MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Otago Witness, Issue 3280, 24 January 1917, Page 49

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thubsdat, January 18. (Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M.) Judgment was given for pkintiffta, with costs, in the following undefended cases: Two Bays Nurseries and Orchard Company v. Ilcnrv Kinraid (Galloway), £7 Is, for fruit trees (costs 25s 6d); Wilson's Malt Extract Company v. Wm. B. Everitt (Auckland), £lO 4s 2d, for goods (costs 225) > W S. Reddell v. Jas. Brown, £1 12s 9d, for clothing (costs ss) ; "Best-s" y. John Cadman, 15s 4d, balance for goods (costs 6=) • Brace, Winclle. Blythe and Co. v. Michael J. Liddy (Rakaia). £\ 16s 6d, for goods (costs 10s); J. E. Butler v. Samuel PodJow, £2 8s lOd. balance for goods (costs 10s); same v. T. Grant (Wcstport). £5 19s 9d. balance for goods supplied (costs 23s 6d); John Thompson v. Ernest Richard Kerr, £l6 4s lid, on a dishonoured promissory note with interest (costs 30s 6d: Duncan • and Simpson v. Alexander Munro, £1 12s 6d, balance, for magazines (costs 5?); Waters, Ritchie, and Co. v. W. Grigg (Paotiri), £3 lis 6d, for goods (costs 12s); Johnston, Sons, and Co. v. Joseph Perry (Wellington), £3 15s. for books (costs 12s); same v. Wm. Henry Ellis (Napier), £2 3s rd (costs 10s) : same v. Alfd John Knefe (Fairlie), £2 7s 6d, balance for books (costs 10s); same v. Thos. O'Brien (Winton), judgment was given for costs (3s); same v. George Robert Kills (Lower IJutt), 10s 6d, balance for books (costs 7s): same v. Walte* Geo. Williams (Auckland), £1 ss. for books (costs ss); same v. Thos M'Namara (Masterton), £3 15s, for books (costs 10s); same v. Jno. James Walts (Timaru), £1 17s 6d, for books (costs ss). James Johnston, jun. v. Joseph Gittens, —Claim £6. price of a horse alleged to have been sold by plaintiff to defendant. —It was contended that it was o loan and not a sale, but this view was not taken by the magistrate, who crave judgment for plaintiff for the sum claimed with costs (£2 Is).