RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIII, Issue 9465, 30 July 1881, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

_ ; *« _ ■■• • Friday, ;29Tn July. (Before E. Hardcastle, Esq., R.M.) CIVIL BUSINESS^ Sp.f.ig v. UpjjUHAßT.^Claim £21 2s, • board and. lodging. — Mr- Barnicoat r3ir Betts) represented plaintiff, Mr itchison for defendant. — Mr Barnicoat, opening his case, said that this claim 5 connected with a case which was P.rd a few days ago' 'in that Court, in licli his client was sued for i>7o odd work done, and judgment was given some £50. The basis of the claim ? that a carpenter was not entitled to c board and lodging while working in ; country. — His Worship said that it 5 within his recollection that several tnessos in the case heard the other k deposed that this was the custom, 1 his judgment was given in accord:e with that evidence. — Mr Barnicoat i that he would then be compelled' to c a nonsuit, which was accordingly ered. Witnesses', expenses,. £3 3s : ; fession.it fee, £2 2s; nonsuit fee, 4s. ), 11. Hogg v. D. Jarvis.. — Claim IBs lid, for meat supplied. — Deiant stated that he, had never reed auy goods from plaintiff, but ed n>'> evidence in of his ement, and judgment went for plainfor the amount claimed and 8s costs. ', H. Davis v. Chas. Stekdman. — A m of t'27 13s Cd, for rent of house. — Davis stated that he let a house to StL'edinau in the latter part of August, 9, The terms were 80s per week, able duarteiiy in advance. The first net's rent, £19 10s, was paid. in adce oa the 2{3th August. He afterds borrowed i>lo2 10s from Mr jdmau, giving him as security' the eof the house. This amount was itiijueutly paid oif by the rents of the se by a special agreement. But* he erstood that Mr Steedmah did not nd to collect the rents, and he now t for the last quarter's rent.— The ndant contended that this amount not yet due, as he denied that c was any agreement that the rent dd be paiil in.'adyance, and the first rter'K rynt-v/as^oniyiPjaid-,in advance le urgent rpijueßtvof-plaintiff.v^Judg.--it was given for -the defendant, with e.-Mwaliffe, it tookphice in reference to the costs, fcvi-ntuuHy th6'aiiatier'wfishel<3f > 6"v i er I lis Wursliip's rulin'g'-. 1