RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6534, 23 January 1883, Page 4

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Monday, 22nd January. (Before E. H. Carew, Esq., R.M.)

In the following cases judgment was given for plaintiifa by default:—Edward Sheedy v. Leong Tow, cluim £3 7s, on a judgment summons ; James Liston v. F, C. Bourdon, claim £3 16s, for goods supplied; P.Carroll v. Jos. Bonnie, claim £7 15s.

D. M'Leod v. W. A. Lightbourne.—Claim for board and lodging for a groom.—Mr Denniston, who appeared for the plaintiff, said he believed defendant had departed for other lands, and it would be of no use going on with the case.—The case was accordingly struck ont.

Bank of Now Zealand v. The Main Lode Gold-mining Company.—Claim £C 3 14s Od, balance of account due. —Mr Hosting appeared for tho plaintiffs.—The case had been adjourned for the production of certain documents. These were now put in, and judgment was given for the plaintiffs for the amount claimed, and costs. : . William Eames v. William Lloyd.—Claim £2 12s Cd, money due for partial use of a tent at the Musselburgh rifle meeting en' the 9th and 10th November, 1882. —Mr Harvey-ap-peared for the plaintiff, and Mr Denniston for the defendant.—Judgment was given for plaintiff for the amount claimed.

William i'leming v. James Riley*—Claim £0, damages for the wrongful detention of. a fishing-net.—Mr Denniston appeared for the plaintiff, Mr Chapman for the defendant,— Plaintiff Btated that the'net did not belong*} him but was in his charge, and he was in the habit of fishing in the Kaikorai stream with.it for flounders and mullet. He then gave evi-. dence regarding the'seizure of the net by defendant, and stated in cross;examination that' he did not know there were trout in the Kaikorai stream.—Mr Chapman said the def euce would turn on the Salmon and Trout Act, and it would be shown that the defendant, being an officer of the Acclimatisation Society, appointed under that Apt, had full power to seize the net.—Evidence in accordance with this statement was heard, and his Worship gave judgment for the plaintiff, ; ordering the return of the net and the payment of costs. ' Davis, Campbell, and Co. v. Anderson and Co.—Claim £100, for potatoes sold.—Mr D. M. Stuart appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr Macdonald for the defendants.—Judgment was given for plaintiffs for £55175.