MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13750, 15 May 1908, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

UNDEFENDED CASES.

Presiding over yesterday' sitting of the Magistrate's Court, Sir. C. C. Kettle, S.M., gave judgment for plaintiffs in the following undefended cases: George Tutt v. Albert Woods (Ellerslie), £7, and costs £1 3s 6d; dagger and Harvey v. George M avail (Waikiekie), £6 14«, and coats £2 Is 6d; same v. A. Mayall (Waikiekie), £3 lis 4d, and costs £2 Is 6d: Direct Supply Company, Limited, v. L. Sutton (Raglan!, £6 2s lOd. and costs £1 7s 6d; Smith and Caughey. Limited, v. David Davis. £2 10s. and costs 12s: Skeates and Boekaert, Limited, v. G. Partridge• (Pal-' merston North), £5, and costs £1 0s 6d; Watkins, Stericker and Co., Limited (in liquidation), v. James MacQnarier (Opotiki), £8 16s 9d, and costs £1 3s 6tl; the Bretford Woollen and Tailoring Company v. George Morris (Helensville), £1 10s, and costs ss; Adolpli Voght v. 11. G. Stewart ihape), £50 6s Sd, and costs £3 15s 2d; C." IvingsleySmith v. W. H. Pickering, £2 14s, and costs 10s; D.S.C., Limited, v. A. B. Dent (Whangarei), £3 16s 2d, and costs 10s; Augustus Cameron v. W. A, Blair, £2. and costs 10s; Titos. Jenkins v. E. King, £4- ss, and costs 6s; Isabella Webber v. Ciias Gravdon, £8, and costs £1 3s 6d; Waitcmata Fruitgrowers' Co-operative Society, Limited, v. C. F. Dittmer (Helensville), £4 13s. and costs 10s; J. Hodgson v. C. Lyon (Waverlsy), £66 18s 7d, and costs £5 8s; Samuel Vaile and Sons v. F. W. Stemhridge (Ponga), £12 16s 6d, and costs £1 ISs 6d. A BANANA TRANSACTION. Arthur Tooman and Co.. auctioneers, claimed from Riley. Scott, and Co., auctioneers, of Dunedin, £63 ss, and £9 2s lOd, as being the value of bananas sold and delivered, and the cost of the freight on shipment to Dunedin respectively. Mr. Clayton appeared, for the plaintiff, and Mr. F. E. Baume, K. 0.; for the defendants. _ . From the evidence, it appears that the plaintiffs made a contract with the defendants to supply them with a quantity of bananas at Dtineclini but upon arrival at that port the shipment was condemned, it having been found to be attacked with the fruit fly. and the defendants refused to pay for the goods. For the plaintiffs evidence was called to show that the bananas were in a green and sound condition when they left Auckland, while the defendants held that, by not landing the fruit in good condition, the contract had been broken by the plaintiffs. A great deal of evidence was called, and at six p.m. the case was adjourned for legal argument.