MAGISTRATE’S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8366, 28 February 1913, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27. . (Before Mr W. G. Riddell, S.M.) POLICE OASES. Kate Brady was fined 5s for drunk-, enuess. . Lucy Weston; who admitted having hosed obscene language, was fined £2 and ordered to pay 4s, witnesses’ expenses. A BORROWED SIDE-CAR. William JenMneon, dyer and cleaner, Wellington, sued Herman Hayman Kahn, Clothier, Wellington, for £3 Os 6d the value of a tyro and inner tube of a side-car alleged to have been damaged through the negligent and unskilful driving by defendant of a motor bicycle to which the side-car was attached. Jenkrnaon had lent the sidecar, to Kahn for a run on the Hutt road. Mr M. F. Luckie appeared for the plaintiff and Mr J. Dickson for defendant* After hearing evidence his Worship gave judgment for the plaintiff fOr £l, with costs 10s and ■ witnesses’ expenses '£l. IV".:. , -PU— , (Before Dr. A. McArthur, S.M.} A HOUSE CONTRACT. Dr. McArthur delivered reserved decision in the case of Arthur Robert Barnes, painter and , paperhanger, v. W. H. Collie, furniture dealer, and Percy Hudson, builder. Plaintiff claimed £46 19s 9d for work done on a house Tbr W. H. Collie at Island Bay, and the defendant Hudson counterclaimed for £2O for alleged non-com-pletion of his . sub-contract by the specified time. Judgment was given' for plaintiff Barnes on the claim (Which 'Was -admitted) end for defendant Hudson for the amount of the counter-claim. At the hearing Mr D. Jackson appeared for plaintiff; Mr Weston for the defendants. CONTRACTORS AT LAW. Edward Ross Sweeney, contractor, Kilbirnie, sued James Scott, : contractor, Ngaio, for £2l Is as the balance due for work done and material furnished in kerbing and channelling. ,Defendant counter-claimed for £l6 8s for Work alleged to have been done and material supplied in completion of the work referred to, and £lO as damages by’ reason of plaintiff’s failure and refusal to complete the -work in accordance with the agreement between the parties. Mr A. M. Salek appeared for the plaintiff and Mr P. W. Jackson- for the defendant. , Decision Was reserved. UNDEFENDED CASES. . Judgment for the plaintiff by default of defendant was given in the following undefended civil actions!—Alcock and Co., Ltd. v. W. T. Maher, £5 3s, afid £X 3s 6d; Charles R. Parata v. T. Ruaputahanga £34 9a fid, and £2 19s: Henry Wright v. John Moffatt, £2O 7s 9d and £2 15s; Charles Pratt and Co. V. F. E. Winnie, £2 14s 4d and 10s; same v. N. J. Smith, £5 10s 4d and £1 3s 6d; Lancaster Land Co., Ltd. v. John Moffatt, £25 and £2 15s; Empire Boxmaking Co., 1/td. v. F. Tapp, £3 12s 6d and ss; Townsend and Paul, Ltd. v. Frederick Diamond, £l9 8s 3d and £1 10s 6d; Dayton Money weight Scale Co., Ltd. v. Patterson Bros,, £5 and £1 0s 6d; Novelties Ltd. v. H. Hunt, £lO 2s 7d and £1 10s 6d; Florence May Paulsen v. John White, £l4 13s Id and £1 10s 6d; Smith and Smith, Ltd; v. Edgar H. Claridge, £2 15s 5d and 10s; J. B. Clarkson and Co., Ltd. v. William B. Watson, £1 Is and ss; Commercial Agency, Ltd. v. A. G. Sowman, 10s and ss; same v. Mrs Kate Ropiha, £4 5s 6d and 15s; John Georgs Wilkes (executor of J. G. Wilkes) v. Frank McMillan, 18s 4d and ss; Edward R. McL. Dvmock (for Peter Hudson and Co., Ltd.) v. F. W- Mills, £77 16s lOd and £4 8s lOd; A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd. v. J. Ling Lee, £2O 3s 4d and £2 14s; and Chas. Begg and Co., Ltd. v. Einily L. J. Batson, £SO and £3 Bs. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. Terangikawhiua was ordered to pay. Harcourt and others £125 10s by March 13th; C. R. P. Eden to pay J. G. Marshall £7l 3s 8d by March 13th; and W. J. Scanlon to pay W. M. Bannatyne and Co., Ltd., £4 6s 3d by March 13th. '