DEFENDED CASES.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6652, 28 October 1908, Page 4

DEFENDED CASES.

A TAILOR’S BILL. B. Norton and Co., tailors (Mr Barnett), sued Allan Steel Ramsay (Mr Jackson) for £3 ss. His Worship gave judgment for the plaintiffs for £3 5s with costs £1 15s. A CLAIM FOR. COMMISSION. . Thomas Vornon Venables, commission agent (Mr Dunn), sued Alfred Eonge, farmer (Mr Treadwell), for £124 8s 9d. The statement of claim set out _ that the defendant employed tho plaintiff as agent to dispose, by way of ’ exchange, of his property at le P r k>o of tho land to he £4977 10s, and tho plaintiff's commission to be £2 10jj per cent, on tho price, Tho plaintiff also claimed that a contract for tho exchange was arranged - through his agency. After tho evidence in support of the plaintiff’s caso had been hoard, the caso was adjourned until Friday. (Before Mr W. G. Riddell, S.M.) ROWING CLUB SUBSCRIPTIONS. The Wellington Rowing Club (Mr Nielsen) sued William G. Nias ‘ (Mr Arthur), for the sum of £2 7s 6d—-bal-ance of subscription to the club for season 1906-07, 15s; subscription for season 1907-08, £1 10b, and fine for overdue subscriptions, 2s 6d. Judo--ment was given for the plaintiff club for £2 7s 6d, with costs, £1 12s. BOARD AND LODGING. Constantine George Nicholl (Mr P W. Jackson) sued William MoKinstrv (Mr Neave) for £2 10s, for board and lodging, and money lent. Judgment was given for tho plaintiff for tho amount claimed, with costs £1 12s. A FAMILY SQUABBLE. Arthur George Jacobson, painter,' sued Albert Valentine Jacobson, printer, and John Gustav© Jacobson, plumber, the executors under tho will of the lato Hans Jacobson, for tho sum of £8 19s sd, the amount of money received by the defendants in May, 1908. for tho use of tho plaintiff, and retained by them. The defendant John Gustavo Jacobson, counter-claimed for the sum of £l6 for hoard and lodging from July to November, 1901, being twenty weeks at 16s a week, Tho defendant gave tho plaintiff credit for £4 4s, being the amount p-aid in part payment. and the counter-claim was therefore for tho balance, £ll 6s. His Worship gave judgment for the plaintiff for the amount claimed, with costs 13s. Tho defendant was nonsuited on the counter-claim. Mr Dix appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Blair for tho defendants.