STRATFORD NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9682, 26 April 1893, Page 2

STRATFORD NEWS.

[FROM OUR RESIDENT AGENT.]

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

April 21.— Bofore W.Sluart. Esq. K.M. J, Gorrie v D P. Groenway. Chim £4 6s 6d, balance of"o f " account for express wheels. Mr Fookes for plaintiff, and Mr McDavitt for defendant. Plaintiff and D. Clauston gave evidence to show the wheels had been made to defendant's order. Defendant pleaded that tho wheels were not satis factory and wore charged at a higher rate than he had agreed to pay. Plaintiff non suited on the g.ound of insufficient evidence. Usher v 11. L. Divohall. Claim £6 15a No appearance of defendant. Judgment for plaintiff with costs. V. Schierney vC. McDonald Claim £8 9s for board and lodging. Mr Fookes for plaintiff. No appoaninco of defendant, ludgment for plaintiff with costs. Wort >ington v Jackoach. Claim £4 6a 7d. Judgment for plaintiff, defendant to pay a rate of 5s per week. Davis v. Tiiumena. Mr Fookes for plaintiff, Mr MeDuvitt f:r defendant. This case was partly heard at last sitting, and was continued at great len th. The point was as to whether a certain fencing job undertaken ami party carried out by plaintiff und his mate Smythe was done by contract or day labor. After a long cross examination and re- examination of dofendunt tho 11. M. gave judgment for defendant on all counts with costs. Pmythe v. Titnmens. Judgment a 9 above, the evidence being the same in both cases. Buckthouglit v. T. Taylor. Claim, £2 6s. Mr McDavitt for plaintiff ;no appearance of defendant Judgment for plaintiff with costs. Buckthought v. Wallia. Claim, 13s 2 I Judgment for plaintiff with costs. McDonald and McCirtie v. Cooper. Claim, £202* for supplying lo«s to saw mill. Mr McDavitt for plaintiff, and Mr Fooke3 for defendant. Thi9 was a long and intricate case. Plaintiffs contracted to supply logs to defondant's mill at tho Boaconsfield Road, and alleged that they were delayed in their work and sustained loss owing to tho mill being unable to take the logs fast enough; also that defendant had refused to pay money duo. Dofondunt and his son swore that the plaintiffs were never delayed in their work as alleged, and thnt the reason they had not received the money was that they wore at that time and are now in debt in concoction who the payment for bullocks for carrying on thiir work. Evidonco was givon at groat length, and at 7.45 p.m. the further bearing was udjournoi until Monday.