MAGISTRATE'S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10001, 19 June 1918, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

CIVIL CASES CLAIM FOR LEGAL FEES. In the Magistrate's Court yesterday, Mr W. G. 'Rdddell, S.M., delivered reserved judgment in a civil dispute in which Hutchison and Arnold, solicitors, sued members of tho family of Colonel Porter for tho recovery of ,£5-1 13s, being the balance of JKJ3 9s fid,, costs incurred in connection with a iNiativo Appeal Court caso in connection with, a block of land at Mangahanui. The magistrate said that Colonel Porter had assumed that ho had authority from tho children of the family and acted as administrator in tho caso in respect to which the fees were claimed. Colonel Pbrter further 'luul appointed Messrs Hutchison and Arnold to act as counsel for tho children.- The members of the family had claimed that they had given no authority to their father to ouipxoy tho plaintiffs as solicitors. This claim was upheld by the magistrate, who said they could not be held liable for sucli expenses as were incurred. Plaintiffs therefore were non-suited. Mr T. Neavo appeared for Mr Donald Porter, Mr A. LuKe for Raymond Porter and Mrs Hammond, and Mr G. Hutchison for the plaintiffs. ABOUT A PROMISSORY NOTE.

A civil case heard before Mr W. G. Riddoll, S.M., was that in which James Stuart, fanner, of Nelson, sued Albert Taster, of Wellington, for «£SO 10s in connection with an amount alleged to be duo on a promissory nolo. Judgment was given for plaintiff lor the amount claimed, with costs Xi is. DEFAULT DEBTORS* LIST.

Judgment was entered for plaintiff by default by Mr W. G. Ridden, S.M., in tho folio-wing undefended civil cases:— Henry L. liryenton v. James Puddle, XI "lud W, cpsta 12s; George and Kersioy, Ltd., v.,Miss Agnes Mur.phy, Ji-13 16s, costs £3 9s; Btmnatyno and Hunter, Ltd., v. P. W. Howard, &ZI 16s 3d, «osts J£i 13s; William George FAtchott v. Herbert F. Mandcr, i;l3 Is 6d, costs XtS 2s 6d; A. S. Peterson and Co., Ltd., v. F. W. Howard, M 7 15s, lid, costs £A sg; Kemp tho rue, Pressor and Co.'s N-'Z. Drug Co., Ltd.,"v. R. Reeves, Xl6 lis Bd. costs XI 10ri 6d; N.Z. Express Co., Ltd., v. F. W. Harding, 13a, costs ss; H. Bodlcy and Sons v. George James Douglas, Xi 10s Gd, costs I2s ; James Dillon v. William Herbert feherwood, MS 6s 7d, costs Ms; Spencer Georgo Rtidford v. James McC'rea, Xi 10s, costs 12s; Lovin und Co., Ltd., v. W; Biddlo, .£96 6s lOd, costs £4 18s. JUDGMENT SUMMONS CASES. '

.In judgment .summons cases, It. Sutherland was ordered to pay Hallenslein Bros., Ltd., OJI l'7s by July 2nd, in default hours' imprisonment; William Henry Kinvig to p;iy the N.Z. Automatic Bakeries, Ltd., tho sum of £7 lis 2d by July 2nd, or go to gaol for sovon days; Walter Lionel Chalklen, ordered to pay Anthony Shalloon and Co. ,£ll 8s by the samo date, or servo bovoii days in gaol.