MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17155, 7 November 1917, Page 10

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Tuesday, November 6. (Before Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) Default _ Cases. —Judgment was given for plaintiffs in the following undefended cases: Trustees of Andrew Lees v. Thomas Richard Hindis, .claim £1 6s 2d, for goods supplied, with costs (6s); W. Hastic and Co. v. James Torrance, claim £1 4s 3d, for meat supplied, with costs (ss); Geo. T. K. M'Kenzio v. Louis Peterson (Southland), claim £2 3s 4d, for tea supplied, with costs (£1 12s); Archibald Miller v. A. Ogg, claim £5 16s 9d, for groceries supplied, with costs (8s); Phoenix Company (Ltd.) v. Mrs C. M. Olliver (Motueka), claim £23 9s 2d, for confectionery sold. The costs (£1 3s) with the actual claim were mado against the separate estate of defendant.

Judgment Summons. —Charles J. Johnston, draper, Dunedin, claimed £15 10s from Alexander Bagley for goods supplied.—No order was made by tho magistrate after the defendant had given evidence regarding his financial position.

A v Defended Case.—The Bruce Railway and Coal Company (Mr Brasch) v. Charles Robert Sims, of Broad Bay, building contractor, and Walter Nigel Oliphant, of Dunedin, accountant (Mr Ramsay).—This was a olaim under the Wages Protection and Contractors', Liens Act to recover the sum of £16 17s lid for material supplied in connection with a contract for tho erection for tho defendant Oliphant of a house at Brond Bay, which work had been done under subcontract with the defendant" Sims. —The defence was that it had not been proved that tho material olaimed for had been supplied for Oliphant's job, nor that there was a continuous contract for the _ supply of such material. Further, that it had not been proved that notice had been served on both defendants (Olinhant and Sims), as required by the Act. —His Worship reserved judgment.