MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3495, 3 November 1926, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

CIVIL ACTIONS. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given by Mr J. H. Salmon, S.M., in the following civil claims presented at the Palmerston North Magistrate’s Court yesterday;—W. S. V. Bransgrovc (Mr Grant) v. G. Howard, claim £l3 13s, costs £2 16s: Moore, Hughes and Co. (Mr Grant) v. W. Watson, costs only, £l. 10s: Woods Motors, Ltd. (Mr Grant) v. A. L. Moray, claim £-42 ISs 3d, costs £4 3s 6d: same v. E. Hanford, £7, costs £1 10s 6d; Burton Brewery, Ltd. (Mr Oakley) v. J. J. Swiggs. £164 19s lid. costs £8 2s 6d; W. R. Kells (Mr Grant) v. Pen Bunga. £l4 6s, costs £3 8s; W. Hughes (Mr Grant) v. E. Ncwdick, £7 Os 6d, costs £2 4s 6d; State Advances Office v. Victor E. Harman. £3B 15s 9d, costs £1 10s; W. S. and W. I’. C. Woodroofe (Mr Grant) v. A. Oliver, £5 10s, costs £1 14s 6d; Hodder and Tolley (Air Cooper) v. R. Arthur, £6 9s 3d, costs £2 Os ‘id; 1-1. C, Barnett (Mr Merton) v. M. A. Hunter, £l. Is, costs 8s; Mrs C. M. Francis (Mr Morton) v. C. Larsen. 12s lOd, costs 18s; same v. Pat Kauri. 16s 7d. costs £1 3s; J. L. 0. Merton v, J. Raupi, £6 15s 6d, costs £1 10s 6d: N.Z. Express Coy. (Mr Cooper) v. J. L. Vogt, £1 10s 3d, costs 8s; Kiwi Bacon Coy. (Mr Laurcnson) v. A. E. Miles, £lO 0s costs £2 14s; same v. A. Ollivcr, 17s 2d, costs 12s; Cash Trading Co (Mr Clayton) v. C. D. Oliver. £l2 11s, costs £2 ISs. judgment Summonses. C. H. Whitehead (Mr Lauronson) secured an order for the payment by ,T. Brcsmohan of £5 3s 6d. with 15s lid costs, in default 5 days’ imprisonment. Cyril Moody was ordered to pay E. J. Nash £ll Os 6d, in default 11 days’ imprisonment. Costs wore fixed at £1 Is. Goldfinch and Cousins (Mr McGregor) secured an order for the. payment by G. Cameron of £ll ISs Gd, in default 12 days’ Imprisonment. F. H. Hildreth was ordered to pay J. Borrigan (Mr Ongloy) £6 6s by instalments of £l 11s 6d, or suffer 6 days in gaol. Costs were 15s 6d. Hallenstein Bros., Ltd. (Mr Cooke) secured an order for the payment by H. S. ITood of £7 7s sd. by instalments. Default was fixed at 7 days' imprisonment. In tho case of W. Hcmmings (Mr Ongley) v. W. H. Hickson, plaintiff obtained an order for £55 Ms at £lO a month, in default 55 days on the Terraco. Jackson and Craven secured an order for G. Caddy to pay his debt of £3 6s 10d. Three days’ imprisonment was fixed as the alternative.

AVHKX BY-LAWS MAY BE BROKEN.

TO AVOID ACCIDENT. ■Reserved judgment in the case In which Herbert W. Hunt was proceeded against on Monday for allegedly failing to keep to the correct course when turning an intersection in the Square was given by Mr ,T. H. Salmon. S.M., in the Palmerston North Magistrate’s Court yesterday. His Worship said that having viewed the spot in the Square corner at Coleman place, ho had no hesitation in accepting defendant’s explanation of the incident as the only feasible one. It was quite clear that a person was entitled to infringe the Borough by-laws in order to avoid an accident. A serious accident might have occurred in the ' case under review and in the circumstances the charge would be dismissed.