MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15649, 1 July 1914, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

CLAIM FOR DAMAGED TIMBER.

The damage done by a number of horses to a quantity of timber in a paddock o.i Mangero in January last was tho caus.) of an action which came before Mr. o.' C. Kettle, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, when Thomas Fordyce. b older of Mount Eden Campbell), cJ.Jrscl £10 lis 6d from Theodore H. Cas* •>.' contractor, of Ponsonby (Mr. Tole)." The evidence for the plaintiff w _ to the effect that some 15 or 20 horses • tied by the defendant had been put, \>-itliout authority, into a paddock, at Miigere where the plaintiff had stored a q-iauiifcy of timber, and % the result had ] been .tjia'. the timber was considerably , damage... The _ defendant claimed thai.he had authority to put tho horses into the' paddock,

t After hearing the evidence, Hia Worship said that lie was convinced that liu defendant had not had the neccsary authority to put his horses in the paddock, and was, therefore, really .a trespasser. In those circumstances, liu would have to pay fur the damage done, as Fordyco was rightfully on the property. . Tho plaintiff said that, he could now get about £3 10s for the damaged timber, and judgment was therefore entered for him fos the amount, claimed (£lO lis 6d) lesg £3 10s, and costs. i UNDEFENDED CASES. , ; In each of the following undefended cases judgment for tho amount claimed, with costs, was given for the plaintiff, by default:— S. Laurie and Co. v. .A. Reid Barton (To Kowhai), £9 15a 6dThode Bros. v. J. Clivo (Auckhnd), £3 14s 6d; Horace Cornish v. Joseph Costello (Newton), £23 7s; Percy Eden v. H. G. Marchant (Palmerstou NortM, £1 5 Auckland Steam Laundry Co., Ltd.. v.. M. Moserr (Kingsland), 3s;.James Jamieson v. Adam Rattray (Lyttelton), £7 10s; Aulsebrook and Co., Ltd., v. A. M. Morrin (Cambridge), £2 14s Annabella Mary Geddes v. Charles Addison (Auckland), £2 15s; George 8. I*intotfc and Co. v. R. W. Holmes (In\ercarg:illj. i £5; George Henning v. Wi Main (Melcar), £16 14s lOd; C. 0. Blake v. 0. T. Scoringe (St. Heliere Bay), £5 17s 4ri, Union Cash Stores v. A. Anderson (Auckland), £11 Is 8d; Nicholas and Daialey v. 11. Duffin, iun. (Auckland), 12s 6d; J. W. Hoare and Co. v.. H; J. Hintou (Rotorua), £6 lis sd; H. J. North v, J Ross (Newmarket), 8s; John D. Jones v. William Gray (Auckland), £25; Waitomata Frnitp rowers' Co-operative Society. Ltd., v. Caroline Lack (Thames), £1 5a 6d; Henry Bninbridgo v. E. Lye (Auckland), 18s Id; Frederick Bail v. John Wilson (Eden Terrace), £5 13s 4d; Nicholas and Daisloy v. M. Tabic (Auckland). £5 Gj; William Winn v. I. Harlem (Auckland), £1 8s 4d; Paul Bw.-t Marie Foley (Mount Eden), 12s; George Court and Sons. Ltd., v. M. Bairjtl (Ttaiorua), 16s 6d; Charles, F. Schrafft v, I). Mcl'vo? (Giov Lynn),l£l 8s 4d.