RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Southland Times, Issue 3364, 2 April 1879, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

* ; , . Tuesday, April 1. (Before H. McCulloch, Esq., R.M.) "7 civil cases. ' Blackwood and Co. v. McMenamin. — Claim, £70 lOt, for ' goods supplied, and for dishonored bill. Judgment for amount claimed, and costs, £2. Lewis and Reed v. McMenamin. — Claim, £4 12s, for goods supplied. Judgment for amount claimed, and costs, ss. A. Riddell v. R. RiddeU. —.Claim, £22 105. Mr rßnssell appeared for -the defendant, for whom judgment was given, with costs, £3i4s. . Newman v. Cuff. — Mr Wade represented the plaintiff,' and -Mi Finn the-' defendant. Newman claimed £10 for alleged wrongful detention of "a mare, whereby ,he was , deprived of a .chance pf selling her, and also for , injuries sustained by f the mare. He deposed that' in' February last he had. a mare in Clifton's paddock at Gladstone. He arranged that Clifton should keep the mare in Lis paddock, but did, not give him authority to allow the mare to go, out of his hands. . In consequence of information conveyed to' him; lie went tb Mr Cuff, and asked him what authority he had to take the mare out 6f the paddock . anH drive it in his coach., The. mare was driven to Riverton, and .'sustained some injury. Had she been put up for sale,* she would not have -realised that price she -would have brought prior to her running in the coach. HeJost a chance of selling the animal through her being- taken away. For the defence, Fredeiick Clifton and John Cuff were called. The former deposed that plaintiff had told him to do what he liked with' the horse, and consequently he allowed Cuff the use of her. The latter admitted that she had been running "in his coach. Plaintiff had told him he wanted* the mare to sell on Saturday, but "as there were some spare horses in Riverton, the .driver left the horse there; hence she missed the sale. In Jiis opinion, the mare- was not injured at all. Mr Clifton gave him permission to use the horse. Judgment was eventually delivered for plaintiff for £2, and costs £1' lis: Hare v. McMenamin. — Claim, £30 2s lOd, for promissory notes and goods/ Judgment for plaintiff, with costs, £1 10s. * ' ' " Ekensteen v. . Webste.r.-r-In -this case plaintiff sued for the sum of 20s, rent alleged to be due. Mr Matthews, who appeared for the defendant, produced a receipt for the amount iii 'question,' which plaintiff declared was a mistake in the date. Webster owed a week's rent, and he knew it. Judgment was recorded for defendant, with cost £1 65." " - * > POLICE CASES. John Wilson appeared, on remand, charged with obtaining money and goods from Messrs Priceand Bulleid. and Messrs Brown and Dunlop, by means of valueless cheques. The evidence in these cases had already been heard, and after the prisoner , had been duly cautioned, he was committed to take his trial at the next sittings of the District-Court. In reply-to His Worship' he said he was under the influence of drink and bad company when- he did the deed. The same prisoner, was then charged with having obtained 'goods and cash by means of a valueless cheque, with intent to t defraud Andrews and Martin, butchers, Tay-street. Wm. Hervey, assistant in* the shop— .of Messrs Andrews and Martin, said that on Friday morning last accused came to the shop half drunk. He-bought f some meat of the value of 5s 6d, and in payment tendered a cheque for £1 6s, saying it was one of McNeill's,' of the Mataura; He (witness)' cashed it arid gave' accused -the change. The cheque was written out when he came. The meat was bought for a woman with accused, but he paid .for it. Redford Henry .Brodrick deposed that the cheque produced was presented at the,. Colonial Bank on Friday last, after hanking hours. For this reason, he refused to cash it. It was again presented on Satur-' day, and returned marked "no account." The case was remanded for eight days. The Court then rose. ■