TO-DAY'S COURTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12081, 9 August 1917, Page 6

TO-DAY'S COURTS.

■More Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. WmA first offender was lined os. Another convicted and discharged. W OIVIL CASES. Tv ■ Judgment by default with costs was civen for the plaintiffs in the following cases: —N.Z. Express Co. v. li. V Bronkhurst, £1 10s; Dalgcty and Co. v. 13. S. Heaton. £2 7s od; Mrs Louisa NValker v. Arthur Waterman, £U Ms; H. Pannell and Co. v. Edward C. Collett £6 4s; A. H. Wvatt v. Edward -S Harris, £4 10s lid; .1. Ballantyno and Co. v. Wm. Moore. £3. A SMALL CLAIM. A. K. Nicholls (Mr Alpers) claimed ' £7 from A. C. .Wilson (.Mr Johnston) as damages in respect of the removal '' of corrugated iron from a shed on tho Bouth Belt. The plaintiff's case was 1 that he had bought the section including the sheds on it. and that Wilson's shed, used for coal, was connected by scantlings with the other sheds. The defence was that Wilson had purposely built the shed for removal under agreement with the previous owner, Cook, who had sold to Nicholls six years ago. Tho defandant said that h c bought the timber and iron from the exhibition ten years ago, and erected the ghed in Moorhouso Avenue, afterwards moving it in sections to Cook's section. The connection between it and nther sheds was made four months ago to «tav the other shed. Cook gave evidence that he gave Wilson permisKon to erect the shed for removal, but' bcelled the tenancy when ho sold, ■anient was reserved to enable the Ksirate to view the du*L