RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1291, 27 June 1884, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT

AS HB ORTON. —To-dat. (Before H. 0. S. Baddeley, Esq., R.M) C Pawnbroker’s License. —Alfred Salek , applied for a renewal of his license, which was granted. < CIVIL oases. < Russell v O’Connor, claim L 4 14s 6d. Judgment by default for amount claimed and costs. Lovel v Oouzons, claim L 4 16s.—Judgment by default for the amount claimed and costs. ' Stephens v Mcßae, claim LI 7s. Judgment by default for the amount claimed and coats. Tait v Holmes, claim Ll 6 lls 6d.—An application for a judgment summons was adjourned for two months, and a similar application in the case of Journeaux y Kemp,.in which Mr Crisp appeared for the L defendant, was dismissed. Wright v Vollbrach, claim Lls.—Mr Purnell for the plaintiff. Judgment by default for the amount claimed and costs. Friedlander Bros y Smith, claim L 8 6s Bd.—Mr Purnell for the plaintiff.— Judgment for the amount claimed with costa. Lunt y Johns, claim Ll 5 13 6d. —Mr Crisp for the plaintiff, Mr Branson for the defendant.—This case was partially heard last week, but as Mr .Crisp now appeared for the first time, it was agreed to commence the hearing dt novo. —Thos. Lunt, a blacksmith- at Seafield, said that the defendant had left an old Wood’s reaper and binder at his place for repairs last spring, for which witness purchased about L 7 worth of material for repairs. After the machine was taken away he applied personally to defendant for payment of the present claim, but x he replied that he had not a cent, and suggested that witness should take the machine as security. Witness took charge of the machine, but not in 'satisfaction of hia claim.—Crossexamined by Mr Branson. The machine was not worth 30s to the witness. He would 1 swear that H. Martin was not present at 1 the conversation between the parties in reference to payment of the account. —E. Lunt, son of the previous witness, had by 1 direction of his father applied to the de- * fendant for payment of the account, i The defendant said that he bad no money, ; but it was ultimately arranged that the machine should he given as security.— 1 Albert Johns, the defendant, said that in * the presence of H. Martin, the plaintiff 1 asked the witness for payment of the > account. The plaintiff, on learning that r he was unable to pay the amount agreed 1 to accept the machine in satisfaction.— 1 Cross-examined by Mr Crisp: The 5 machine was about four years old, but ia a very good state of repair. He would ) swear that the machine was taken in diss charge of the debt.—H, Martin was pre- - sent at a conversation between the plaintiff and defendant when the former applied to the latter for payment of the f account, and later on agreed to accept a reaper and binder in payment.—Crossl examined by Mr Crisp : was within two i feet of the parties daring the convertst tion referred to.—Judgment for the defendant with costs. McCann v Horaefall, claim Ll 9 4a. — _ Mr Wilding for the defendant.—Judgmsnt for Ll 4 10s 6d with coata.