DUNEDIN S.M. COURT.

Otago Witness, Issue 3018, 17 January 1912, Page 34

DUNEDIN S.M. COURT.

Tuesday. January 9. (Before Mr II Y. Widdowson, R.M.) Judgment was given for plaintiffs in tho following undefended cases:—Flora S. M'Kinnoi) v. A. Crammond (Port Chalmers), claim £5 19s sd, on an account stated (costs 23s 6d) ; W. Gregg and Co. v. Joshua Wright "(Alexandra South), claim £7 7s 8d for goods (costs 25s 6d); Painless Dental Company v. Henry Cranefield, claim £4 3s, for goods (costs 10s). Public Trustee (in re It. Sutton) v. J. F. Bryant.—Claim £4 lis 6d, on a judgment summons. —There was no appearance of defendant, who was ordered to pay the sum duo, with costs (6s), forthwith: in default seven days' imprisonment,—Mr Moore appeared for plaintiff. M'Callum and Co. v. George Austen.— Claim £7 2s 9d, balance due for timber supplied.—Mr Ramsay appeared for plaintiffs and Mr Hay for defendant.—The facts were that defendant had been a former employee of the company, and while an employee had purchased timber from his employer?, who had at different times withheld his wages in payment.-- The defence set up was that the employer was prohibited from taking action, because under the Truck Art, no employer coud maintain action in respect of goods sold to or supplied to, an employee by bun (the employer) upon the latter a business premises'— His Worship nonsuited plaintiffs, with costs.