MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Otago Witness, Issue 3160, 7 October 1914, Page 54

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Tuesday, September 29. (Before Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M.) Judgment by default for plaintiffs was given in the following oases: —P. Fraser v. Henry Holland, claim £1 19s 4d, balance of an account stated and agreed upon, with costs (11s); Brown, Ewing, and Co. v. F. Denneth (Auckland), claim £3 13s. for goods sold and delivered, with costs (10s); Dalgety and Co. v. Peter M’Rorie (Clinton), claim £4 17s 6d, for goods sold and delivered, with costs (10s); A. H. B. Poultcr and Co. v. Tom Smith, claim £l 10s, for boots supplied, with casts (ss); Green Island Coal Supply Co. v. G. Haworth (Clarendon), claim £4 2s 6d, for coal supplied, with costs (10s); Thomas Walter Newbolt v. J. Putze, claim £7 10s, for rent due, with costs (11s). An Application Dismissed.- —In the case F. W. Payne (Mr A. S. Adapts) v. The Rising Sun Gold Dredging Co. (Mr White), claim £75, for professional services rendered, the latter applied for a change of venue to Cromwell. After hearing argument the Magistrate refused the application, with costs for plaintiff amounting to £1 Is. The case was then adjourned for a week on Mr White’s application. Thursday. October 1. (Before Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M.) Judgment for the plaintiff by default, with costs, was given in each of the following oases: —M'Gavin and Co. v. T. Cahill, claim for £1 0s 6d. for goods supplied (costs ss); Arthur Bros. v. Alfred Frye, claim for £1 10s 6d, amount of an account stated (costs ss); John Swan and Co. v. Thomas Stone, claim for £5 6s, for goods supplied (costs £1 3s 6d); J. and W. Faulkner v. W. and E. Brocklebank, claim for £l4 14s, amount of promissory note dishonoured and interest thereon (costs £1 10s 6d); Bobmson Bent-ham v. Margaret Josephine M'Allister, _ claim for £7 14s, balance of rent due, judgment for £2 14s (costs 16s); R. G. Tyrrell v. Louis Booth, claim for £4, balance due on suit (costs 10s). A Nonsuit. —Findlay and Son claimed £2 12s from Muriel Barrett Brown (Mr Scuir) for coal alleged to have boon supplied, and not paid for. —The plaintiff, who conducted his case in person, neglected to bring his books, and bad thus no means of proving his account. —The Defendant alleged that she had paid for the coal, but had neglected to obtain a receipt, as sho had been in tho habit of dealing with Findlay and Son.— Tho Magistrate said that, as the plaintiff had produced no proof of his claim, lie could not be given judgment. Ho would, accordingly, bo nonsuited, and costs (£1 Is) allowed the defendant.