RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXII, Issue 6342, 15 June 1889, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

(YESTERDAI'.) • Before Mr H, W Nortbroft, JB.M.J OIYIt SIDE. W. Bobbett v Henry Lyes claim.'£2. Ills . 11. 'Mr Miller appeared for Plaintiff Adjourned uati!2Bth inst. ........ . R. T. Douglas v. J. 0. Mcßoborts olaiui £24105. Adjourned until 12*1* July,"■'" " i ; . . Judgment Summons Casks. ' . Dr Payne v George Fisher claim £1 16a ;:■■!',■ Mr Kenrick appeared for plaintiff ami. ? Stjifod tliat Defendant had offored to ;piy .';.'■ 5s per month. Ah order was made to thai effect.' •'.. B, A. Wight v. George Smith claim £i 6s. Mr Keufick uppered for Plaintiff. (;• • At the request of Mr Kenrick the case was ?'•' adjourned until the 28th in order to, have ■'.'.'■ witnesses present. ■,:;'■ R, A, Wight V. Joseph Lambin claim :'; £2 10s sd, Mr Kenrick appeared; for Plaintiff, Adjourned for one month., Margaret Garvey v. Etnma Te Aburu, '. \ claim £78 15e 51, Mr Miller appeared for ; plaintiff. V 1 I .Emma Te Aou.ru having been sworn, [ deposed that she remembered Mr'.Gamy i. || (who is now deceased) had a judgment I summons against bar some years ago. She IS had paid a portion of it by instalments of : MA. - per month; The: reason she stopped Sfpaying was because she went mad, and die • I'bud' forgotten all about the debt until she I received a notice the other day. She had . j Bold her. interest in a block of land at " Waihou for £30, She had paid a debt .owing jo Mr Wood amounting to £18, and , had spent tlio remainder of the money. \ She still had property at Waihou worlh \ about' £50. She had leased 24 acres at .\. Oorpmandel to Mr Praser for LlO a year. I !f. She' bad no money, but if plaintiff liked to \ take her land she could. ,1 i Mr Miller said he was quite v i ling to leave the case in the hands of the court, 1 !bot he would say that Mrs Garvey is net 'very well off owing to the death of her • liueband. j ")' His Worship ordered the full amount to j be paid en or before the 12th July next, or j in default one month's imprisonment in I Mount Eden Giiol. !| ; ••-' ;' ' DEFENDED OASES, j James Bennet v. Frederick Jackson,—. }i claim Ll2 ss. :lS Mr Miller appeared for Plaintiff, and - ij stated the amount claimed was for 70 props •! valued at L 8 ss, and a steer valued'at .. i;[ Frederick Jackson having been a worn v jidepOßod, his father is a homestead settler ' : jlivingbetweenTeMataand Ta'pu. Witness V?had worked with him on tho'farm, and : .iwith the exception of a few pounds, all. jthe money that he had earned went to. ■ i jkeep the farm going. Having received an : order for some props from Mr Maxwell he .. 'cut abdut 70 which wero to be delivered . ,before Christmas. Dofendatit, v.!n'isa , bjoatman promised to bring (hem up which he did and. subsequently sold them to ■■' ; Maxwell tor £8 ss. Jackson : had no ; authority from witness to sell thorn. Also ;. sold a Bteor for £4 but had not yet'.boon ■ i paid. Was quite sure Maxwell got pos- ; i session of the props as ho Baw thorn being I carted. Saw Maxwoll about G weeks ago | and asked him for the money,- but ho said . he could not pay.mo as ho had paid Jack- ' ijohfor them. By defendant, Had been away from home ■ since the .beginning of February his father and'ho did iiot get on very well togcthor: 'Juliovcd •Ms father was indebted to Jackson. ' Peter Maxwell Laving been sworn deposed, defendant had asked him about some props and heconsontcd to take some from qim. l Jackson brought them up. Witness gave Jackson a cheque for the amouul, Evidenco was also given by James Wilson and Jackson Campbell which closedt he case for Plaintiff. James Beunet father of plaintiff having beou Bworn deposed that the propß did not oelong to his son; they belonged to himself. He had been paid by Jackson for ibem and the only thing ho could say was that his son ia td;kl. Witness' othor two sons had holpud to get the props out, j By Mr Miller:—Did not see my two sons help plaintiff to get them out, bnt lie was told they did. Did not know when ho sold the jiropß to defendant, nor. the price he . obtained for them. Witness could not even tell how many thero were. Plaintiff never received any wages for work done on the farm. Charles Bennet, having been sworn deposed; He helped his brotlier to get the prop 3 out of the bush. By Mr Miller: Assisted to pet out about JOi About 50 of them were strmgers. Was not present when Jacksjn took them away. By Defendant: The props in quest'->ii were the only ones on the beaeh. Tlomas Bennet deposed, that he helped to g3t the p-. <Ps ia question out of tho bush. By Mr Miller: Helped to cut them down, and had a team of bullocks to pull t!iem <m f . Witness never received any ejcount f.om plaintiff for the props or steer, Ihi) closed tho case for defendant. M; Miller said that he w; i qnito willing to ler-vf) the case in the hands of tho Co&rt, His \Yorahip said there seemed tr> 1>« ww. doubt about the props, but Ihoßtatuiuuiu about tho boast was allowed to so on without any comment. Ho would thoroforo jive judgmeni for plaintilf for £8 and costs ,tiSfiMEA, too'if, ■'■' ; "' v " r "^