RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 154, 3 July 1888, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

By the Bench: Adams would have rfoeive his money if i> had bern forthcoming to Morliy and Saundere. His Worship said that Mr Bayfeild was sued personally whereas it was a CbamI pion Compauy basin? ss. He mnst therefore nonsuit the plaintiff with costs £1 Is.

[Before A. Turnbull Esq., R.M.] — WTtelan was charged with using obsoene language in Collingwood street on Friday last. — The defendant (a woman) was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labor.

Jones v. Qolding — Claim for 17s id, Judgment for amount and costs 14s.

Executors of Moses Creiodsen v. Osiorne — Claim for £48 17s, amount of promissory note dated 17th June 1885, drawn by the defendant in favor of the said Moses Crewdson, and interest. — The defence was that the money had been paid. Mr Pell appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr Harley for the defendant. — His Worship said after hearing the evidence that he should deal with the case under the equity and good conscience clause and give judgment for the defendant with costs £2 17s.

Pitcher v. Ulanohett.— Claim for £8 15s, monej alleged to be doe by the defendant to the plaintiff in respect of a horse entrusted to the defendant for snle.—Mr Pitt appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Harley for the defendant.

; Mr Pitt in oponing f.he case said that; the defendant was a borce dealer, a d oa it appeared from tbe faots of this case, a v«rv shrewd one, The plaintiff bad a borse, a very good one to look at but sot quite so good at going, and generally considered of doubtful value. Pitcher wanted Blanchctt to buy the horae for £3 10s, but he declined to give it. Thay ultimately arranged that BUnohefc& was to take tbe hor«e and sell him, Pitober to get £3 10s aad half of whatever ha got over and above tbat Bum. Bkncheto made certain swaps and deals, getting eometbing to boot eaoh time, and eventually found himself in possession of £S and another horse in exchange for Pitcher*. The horse he thus became possessed of he subsequently raffled for £3 so that altogether he raised £16 for Pitohtr'a horse, and the latter therefore claimed to be entitled to £9 15s, of which Blanchett had paid him £1,

, The defendant's version was that he was to sell the horse for what he could get, and anything he could get over £3 he was to keep. He would not give him £3 for the horse, because he knew that he could not even give him away in biß own district. He admittad ail the swaps and deals whioh were got through in about a fortnight, the last horse he got being unbroken, and he had to break him in before he raffled him. Judgment for £5 15s in addition to the amount paid into Court and costs £3 Ba. George Adams v. Bayfeild.— Claim for £5, amount of order on Morley and Sanders aawyerß at the Ohampion mine. Mr Pitt appeared for the defendant.

It appeared that the plaintiff was working for Sanders and Morley, contractors under the Champion Company, and he gave Mr Bayfeild an order to keep the money back for him out of the money due to them.

Mr Morley said he left the money with Mr Bayfeild.

Cross-examined : Mr Bayfeild told me I was overdrawn, bat that wbb impossible as I was only paid 75 per cent, on the work done, A. I>, Bayfeild: The plaintiff gave me an authority bo retain the money out of that due to Morley and Sanders. After the plaintiff's order on Mjorlgy and Sanders was received it was found that they were overdraw. Cress-examined: Adams requested me to retain £5 for him. I never received that money, and it was discovered afterwards that Mbrley and Sanders were overdrawn. The matter is one with which I personally was not in any way connected,