MAGISTERIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7806, 10 September 1903, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH 5 . Thursday, September 10. (Before Mr W. R. Haselden, S.M.) Cmii Casks.— Judgment was given for plaintiff by default, with costs, in the case Laery, M'Parlane and Co; v. W. H. Morton, claim £4 0s 9d. • Non-suited. — Mrs A. Thomson (Mr Widdowson) sued Mrs M. Campbell (Mr Wright) for £14 7s 3d, bein® tie amount alleged to be due to plaintiff for iher services in nursing defendant during an i-lLaess. After hearing the plaintiffs story., Mr Haseldeai said there had! been no cause for action disclosed. Th* services 'had, on her own showing, been a. neighbourly act. On the application of Mr W.iddowson the plaintiff was non-suited with costs. A Potato Case. — Edwin Blakeway (Mr Hunt) sued Richard A. Joseph (Mr Stringer) for £15 3s 9d, alleged to be due on the purchase by defendant, a produce dealer, of • a line of potatoes. The plaintiff, an orchardist and farmer, gave particulars of the sale transaction, and of the refusal of defendant to accept delivery. He denied that the potatoes were scabby. The defence was that the potatoes being scabby, were not up to sample, and were, moreover, quite useless for sale. Mr Haselden said the defendant would have to accept delivery of certain lots of the potatoes, which he had accepted on. inspection at the pit. He was not liable to accept the remainder, which he had purchased as according to-, sample. Judgment would be for plaintiff for £2 ss, in addition to the amount of" £2 16s already paid into Court. A Disputed Magisterial Decision. — William Dawson sued J. Cooper for £1,---being money alleged to be dtie to him under terms of a magisterial decision in an impounding, case. In this case one Dawson impounded cattle belonging to Hawkins, which .had. been trespassing oat his laraiJ and handed them over to Cooper, tye poundkeeper. Hawkins considered the 'change made, for impounding to be excessive, and, paying under protest, lodged 1 the requiredinformation within seven days. The case was taken for settlement before a. Bendi of jus^oes, wliio decided aigainst* Hawkins, i and directed that the fees held by the poundkeepsr should be paid to\ Dawson. Cooper Ibad-, however, been under a misapprehen.siooi regarding the decisioan and had paid the £1 to Hawkins, tbe owner of the cattle. Mr Haselden gave judgment for plaintiff.