MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17159, 1 October 1923, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

TO-DAY’S CASES, la? CHRISTCHURCH. 7 (Before Mr H. Y. AViddowson, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Three first offenders, one a woman, were each fined 10s. in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. J- Curtail, a second offender, was fined 20s, in default three days’ imprisonment. J. O’Malley was charged with drunkenness, resisting the police in the execution of their duty, and with refusing to leave the licensed premises of the Club Hotel when ordered to do so. On the first charge he was fined 10s, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment, on the second 20s, in default fourteen days’ imprisonment, and on the third charge 20s, in default seven days’ imprisonment. On bis own application a prohibition order was issued against him. A. E. O. Lange was charged with drunkenness, using obscene language in Manchester Street, and with committing mischief by damaging Government property to the extent of 15s. One the first charge lie was fined 10s, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonon the second £5, in default on© month’s imprisonment, and on the third he was ordered to pay damages to the extent of los, in default seven days’ imprisonment. CIVIL CASES. Judgment by default was given for plaintiff in the followin undefended civil cases:—Booth, Macdonald and Co., Ltd., v. E. J. Maddern E. Stanford, AV. Ingham. E. O Spraggs, and W. Gomev, £22 19s 6d ; W. Weston v. John Jones. £3 Is 6d; Annie Isobel Henry v. W. Ireland. £25 10s; City Drapery Store v. J. O’Callaghan, £2 14s 3d; Kaikoura Unite ! Motor Co., Ltd., v. G. E. N. Anson, £6 19s 9d; F. P. Claridgo and Co. v. E. George, £7 los; C. E. Otley, Ltd , v. J. Helliher, £B6 Us lOd; P. P. Claridge and Co. v. W. L. Fowler, 17s 2d; W. H. Tisdall, Ltd., v. Thomas Clements. £3 Is 2d; Briscoe and Co.. Ltd., v. C. Counsell, £3; Christchurch Motors, Ltd., v. Benjamin Berry. £l3 8s 9d; Tait, Bagrie and Co., Ltd., v. William Le Bas, £l3 10s 9d ; H. J. Otley v. E. J. Chapman, £8 12s 9d; Drayton-Jones, Ltd., v. John Forbes, £2 12s 6d; Maling and Co.. Ltd., v. W. C. Le Bas, £lB 6s 6d ; Maling and Co.. Ltd., v. J. O’Neill, £6 5s 6d; Cooper and Emmett v. Frederick Chapman, 13s; Agnes Collinson v. Charles Richardson, £7 13s. TENEMENT CASES. W. A. Ellis (Mr Batchelor) proceed ed against George Kerr in a tenement case for £1 13s. Judgment was given for defendant, but plaintiff was ordered to pay defendant’s costs, amounting to 18s 6d. W. A. Jones (Mr Brown) claimed from J. Armstrong the sum of £l9 10s and possession of a tenement. Judgment was for plaintiff for the amount claimed and an order for possession on October 15 was made. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. The City Drapery Store proceeded against A. Watts for £5 os Id. The summons was dismissed and the judgment creditor was ordered to pay defendant’s expenses, amounting to 6s. E. Reece, Ltd., proceeded against O. R. Butterfield for £7 10s 7d. No order was made, and the case was dismissed. The Christchurch Motor Company (Mr Lockwood) proceeded against A Barlow £Mr Donnelly) for £6 6s, balance alleged to be owing on repairs to a motor- car. Judgment was given for the defendant with costs, amounting to £1 183. RANGIORA. gj Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M., presided at the Magistrate’s Court to-day. Dougall Cameron, dairyman, pleaded guilty to a charge of selling milk below the standard of qualbv required by the Pure Foods A:-. L. D. Cruick=Vu.nk, milk inspector, stated tl .*.O Defendant was vending the rrllk when he purchased the sample analysed. Defendant asked for leniency on the plea that the hard winter had affected the cows. A fine of £5 with costs 19s 6d was inflicted. James Kennedy, barman at the Hotel, and sou of the licensee, was charged with having sold a bottle of wine to Monte Jones at 9 p.m. on 4. contrary to the Licensing Act. He pleaded guilty and was fined 20s and costs 7s. Mur tie Kennedy, (Mr H. J. Kippenberger) the licensee of the hotel, pleaded not guilty to a similar charge, stating in evidence that lie was not in the hotel at the time the sale of the wine took place. The Magistrate held that defendant had a responsibility in leaving his son in charge of the hotel. A fine of £5 with costs 9s was imposed. Monte Jones, who purchased the \ wine, pleaded guilty to a charge of being on licensed premises after hours and was fined 20s and costs. CIVIL CASES. T. A. Bullock and Co. (Mr Kippenberger), claimed £2 19s 6d from L. Clinton for two motor tubes and a tin of petrol and Clinton counter-claimed for £5, the value of two motor tubes and a cover, delivered to plaintiff for repairs, and not returned. Judgment ' was given for the comp an v for the amount claimed with costs £4 15s 6d ; . an d for Clinton on the counter-claim > for £3 10s with £3 7s lOd costs. Judgment by default was given in 1 J. Skilling (Mr E. D. R. Smith) versus H. Bryden claim £lO3 8 S and cast £5 8s 6d : estate of T. E. Honevbono (Mr “ Smith) versus John Forbes claim £7O 5s 9d, and costs £0 15s, and Woolnougli Window Company versus John Forbes claim £92 ll s 4d and costs £5 16s 3d.