CIVIL SIDE.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3195, 16 May 1879, Page 2

CIVIL SIDE.

Judgment fob Pxaintifps.

In the following cases judgment was given for plaintiffs with costs :—Mennie and Dey v. E. H. Power>H-Claim, £6 Bs, goods, and costs, 19s/ -E. W". liollis v. H. C. Young.—Claim, £11 10s, County fates, aud costs/16s. Hearing v. D. Tookey.—Claim, £1 2s, Borough rates, and costs, ss. Same v. Harriett Corston.—Claim, 15s, and costs, ss. Hewin and Brother v. Williams.—Claim, £:i 7s 4d, goods, and costs, 19s .W, Wilson and Co. r. F. W. Paul.—Claim, £i. 7s 6d, goods, 'and- costs, lls. John ■ Osborne v. W. Stevenson. —Claim, £7 2s lid, goods, and costs, £2 Is. Mears and .Co. t. McKee.—Claim,' £6 lls Sd, good«, and costs^ £1 19s. W. Wilson and Co. v. Packhard.—Claim, £512s lls, goods, and costs. M. Vaughan v. J. Bright.— Claim, £20 12s, bill of exchange, and costs. Buckley v. Donovan.—Claim, £3 19s Gd, goods and rent, and costs. T. A. Bennett v. Mathews.—Claim, £6 15s Bd, goods, and costs £1 15s. Eli Wiseman v. Barrett,—Claim/£4, gooclsi and costs 10s. Wells V. Maher.—Claim, £2 4s Id, and costs ss. E. Vavassour v. Smallman.—Claim, £4 5s 6d> work and

labor, and costs 15s. H. J. Lee v. G. Pe/in.—Claim, £50, dishonored cheque, and costs £4 19s. Judgmkej? Summonses. c. wißeman v. haoea tahebenui. Claim, £14 10s. There was no appearance of defendant. The plaintiff proved the defendant's confessing the debt, and said ho owned horses and other property. Ordered to pay debt by June 16th, failing payment, to undergo one month's imprisonment at Mount Eden. EHBENFRIED BUOB. V. YOUNG. Claim, £14 Is 6d. John Young, the defendant, deposed, he had not paid the debt as he had net the means. Mr Ehrenfried offered to give! him the whole of the debt if ho wouldi clear out of his hoi el at Tairua. There is no turniture in the house. His Worship said if there was no: furniture in the hotel, he would cancel defendant's license in the afternoon. ; ; Ordered that the debt be paid in rlO days, failing payment to undergo "% month's imprisonment atMount Eden. ; '. / ':> DEl?Eif»£l>/CABES. ;: /;■ i POBTEB AND ANOTEEB V. GREENWOOD, j Claim, £14 9s 6d, goods. ..,• "■■' ;; ' Defendant had paid £7 5s and;£l 5s 6d; costs into Court. i Mr Miller for plaintiffs, and Mr Brassey for defendant. •

.'B. v. Greenwood deposed to > purchasing: the potatoes from Cato, Porter's agent; I He agreed to purchase a certain quality,! and the potatoes supplied to him were bad. He never told Cato he could not pay him because he had a bill to meet. Cato admitted the potatoes were bad. He! 1 tried to sell the potatoes, but they were: sent back as worthless. He sold the potatoes at 3j per cwt. for pig feed. The potatoes were of no use to anyone but for that. ° :

„;. W\ P. Portor deposed that the potatoes were a good sample, and were bagged every evening. They did not lie in the sun.' The potatoes were sold; to Greenwood one week after they came out of the ground. The potatoes were not very ripe. William Oato deposed he had sold the potatoes ;to Greenwpod•; for £6 per ton. Greenwood saw the potatoes at the boat; : When they/were delivered he: saidithey would have been, better if: they had been riper. Subsequently he objected to the prjoe. -- ;■.., „.,., .'., -, ( , ..., t , „,,. ..,;..-..-.,. ; B. Greenwood, re-called, deposed that he never saw the potatoes till they came came to his store. He never cut any: potatoes. ! His Worship said he must beliere Cato^ who was a disinterested witness. j Judgment for plaintiff for amount claimed, and costs £s—less5 —less amount paid into Court. SHEPHEBD V. BEtTCK. Claim, £14, cash lent. Mr Dodd for plaintiff, and Mr Miller for defendant. Edward Shepherd, sworn, deposed—l was at Sydney, N.S.W., in February last; I saw Malcolm Bruce there, and paid: £io for his passage' over to Auckland! in the ''City of Sydney.' 1 T was' to Jpay his "ex periscs and they were'to' be refunded, jit said .he had lost, his passage by ' the Hero* and wanted.to go back. When in Auckland I gave him £4 to" pay a policy. ' Malcolm Bruce, defendant, sworn, deposed—While, ;in Sydney Shepherd paid my passage from Sydney to Auckland 1. He did this as fee wanted me,to wait in Sydney for him, and be was to pay my expenses and- passage, which he did. The £4 paid in Aucklaud was part payment of the £25 for the share,in the lead mine purchased from me by plaintiff; I hare received other sums on account of the share. , ' :'., '',.'' „y Albert Bruce, sworni : .deposed —I recollect being, with, Air M. Bruce at Shepherd's house on;an occasion when Shepherd said everything was settled between!them. ; '..v.rr :■;•:;;.'.-A A ! His Worship said the young man hac been'a-fb6l all through.•' 0 i T>;tl 1 Pkintiff non-suited without costs. j t KALE V.iHlSciwiX^'/;/ X ; \ > ■Claim, £12, amount of promissory note * tDtferidaht said he/did, not propertly^owe the money, and made a statement that he had put his name to the note to oblige two men at Tairua who had an illicit still, and who Hale supplied with the, apparatus, etc. ■■■ '■>'?-'■■■- ...'■■■jXJ'.fK.yj'j \ .Robert Hale, sworn, deposed—l know, defendant. He gave me the promissory note produced for £12. It was presented and refused. The man owed me £12 for board at Tairua. I boarded two of, them. What defendant states is not true about the still. I knew defendant's mates were making whisky, but I didn't supply the still and sugar. , I ■By defendant—l knew nothing about the still. I did not supply it. Wiggins; one of the men, did not come to my place and put the still together. Defendant: You swear false. : J. W. Adlam, sworn, deposed—l became possessed of the " P.N." when I purchased Mr Half's estate. I sold it Wcfc td Hale. 3j'> /• f I |\ : fi j \Philip Hiscbck, sworn? depose^-Ml am the .defendant... At.the^time.l.siftned the bill-I wa* living''in iaswHare,<Ji Tairua road. W, ig|»ins jand, Hawker lived with me/c These men were being supplied\by Hale with all the; necessaries for manufacturing illicit spirits.J About this tiiae I signed the accommodation bill on behalf of the two men. P believe Adlam sup', plied' Hale: with the sugar. j Judgment for plaintiff for amount claimed and costs, 16i. j Court adjourned. \