Resident Magistrate's Court.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6362, 7 November 1887, Page 2

Resident Magistrate's Court.

Monday, Novembbe 7th, (Before R. Ward, Esq., R.M.) CIVIL O4SEB. T. Honley v B Davey, claim £1 9s 6d. Mr Borlfiße far tho defendant asked for «n adjournment. Adjournment for a week, nn allowance of 8s being made to the plnin'irT Kenn-dy v J, F. Kolls, olaim £1 63, judgimnt summons. Case abandoned by Mr Borlise, Same v R, Beaaohamp, claim £3 8s 6d. This cate was also Abandoned. D. Day v Tnkurua, cliim £3 7s. No appearanco of dtfemlant, nor oauso of absence shown it was thereforo ordered that tho amount be paid forthwith, in default 3 days imprisonment, K. Wright v James Day, olaim £1 3s 6 b His Worship stated that tho olerk of the Court had received a letter stating that defendant could not attend as he had no money to pay hU expanses.— Plaintiff laid the defendant was in tha habit of getting very drunk eveiy timo ho oamo into town, and if he could get drunk he could pay his | accounts. His Worship said the not did not givo him power to make an order unless proof was given of ability to pay. Case adjourned for a month. R. Garrett v J. Lomix, olaim £1 Is for services rendpred «i surveyor, Mr Borlnso for tho Plaintiff, and Mr Marsh-ill for defendant The plaintiff stated that ho had been asked to find some front lines that defondant wanted for his section, and on the work boinc done he was piid by the dofondant, On a second oooasion Mr Lomax asked luut to give him some baok and side lines, and it was over this work that the present dispute arose, Mr Lomax contending th»t the one payment covered all. Mr Garret said be had on the first occasion only been asked to find the front lines, but Mr Lomax »aid there was no suoh instruotun, he wanted tho whole section Burveyedi Jlia Worship thnughtthere had been a misunderstanding, and owing to the conflict of ovidenos he could not say whioh of the parties was right. Plaintiff was nonsuited. No order as to costs.