CHRISTCHURCH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7179, 2 June 1891, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

This Day. (Before E. Beethain, Esq., E M.) Civil Casks. — Judgment was given for plaintiffs by default in the following cases : — Sydonham Borough Council v. Gray, £2 2a 5d ; Same v. Lilly, £1 63 9d ; Taylor v. Williams, £11 6s Id ; Harris v. White £5 7^ Gd. Strauagau v. Ferguson, £1 103. Judgment summons. No appearance of debtor, who was ordered to pay debt and ousts forthwith, or go to gaol tor v week. — Sydenhain Borough O< uncil v. Gorman, £1 10u SJ, f.r ratea. The claim was admitted, and jndgmotit waa given tor plaintiff for amount of claim and costs. — Pope v. lanes, £7 la 10d; adjourned to June 16. — The Farmer.** Union Grain, Produce and Pmanco Company v. Dutey, £2; adjourai-d to June 4.— Situe v. Dale, £'i; adjourn; d t) Juno 4 — Hulbart v. Knight; adjcum.vi to Jr-n- 23.— King i.ni Co. v. Maid n, claim j£6o 7a 4d. Mr Strii ger for plaintiff, Mr llu.u-.ell for defendant. Plautiffs oift-nied for b?.t- nee of cost <.n a shipment of sixly-.vae bi.lts of flax tow shipped for defendant by y)a.v .t'ffa, in 1880, first to Sydney aid then to Lonoon. The total amount of Ih- . ai .v was jiW'6 5> Id, of which £& on 1J v.a» abanio/ied to bring it within tho ;ju:i-dictiun of fie Court, and credit «i..n lor £iQ 123 Bi, value of tho sniff aolii, l,tifj;rrni> it down to the amount sued for. — Ivory: Acted for Mardon in .hippiiif; Q-ix. and was told by him 1o a '.Hri^e vr : -';.h King and Co. to obtain f eight *• r tiie tow to Sydney. Some tiui« afterward 1 Marrion told him to get the scuff sent on to London, aa it did not sell in Sydney, and be wanted to lealise. Kinj? ultimately rendered account tales to witness, deduefcing the amount o£ tho loss from money due him for grain. Mardon objected to pay; bat said that if it had been about £'dl ho would have paid it. He had since become a shareholder in King and Co. Cross-examined : Mardon never told him to get the stuff destroyed at Sydney at any coat. George Kirn :: Shipped the flax as they considered on Ivory's account ; understanding that it vt/m prepared by Mardon. Ivory instructed them to ship it to London. Mardon eatue to their office several times, asking for the account sales from Louden. The scuff was not dumped. Alter tbe loss was ascertained Mardon said it wa3 a pi ! y it had been sent to London. — . M'Eae gave corroborative evidence. W. Mardon: Defendant, in criiienck', said that he knew the expenses would accumulate on the atuff, which wai sent to Sydney as an experiment.. He never toid Ivory to Bend the stuff to London, but told both King and M'Eao to have the tow destroyed in Sydney. He knew that it was bringiug only about £7 per ton ia London. He afterwards understood that: the loss was only abouv. £28, ami as he was good friendo with Ivory, ne said he would help him out with it. Cross-examined: It was five or six months after the stuff was in Sydney that he ordered it to be destroyed. He did not Bay any'.hing when he was told that it had been sent, to London, as ho considered that plaintiffs had done it on their own account. Judgment for plaintiffs for amount of claim and costs.