MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13014, 3 November 1905, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

UNDEFENDED CASES. Me. C. C. Kettle, S. M., presiding over yesterday's J sitting ; of the ■; Magistrate's Court, gave judgment for plaintiffs by default in the following cases:—G. A. Coles and Co. v. J. McCarthy, £11 Is lOd, and costs £1 19s 6d; Trade Auxiliary Company of New Zealand, Limited, v, R. St. George, £1 ss,' and. costs 10s; Auckland Carters' Union v. P. Purcell, 18s, and costs ss; same -v.. J. James, 18s, and costs ss; Knight, Love and Co., v. L. H. Claudit, £9 9s 6d,and costs £1 8s 6d; W. A. Ryan and Co., Limited, v. W. E. Burley and Co., £88 8s 2d, and costs £4 14s; James Moves v. D. Hibbs, £6 Is, and costs £1 3s 6d; Robert Furncss v. Sarah A. Negnie, £4 Is lid, and costs 10s; Nathan and Foote v. N. Malcolm, £20 13s 6d, , and costs £2 14s; Joseph Ritdez v.. Mate •Vujcich, £1 17s 6d, and costs ss; Collins Bros. 1 ami Co., Limited, v. D. Clark, £13 10s 2d, £.hd costs £1 12s 6d; Robert Rew v. Alfred Hill (Huia), £11 16s 2d, and costs £2 10s 6ci; A. and T. Burt, Limited, v. P. A. Smith, £6 19s 3d, and costs £1 3s 6d ; J M. Laxon v. Win. McCutcheon, £5 7s 9d, and costs £1 9s 6d ; J. Andrew v. Mrs. Murphy, £1 Is, and costs ss; Parker-Lamb Timber Co. v. R. H. Musefield, £2 10s 9d and costs £1 Is; Hesketh and Aitken v. 11. Menzies, £40 13s lOd, and costs £2 18s; inhabitants of Remuera Road. District v. owner of lot 14 of allotment 3 of section 16, £4 10s, and costs £4 7s 3d same v. owners of lots 26, 27, 28, and 40, of allotment 3. section 16, Suburbs of Auckland, 6s lid, and costs £4 Bs6d; R. H. Hopkins v. H. Rotherv, £5 13s 4d, and costs £1 3s 6d; W. Kilgour v. B. Colbourne, £5 Bs, and costs £1 4s 6d "•"■' H. Chapman v. A. j Williams, £12 12s 9d, and costs £1 10s 6d; Mount : Eden Road Board v. A. H. Walker, £3 18s Id, and costs ss; David Silk v. Daniel Weir, £7 15s, and costs £1 3s 6d; Mary G. Dalziel v James Dateiel, £2, and costs 10s: P.. C. Freeth v.M. Majcroni," £3 Is, and costs 10s. , " . A BICYCLE CASE. Mr. . C. C. Kettle, S.M., gave judgment in the case in which Alexander Morton sued S. Holden Howie for £65 for five bicycles, handed by the plaintiff to the defendant for sale. The magistrate said the case was only one of facts, there being no question of law. He was satisfied the bicycles were used by defendant, or by people in his authority, in a manner not authorised by the plaintiff. Ho gave judgment for £14 Is and costs, defendant to keep the refuse of the bicycles. . ~ PLAINTIFFS NONSUITED. E. W. Whitehead and Son sued Charles A. Nadir for £12 12s for services rendered in valuing the furniture of a hotel in course of sale. After hearing some of the evidence, the plaintiff elected to take a nonsuit, with costs, Mr. Lundon appeared for the defendant, and Mr. Elliott for the plaintiffs: - . L. L. Levy sued D. Sutherland, billiardroom proprietor, for £3 15s, for services rendered as manager of the billiardroom. For the plaintiff, the evidence showed that he had looked after the defendant's billiardroom on race days. The arrangement was that he was to be paid 5s a day. The defendant admitted that the plaintiff had, in a friendly way, taken charge of his billiardroom on some ! occasions. He had been paid, however, all that was owing to him. He produced books showing entries of amounts paid to Levy. The magistrate nonsuited the plaintiff, with costs. The defendant intimated that he would not claim costs. " DAMAGE TO A HOUSE. Mary A. represented by Mr. J. O. Martin, sued A. 'Litherlahd for £2 7s, damage, • alleged to have been caused to a house the . defendant rented from the plaintiff. The "amount";also included rent, £1 lis 6d, which amount the defendant admitted he owed,' and tendered. The magistrate, after hearing evidence for both sides, gave judgment" for £2 la 6d. -