MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17462, 13 February 1925, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

CHRISTCHURCH. (Before Mr H. Y. AViddowson. S.M.) DISPUTE OYER ORANGES. The case in which Jameson, Anderson and Co. (Mr Cuningbam), importers, of Christchurch, proceeded against F. T. Bonham (Mr Brown), fruiterer, of Timaru, for £l6, balance owing on a consignment of oranges sold to Bonham by plaintiff company, was continued. The hearing of the case was adjourned last Tuesday to enable the carrier, who carted the oranges from the Timaru railway station to Bonham’s store, to give evidence as to the condition of the fruit- For the defence it was alleged,that 75 per cent of the oranges were bad and unfit for human consumption. William Henry Cowles, carrier. of Timaru, said that he took delivery* of the oranges at the Timaru station. He took them round to Bonham’s shop and told him that he did not think they wore quite all right as some of the eases were damp. Bonham had a look at the cases, said they were all right, and told witness to take them round to the store. Bonham was busy and did not have much time to inspect the fruit. The Magistrate said that the only inference one could draw from the evidence was that the fruit was not in a merchantable condition when sent to Timaru. On the whole of the evidence he was bound to hold that the case for defendant had been proved. Judgment was entered for defendant. (Before Air Wyvern AYilson, S.M.) D RU NKENNESS. A first offender was fined 10s or forty-eight hours’! MOTOR CYCLIST'S SPEED. James Douglas Logan (Mr P. D. Hall) was charged with having driven a motor cycle along St Albans Street in a manner dangerous to the public; also with having permitted pillion riding. He pleaded guilty. Senior-Sergeant Lewin said that the defendant was travelling along St Albans Street at a high rate of speed, and crashed into a motor car at the intersection with Bristol Street. Air Jfnll said that the car driver (who had been fined for not having a certificate of ability) swung on to his wrong side. Defendant took to his wrong side and chanced it, but the collision was no fault of his. Defendant was fined £3, on the charge of dangerous driving, and was ordered to pay costs, £1 Is. On the other charge he was fined 5s and costs, 7s. “A PURE ACCIDENT.” Albert Empson (Air Tracy) was charged with having driven a car along Manchester Street in a negligent manner. Evidence was given that Empson's car collided with a cyclist. Two wheels of the car passed over the cyclist, who was taken to the public hospital. Mr Tracy submitted that there was no evidence of dangerous driving, and that the circumstances pointed to the fact that it was a pure accident. The Magistrate: I agree witlT you. The ease was dismissed. OTHER CASES. For cycling without lights Fleet Burry, Phillip J. Oliver and Albert Walker were fined 20s and costs. For leaving ears unattended the following were fined 5s and costs:— Lewis Ferguson, AValter J. Aloore Smith Parr ‘ S and James Roland A fine of os and costs was Tfnposed on J. E. L. TTegnn. T. George Ala.ngels and George Afole. owners who had not rear lights on their motor cars Clarence Manson and Harry Pearce were fined 5s and costs for cvclinc- on the footpath.