S.M. Court.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 170, 4 July 1894, Page 3

S.M. Court.

Tuesday, 3rd July. (Before Messrs A. Stewart and J. Hughes, Js.P. Donald Mclnnes v Lee. Claim £lss. Judgment for amount claimed with cost. Mr Smith for plaintiff. Same v. Clissold. Claim £1 ss.—Judgment for costs only as the amount had been paid to plaintiffs solicitor. Mr Smith for plaintiff. Fairbrother v. Neilson. Claim £6 17s Judgment for plaintiff with costs. Mr Tosswill for plaintiff. Knight and Sons v. Mrs Mills. Claim for goods supplied. Mrs Mills contested the case and gave evidence that the debt was contraoted in her husband’s name.— Nonsuited with costs. Fairbrother v. Buckingham. Claim for goods supplied, amounting to £1 18s Bd. —Judgment for amount claimed with costs. Mr Tosswill for plaintiff. A PIG CASE. Williams v. Wilson. Claim £l3 7s for damage done by pigs which were allowed to run at large, rooting up potatoes and damaging fences. William Williams gave evidence that he resided at Mangatainoka. He had planted part of his property with seed potatoes. Last December he went down to his stock-yard and found 19 pigs rooting up his crop. They got in by lifting gate. He sent for defendant and showed him the damage done. It was agreed to square amount for .£2. He received six sacks of potatoes as part pa3 r ment; his claim is for ton of potatoes and damage to fences.

Charles Armstrong, Andrew Taggart, and John Robertson also gave evidence.

Mrs Wilson, f. J. James, A Barrell gave evidence for the defence. The plaintiff recalled, said he demanded 11 ton of potatoes in writing. In May defendant offered witness a pig in satisfaction of his claim.

Judgment was given for defendant, eaeh party paying their own costs. The Court resumed at 2 o clock, before Messrs Briggs and Hughes, J.’eP.

W. Tosswill v. W. J. Morland. Defendant was charged with having taken a document from the office of William Tosswill, the said William Tosswill having an interest in the same.

Mr Gothard, of Woodville, appeared to prosecute, and Mr liaslett defended. William Tosswill, solicitor, practising in Pahiatua, said he had instructions on the 23rd April to prepare a bill of sale from S. Lister to secure part of the purchase money of the Makakahi Hotel to W. J. Morland. The accused went to his office to see the document, and while plaintiffs back was turned he left the office with the document in his possession and refused to return some when requested to do so.

H. W. Hawkins, auctioneer, also gave evidence for the prosecution. T. W. Morland gave evidence on his own behalf. The acoused was committed for trial. Bail was allowed himself in £IOO, and two securities of £SO each.

This Day. Levisson and Annson v. Fraser and Meyers, contractors for the Tirauraea bridge. This was a claim for squaring timber in connection with tke ereotion of the bridge. After a deal of evidence had beon given by both sides, the Bench were unable to agree, so the plaintiffs were nonsuited without costs. Mr G. Harold Smith appeared for plaintiffs and Mr Tosswill for defendants.