MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19986, 28 June 1920, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TO-DAY’S SITTING. CHRISTCHURCH. Mr S. E. M’Carthy, S.M., presided at to-day's sitting of the Magistrate’s Court. DRUNKENNESS. A first offender lor drunkenness was lined os, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. Frank Duffy, who did not appear, was lined £l, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. A statutory hist offender, who appeared in. tie dock in a very battered condition, Jailed to impress the Magistrate with his statement that he had had influenza and hud taken a drink on an empty stomach. lie was given some fatherly advice by the Magistrate, and fined 10s, in default twentyfour hours’ imprisonment. , Henry Harris, who had been found helplessly drunk on the Kirch Hill rail.vay station, Rangioia, was fined £l, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment, on the drunueimess charge, and ordered to pay £3 ids, expenses incurred by the. police in consequence ot accused’s insobriety, the default being fixed at fourteen days. ALLEGED FOHGEI’V AND UTTER LSD. Donald Charles Livingstone. alias J j. Simpson, aged Iweuly-two. was re-1 manned to appear on Wednesday on a charge of having on -May .1, at ChrEicliurch. forged a cheque for £.lO drawn ' on file Cuioii Bn nit of Australia, ami purporting to be signed by .fames Simpson. and with having uttered vhe same to Georgy Edward Smith. | Kail was allowed, accused in £IOO. and two sureties of £oU each. CIVIL SITTING. SCAKHOHOUGIL W.\LI. CASE'. i Alfred Kalian and Kate I’nilan claimed £7l IDs 4d from Archie Donaid Paterson, civil engineer, formerly of Christchurch, but now absent from New /.calami. It was alleged that Kate Killian was the owner of a section at Scarborough, which had. built on-it a house erected by the defendant, who had approved the plan,. It was necessary _to erect a supporting wall for the premises, which were situate on a steep incline, and the defendant contracted to construct the wall ul a cost of Dio. The wall was put up in April. 11.1TI, but fell in 19.18, and to remedy the daxnage_hud cost the plaintiffs £77 K)s Ui- Mr \V. J. Sim appeared for the plaintiffs and Air Alpers tor the defence. Professional evidence was heard durum the nioruilig. After the luncheon adjournment it was stated by counsel that a settlement had been arrived atone of Court, and the case was accordingly struck out. JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT. In each of the following cases judgment with costs was entered for the plaintiff by default:—L. W, Balkiml v. Charles William Mac Donald and Annie Mac Donald, £9 18s; William E. Best, as liquidator of Tavlor and Oakley, Ltd. v. Charles H. "Church, -.12 10s; I and A. Songster v. Harold Tyson. £3O 19s sd; P. and D. Duncan Ltd. v. T. Wilson ■;£!/19s; Eric h’ Stringer v. A. F. Harrison. J?7; Ashbv. Kergh and Co.. Ltd. v. J. Shaw, £7 lls; same v. Mrs G. Cahill, £2 os 9cl; Treleaven and Shirley v. Albert H. G.’ Smith, £1 18s Gd: Dennis Bros v. Thomas Vicuery, £o 19s Jd; E. W. Pidgeon C n J v - Frederick William Sidivell, £33 Gs Bd.