for full amuuot claimed and costs £5 7s.