MAGISTERIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4766, 5 October 1893, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTUHURCH.

This Day. (Before J. M. Douglass and B. Dobson, Esqs.) Dbunkenness. — For this offence Fergus Campbell and Richard Hartßhorn, alias Baker, were each fined 10s and costs ; Honora Setter, alias Haynes, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment with hard labour. (Before K. Beetham, Esq., E.M.) Civil Cases.— Judgment by default with costs was given for plaintiffs in the following cases •.-'New Zealand Methodist Newspaper Company v. Mrs E. Hatton, claim £1 11s 6d ; same v. C. B. Bainton, £1 10s; the Official Assignee in the estate of Harper and Co. v. J. Hielop, £3 10s (Mr Beswick for plaintiff) ; Aulsebrook and Co. v. G. H. Bryant, £5 19a; K. W. England v. A. Senior, £5 9s 8d ; B»me v. A. B. Tench, .£5 16s 4d ; Kempthorne, Proßser and Co. v. H. Rees, £1 5s Id (Mr Deacon for plaintiffs).—J, M'Veigh v. M. Hogan, claim jE3S Is Bd. Mr Stringer for plaintiff. Defendant admitted the debt, and judgment wag given for plaintiff for the amounh claimed, with costs. — The Official Assignee, in the estate of James Levett. v. The Christchurch Finance Company, Limited, claim J515 4s 7d, for alleged excessive commission paid to an auctioneer by the defendant Company on the sale of Lsvett's estate. The case was heard about three weeks ago, when judgment was reserved. His Worship now held that the commission was fair and reasonable, and gave judgment for defendants, with costs JU Is. Mr Bruges appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Byrne for defendants.— >T. Scott v. A. B. Cole, claim ,£44 13s for wages ; Mr Beewick for plaintiff, Mr Creaswell for defendant. Plaintiff was nonsuited with costs. — The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency ..Company, Limited y. W. Scarlett, claim .£3 3s Id, loss sustained on the re-sale of some goodßj ( Mr Fisher for plaintiffs, Mr S packman for defendant. After hearin g evidence, Mr Spackman applied for an adjournment to enable him to get evidence from Auckland to show that the Company was in liquidation. The case was adjourned for three weeke. — J. O'Donnell v. J. Chainey, claim £15 14s, for work done. Mr Donnelly for plaintiff, Mr Cresswell for defendant, who put in a set-off amounting to £15 3s. After hearing the evidence, his worship gave judgment for plaintiff for £4, 6s and costs. — The Victoria Insurance Company v. Boon and Stevens, claim £& 4s 4d, premiums due on certain policies which had been kept alive for one month. Mr Harris for plaintiffs; Mr Fuller" for defendants. For the defence, Stevens, one of the defendants, stated that he never authorised the plaintiff to renew the policies. Judgment was given for defendants. '