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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7013, 18 November 1890, Page 3

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CEZISTCHURCH. I Tim vj.vr, : (Beforo J. P. Jsm^ou aid S7 K. B^-:J-:c. Esqs., and u':vj Havo,: of Sydenham.) Alleged T :...-ir-!E?ry. -- Jame;: Allvri Marquet was "Virgod wi'.;h steaKr.^ f..->r tho promise;- ;£ Arthur -J. -^ttirieJ:.:-"'. at Woolston ; nr aro, a f>-or;.' .>n-7" a sharpening :;V.:ii, i,:;..a fl. oicy-.';'' i>ir/;valuo £1 on < „ JJ '. Id.-,;;., cv;/i jv blp.uket an- : l some firewooe, '•■p.kio 7r or. 7V/.\ IJ'. is ■ cused, a young \.:±v. cv ;^tv;:^:;: ■ ance, who seeuieJ to ito. JliJJn yc-sitic. . keenly, pleaded " Guilty." It appec~-jv. that he lived about a quarter ot a mile from Mr Nottingham's residence, from Tjhich the articles above-mentioned had been misßed. Detective Benjamin had found several of them at accused's house the previous day. The accused said he had taken the things because he had been out •of work for nine months ; but ho waß now in work. The Bench were inclined to take a lenient view of the case, and remanded accused till the following day for the Probation Officer's report. (Before E. Beetham, Esq., R.M., H. J. Hall and Andrew Todd, Esqs.) Civil Cases. — Hulston v. Sinclair, claim £2 17s 6d ; judgment for plaintiff by default. — Curlett v. Atkinson, claim £10 13a 3d; adjourned for eight weeks. — Hart v.Henley, claim JBI 5s 6d ; judgment for plaintiff by default.— Parker v. Coocb, claim £4> lis. Mr Donnelly for plaintiff ; Mr Stringer for defendant. Thiß claim was an adjournedonefor the setting of a Leamington cooking range, and was adjourned from the previous day so as to further test its ability to cook. A cook named William Galbraith gave evidence to the effect that he had given the range a fair trial, and that it would not cook. Judgment for defendant. — Goodman and others v. Holden, claim £8 103. Mr Brugeß for plaintiff ; Mr Donnelly for defendant. The claim was for rent of premises at Sydenham, formerly in occupation of Messrs Bone. Defendant stated that he paid rent up to April last to one Waitfc, and since then he had received no demand for rent until Sept. 5 or 6, when plaintiff demanded tho rent. Mr Bruges also demanded rent, stating that the premises belonged to him. He.had no application for rent until he got thia summonß. Tho present claim was for a month's rent of these premises. Goodmjp was a mortgagee of the premises, and was to be allowed to collect the rent due as against certain interest due him as mortgagee of the premises. This rent due having previously passed as an asset in a bankrupt estate, into the hands of the Official Assignee, Goodman sued in his own right and as an assignee of Messrs Clavkson and of W. A. Thomas, Official Assignee m Bone's estate. It was pointed out tbat the debt having gone into the hands of the Official Assignee, it could not revert to Goodman. It was then proposed by plaintiff that, as the name of W. A. Thomas appeared as one of the plaintiffs, he Bhould be made sole plaintiff. Q'his was agreed to ; by the Bench, when Mr Donnelly pointed out that Mr Thomas was not one of the plaintiffs, but that Mr Goodman alone \ sued in hiß own right, and as the assignee [ of the debt from Mr Thomas. The Bench referred to the plaint, and found that the Official Assignee was not one of the plaintiffs, and nonsuited the plaintiff. — [ Buchan v. Lilly, claim £2 for groceries. , Judgment for plaintiff for £1 15s, with ■ COBtS,