MAGISTRATE’S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4316, 27 March 1901, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

- CIVIL CASES. ’’(Before Dr. McArthur, S.M.)' , The following debts were recovered yes- ; terday. by. default of the respective clsiendanta : W aira-rapa -Farmers Co-operative . Association v. cnarles 'Bradshaw, -A5 11s 2d} costs All 3s <sd}- -'Smith and Smith v'. : Cnas. H. King, Al 5 17s 2d, costs 15s'; same v. William Vaughan, AlB 18s Bcl, costs A 1 I Is; Thos. E.- Corkhiil v. Elijah McFad- , den,- A 4 19s-Id. coats 10s; Dr Maelati v. Cyrus A. Annison, .AX Is, costs sa; Beter McArdle v. TVnii'B. ROwntrne, A 3 Is, costs ss; Menteath and Deere v. Wm. - Dunn, Al2 12s, costs 15s; Kirkcaldio and ; Stains v. Robert Talbott, ’A9 18s, costs Bs. j Nine disputed small debts, were set | down for hearing)’ The first was a rcl hearing of the case of C. T’. Emeuy against ■ T. Garland and'Wilson, Walters and Robertson, a, dispute'as to liability in tho ..matter of certain work for which plain- : tilf claimed to be entitled to preferential i payment from the assigned estate of the last two defendants. Garland was the person for whom the other defendants hud been erecting a building. Judgment had previously been issued against the lastnamed defendants, but refused against Garland. Yesterday judgment was given against. thAiatfercJbr Aub 10s, with A 6 Is costs. Mr Young appeared for plaintiff, and Dr Rrtight for Garland. alax Xtressig recovered A 5 (with A2 17a costs) from George Lamb, on account of !an ice chest supplied to him.. The dej fence was that',the* article was not what -Lamb aiiticipated.it would be. Cook and Gray sue.d Hugh Morrison, for A 6 on account of an assigned debt (for sheep dip). After taking some evidence, hia Worship, adjourned the case, to enable further evidence to be; called. Dr Tearo claimed AT 4s ’ from' Waiter H. Gallachan as rent for a stable. Defendant disputed liability. Judgment was given for plaintiff, with, costs. (A2 6s). . Amy Ross sued Pfancis McGovern for AlO. Dq< fendant had issued a distress against -plaintiff's husband.. lately proprietor of the Trentham Hotel; and had (it-was alleged) seized a cow belonging, to Mrs Ross—wherefore ihe claim for AlO damages was made. ’ Judgment was entered fOr plaintiff for A 8 lOs,' with A2 16s 8J posts. George Thomas .and James Campbell had two calves ‘‘as alike as two peas.” George Thomaa’s.calf got into tho paddockof . Campbell, and, after a lengthy argument, the parties, decided to bring the matter hefore’ Dr McArthur. Seven witnesses swore' that-"a certain calf)was the property of Thomas: four, gave evidence that Campbell owned' the calf which Thomas claimed. td ,b° his. ; ' His, Worship said he considered the weight of evidence to be in favour of Thomas. Judgment would ho for the return of the specific calf claimed by him,- but no costs would -be allowed. The other cases ■ had to he adjourned owing, to the lateness, of tho hour. ,