MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13893, 3 May 1907, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TunnsDxv, May 2. (Before Mr H. Y. Widoweon, S.M.) Judgment was given for plaintiffs in the following undefended cases:— Cooke, Howlison, and fo. v. Diehard Charles Waghoru, St, Kildn, £2 10s sd, for work and material; costs ss. Laidlaw and Gray v. Andis AVickiar.d, X-crtb-East Valley, £4 t)3 Bd, tor Roods; cost; Ms. Mills, l)ick, and Co. v. Nicholas Moloney Ba'clutha, £3, tor good 9! costs 10s. jjrace. AVindle, Blyth, and Co. v. W. T. May and Co., Cromwell, £8 Is Gd, on a dishonoured promissory note; costs 2!s (id. Thomson, ]Jridgcr, and Co. v. Gustavo R. Harrison Anderson's Bay, claim Si lis 2d, dn a judgmint summons.—Defendant did. not appear, »> and was ordored to pay the balance owing (£1 lis 2d) with lis expenses forthwith it default seven days' imprisonment—Mr Mc.ori appeared for the plaintiffs. 0. J. Scott, Official Assignee in Bank rupti'y at l'allnerston North, acting in con iiection wjili the property of A. H. Sndtl nni Barraud and Abraham v. Mendelsohn am Sou, eli'.im .5s damages for breach of con tract.—Mr John MacUregor appeared foi plaintilT, and Mr L. T. Burnard, instructed bv Messrs Mondy and Stephens, for defend ant?.—Further . argument was taken in tlii: case.—Mr MaeGregor admitted tliat lioWo; ltnablo to support the Official Assignee's right to sue, but applied lo have the.bankrupt ii: person ad:;?d as plaintiff.—Mr Burnard sub initted that leave to add should not be grantee when, as in the present ease, the original plaintiffs had no light of action, and citcc numerous authorities in support- of this cm tentioi!.—llis Worship hold Mr Barnard'! view, aiul nonsuited plaintiffs with £1 1G: co;ts.