MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2289, 28 November 1889, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBORTON—THURSDAY(Before Mr 0. A. Wray, 8.M.) CIVIL CASES Joseph Wnlte v <*. Lyons, o'alm £1 17a Id, Roods supplied. Judgment for plaintiff by default fo* too amoant olftltned »nd oootv, A. Oook v F. Olayton, claim £1 2s 81. Judgment for plaintiff by default for tho amount claimed and ooßta. J. G. Kostpll v Jas Harper olatm £7 ia. Judgment foe plaintiff by dofailt for the amount olaimod 'And ooßts. Ashburkon Drug Oa v Ohaa W. F.'envog : claim 17a 61 Judgment for plaintiff by default far the amount 'l&lmed Bnd cone . Mro Branfcln v "E. Rlppengale, oMra £7 153. Mr Tutnell far the plaintiff, Mr ar-gill for fcbe defendant. Thl3 wac a ohAoa for Ihe vnlne of certain Bheep alleged •to hiiVa baea lost from a fb'ok committed to defendant's e»ro to depasture. T •.? plnlmifF : otafred tha,t the defendant b;\d agreed to become coaponnlble for tb3 cheep, ond defendant denied having made any snob agreement. The evidence waatakon oa the previous conrt day. Oonneel now addressed tbe Court, and the Moglntrate gave judgment for plaintiff for £4 18s 3d and oosti. W. Monroe v P. Fawoetr, claim £7 Oj 8 \ Me Crisp foe plaintiff, Mr Purnoll for defendant. Tho claim was for wagea at , ths scats of 13i »* d»y; defendant alleged , the rate Waa 12s a day, and bad paid ! aooordlogly into Oonrt. There" Wixs a , ocnot9ic-olalra. Evidence havlag been taken at some lengtn, the Magistrate gave , jadgment for the amount paid in'.o Court , (£2 13a 105), with ooati aaainat thy, pUintitf— £4 6a lOd for Court f;ea Bnl witneaa^a' expenace, aad £1 la foe profeaßional fe«. h. MEIOHBOUBS' XKOUBLK. Margarat Hacii wih c- L .a. h ott on 'hi , !nform*tion of y<trah Smith with having assaulted the Infoi-mnut by B^ikln^ bee , with a atone, wherefore »v application wa> made to have the def.-ndant bonnd ov^r , to keep the penoo. Me Ootbbertfoa appoared lot the informant, .and Mr Wilding » >pe»red for the dtfandaut. The parties are nelghbori residing nt Binds, and tbo inform mt, .autid thav ou tho data m «u---tlouoti lv tha Information r.heaenthec boy ( for B'jme milk, aud ac bad b'enhio custom, : ho yiuai oiorg thbi water race running throaiih Harris' property. Mrs Barrlß o )tnmeno:d an attack oa the boy.i and Mm ! Smith going to hfs rosoußwaa atrucic by a ; boaider, according to bur statement, some ;fiv3<r a x ponnda m weight. Tho informant aimuited that defendant was aggriovea at their going along tho water rgoe, bat they claimed that they had a right to go that wiy oaa oirtaia bteadth of land on eaoh Bide of tho race v?»a pnbl/o proper y. Since the alleged a.naault the informaut h»d not gone <hat way, aod admUtod thßt ale had not ainoa teen m.olentiVd . by Mrs H >rrlp, ! aad thot blio did not tbfok .eho would bo , moieal-fld ifsho kept off tho dofandant's land. The ddfanoaut said th«t she had freqaonily warned fcho informant and her family not ti btp\f,k drum hor feno-o wheo colng act ota the land, but without avail. Sh ' threw a,fyw atones to frighten Mrs JSmllb, but without a riking her. Defendant denied having any m c itlon of molesting the infovmant. Tba litaglstrne laid the oaso was a trivial one, end dlamUned the Information. . Tbo Oourt then roe,