TEMUKA R.M. COURT.

Temuka Leader, Issue 258, 17 April 1880, Page 2

TEMUKA R.M. COURT.

Thursday, April 15th. Before F. Guinness, Esq , R.M. LUNACY THROUGH DRINK. A man who had been arrested on this charge® was brought up and, upon the application of the police, was discharged, he having recovered. AFFILIATION. Nelson Eden, having been summoned by Mary Washington to show cause why he should not contribute towards the support of her illegitimate child, did not appear. His Worship ordered a fresh summons to issue, returnable on the 28th April, the defendant not having been served with a notice of adjournment of Court yesterday, THE ORARI TRESPASS CASE, The charge of vagrancy against E. Webster end H. Hamer was further adjourned for a week* CIVIL CASES. A. Austin v. H. Brosnahan—Claim L 5, money bad and received. Mr Johnston for plaintiff, and Mr Haraersley for defendant. This case, which had been gone into on a previous Court day, was a claim for a refund of money alleged to be improperly detained by the defendant. The evidence previously taken went to show that plaintiff was at the hotel on a certain day, having a L 5 note and a person named McNulty, thinking him unfit to take care of it took, it from him, and on plaintiff claiming it again, he was told that it would bo kept to liquidate a debt ho owed to defendant. The defendant, Hugh Brosnahan, was now examined, and stated when the L 5 was detained, plaintiff owed him L 6 18s and knew that he owed it, and had promised to pay it. The account was for drinks supplied, meals, bottles of spirits, and cash lent.

The plaintiff was re-called by Mr Johnston, and denied having ever had cash lent to him by defendant. The defendant had put in money for him in “ shakes for drinks,” but had never lent him money otherwise. He could not say whether the account was correct or not.

Mr Johnston submitted that under the Tippling Act the debt was not recoverable, but Mr Hamers! ey quoted cases to show that the Tippling Act did not apply in this instance. His Worship reserved his decision.

Judgment by default was given in two cases—Liston v. Hape—Claim, L2 Is 2d ; and Barr v. McClintock— Claim, L 5 15s for wages. The Court then adjourned.