GORE

Southland Times, Issue 24357, 11 February 1941, Page 3

GORE

I MAGISTRATE’S COURT r (Before Mr R. C. Abernethy, S.M.) Judgment was entered for the plaintiffs by default in the following undefended civil claims:—-Adam Speden v. C. A. Nicholson (Gore), for 8/3 costs; Adam Speden v. Dudley Shields (Gore), , I for £l/10/9, costs 8/-. ' On a judgment summons R. F. Rose (Waikaia), was ordered to pay E, Downes, 19/10 costs only, in default one day’s imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended on the payment of 5/- a week. For disobedience of a maintenance order William Ewart Gladstone McKenzie, of Riversdale, was sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment, to be released on the payment of £B. j Robin Adair, of Gore, was charged with riding a bicycle at night without a light. He was convicted and fined 10/-, costs 10/-. On a similar charge R. Hood, of Gore, was convicted and fined 10/-, costs 10/-. James Tutty, of Gore, wrote pleading guilty to a charge of driving a car at night without lights. He was convicted and fined 10/-, costs 10/-. RESERVED DECISION The Magistrate gave his reserved decision in the case in which Thomas Felix McNamee, of Garston (Mr A. L. Dolamore) proceeded against Andrew , Dodds, of Chatton (Mr John Tait) on a claim for £52/2/- as damages result- | ing from a collision between the plain- | tiff’s car and the defendant’s car at Gore. The Magistrate said that the claim was brought following a collision at a T corner, formed by Ardwick and Irwell streets, between the plaintiff’s and defendant’s cars. The corner was a bad one and the Magistrate had inspected it. He accepted the plaintiff’s evidence and said that the defendant’s evidence proved his own negligence. The defendant had said that he did not see the plaintiff until he reached the corner. This showed that he had not been keeping a proper look out. He also showed lack of control of his car. According to his own evidence he I hesitated at the corner, leading the I plaintiff to believe that he was stop- I ping. He did not stop however, and I this led the plaintiff into a trap. I Judgment was entered for the plaintiff for £53/9/6, costs £lO/7/-.