THE LAW'S DELAYS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 134, 29 July 1911, Page 3

THE LAW'S DELAYS.

A LONG-STANDING CASE ADJOURNED. The case Stanford v. Rills lias been on the Magistrate’s Court list for a considerable time, but from one cause and another it has been postponed from time to time. La,st time it was before the Court it was postponed to enable more complete accounts to be prepared by plaintiff. ' Yesterday Mr. Stanford applied for a further adjournment, stating that Mr. Spence, who was appearing for defenckvt, had been delayed at Hapvora. Air. Malone, who appeared for plaintiff, objected to this course, owing to the frequent adjournments which had taken place. He further stated that he personally would not he aide to he present at either the next or the following Court days. Mr. Stanford said he was quite unfa,miliar with the facts of the ease; hut the S.M. decided that the ease would have to proceed. The case was; one in which James Alfred Stanford, storckeper, Huiroa, claimed £l6 His Id from George Hills, labourer, Huiroa,' being rent and balance owing on. goods. Hills counterclaimed for £‘2o, as damages for alleged wrongful distraint of certain.of.his cattle by Stanford. An adjournment of half ari hour was granted to enable Mr. Stanford to look at the papers in the case. When the Court resumed Mr. Stanford said lie was forced into the position of letting judgment go by default on the claim, 'provided the conn-i-a- i-l iini was allowed to stand over. Judgment was therefore given for the full amount on the claim, with -.-sis Cl) 6s. and the counter-claim warI adjourned till August ‘lßth. Ho hissed her with might and with main. Mho pleaded, “Don’t do it again—j hove -i cold, and I’ve often been told Thai people with colds should refrain.” !!i-- chortled in frolicsome vein, “Those blessed old microbes again’ A remedy sure’s Woods’ Great Pep permint. Cure.” So he kissed., her and missed the last train.