MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20801, 21 August 1929, Page 3

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Tuesday - , August 20. (Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M.) DEFAULT CASES. , Judgment for the plaintiffs was given m the following cases;—S. Frame v. Mam Mantel (Wedderburn), claim £1 7s Gd, for goods supplied, with costs (12s); J, Brunton v, Lear Gribbcn (Karitane), claim £3 10s, for goods supplied, with costs _(£l 5s Gd); Comihissioncr of Taxes v. William Henry Armstrong, claim £6 2s Gd, for income tax due, with costs (15s); same v.lleginald Clive Bell, claim £1 10s 4d, for income tax due, with costs (8s); game v. Empire Motors, Ltd., claim £26 ss, for income tax due, with costa (£1 XOsl; Peter Young Bell (Mosgiol) v. Albert Lloyd (Saddle Hill), claim £5 12s Gd, for goods supplied, with costs (£1 11s 6d);. M'Callum and Co., Ltd., v. Albert Edward Laney, claim £6 15s Id, amount of account stated, with costs (£1 18s 6d); H. Isaacs v. George Smith (Tokanui), claim £3 ss. for goods supplied, with costs jf£l 6s 6d): A. J. Allen. Ltd., v. J. E. Nicholson, claim fl 7s 3d, for goods supplied, with costa (10s); Draperv Supply Association, Ltd., v. E, A. Williams (Arrowtown). claim £1 9s 6d, for goods supplied, with costs (Ss); same v. Alice 31. Woods (Hawea Flat), claim £G Ifls, for goods supplied, with costs (£1 12a fid)! J. 31‘Grath and Co. v. Angus M’Donald, claim £3, for goods supplied, with costs (£1 4s Gd); Cuas. Begg and Co., Ltd., v. Ellen Catherine Hamilton, claim £1 15s. for hire of piano, with costs (10s): William Hamer and Annie Hamer v. George More Smith, claim f’27 19s Gd, for rent due, with costs (£4 2s Gd). JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. Heard's, Ltd., v. A. E; Cooksley. claim £lO6 Is 9d, on a judgment of the court.— The debtor did not appear, and was ordered to pay the amount, with costs (£2 2s) forthwith, in default three months’ imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended so long as he pays £l2 per month, the first payment to be made on September 20. Scott Stanley Sign Company v, John Burton Berry, claim £IC 7s lod, on a judgment of the court.—Thera was no appearance of the judgment debtor, and an order was made for the immediate payment of the amount, with costs (21s), in default 14 days' imprisonment. ' CLAIM BY LANDLADY. Margaret Day proceeded against L. D. Austin on a claim for £lO 4s, made up as follows:—Rent of rooms £3 ss, damage done to the property of the plaintiff by defendant whilst he was occupying the rooms £0 6s 6d, and coal and wood belonging to plaintiff used by the defendant 12s Gd. —Mr R. 31. King appeared for the plaintiff and 3lr N. W. Allan for the defendant.—The plaintiff in evidence said that the defendant had rented a furnished fiat _ from her, and when he and his family took possession they borrowed from her some crockery which they used until they left. On this occasion the defendant stayed in the fiat only a week. Some time later the Austins again took the flat, and witness agaiu lent them dishes. When they left, however, witness found that a good many of these had been broken, and three electric light bulbs had been burnt out. Seme of the furniture was also broken.—Evidence as to the condition of the dishes and the furniture after the Austins had left the flat was given by two tenants of the adjoining flats.—This concluded the case for the plaintiff, who, _ 3lr Allan maintained,' should be nonsuited on the claim in regard to the crockery and the furniture, as she had failed to prove negligence on the part of the defendant.—His Workshlp refused to accept counsel’s contention, and gave judgment for the plaintiff for £6 18s, with costa (£1), witnesses’ expenses (10s), and solicitors’ fees (£1 10s 6d),