MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2324, 9 January 1890, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBUBTON— THURSDAY. (Before Mr 0. A. Wray, K.M. and Mr O'Shea Lswlot J.P.) AX IMPOUNDING CASE. G. Shellook, poundkeeper at Sooth Rakala, nr»a charged by W. Morrow, • farmer at Dorle, with having wrongfully charged certain fees on a o amber of lambs Impounded.—Mr Otathbartson for the coo>plafn»nt, Me Purnell for defendant.— The Uein of the oaee wen that the defendant had impounded a number of ewes with lamba ncder six months of a?e, and hid charged driving fees on the lambs tbougb be had not charged any naetenanoe feei. Thß ooroplniniat contended that under the Aot the defendant had no right to charge anything for the lambp. Tne Bench upheld the contention, aa<3 ordered & refund of thsamoaot which the defend •nt had charged In error. CIVIL OASES J. Orr and Oo v ft, McOlare, olnim £3 Ba.—Judgment for plaintiff by default for the tmount clafcacd »nd ooei« Ftledlander Bros, v F, Rodd, olalm £4 4< for rent cf a honse. Jod^meut for plhintlfli by default for iheamoaut cit.irmd And CO) f" t 0, Biftddell v R. Juhtistou, claim £11 9*. Plaintiff, who la the paroh.ser 9f tht book debti o! the Aibborton Brad

Company, rned for payment of an aoconnt fo? bread aapplled. Judgment for plaintiff bf defaulft fot the amount claimed end coats,

A. O« vB. Morris, olalra £1 2s. Tbc oklm was on Fcoocnt of a pair of boota booghfc by defendant at the Z.-a'acdia boot sto?e, whose book debta plaintiff had purchased. Jutigmeat for p'a;n iff by default for tho atuoaut claimed And ooate.

W. E. B )nd v J. Fi zjerald and others,* o!a m £14 i7s 8i Mr Pafnell, instrooted by Mr CatbbertßOn, foe plaintiff, Me Orlsp foe defendst», Tin platntff is a storekeeper at Wheatefcono and the claim was fof goods enpplled to the defend»nts, who were a p»rty of contractors, on the order of throe of them, Oasey, Neilan aud Condon. W, E Bond gave evldenoe of having Buppli.'d goods to Neilar, Casey and OondOQ on tbe representation that they were "mates" with Fitzgerald. Some j of ihe goods were delivered at the camp 1 »ud others were euppli->d over the shop counter. Oondon eubai qaeutly dropped out of tha oontraot, The gooda were actaally soppliad to O»3ey aud Neilan. The men had private aoooants with witness lin addition to partnership aoooun-a. All usoept Fitzgerald had slnoe paid their private Kcoouata Neilan, when psyiog hia private aooouat, oVJ'ated to several ltsmo, eaylug theee ahoaid bu ohurged to Fvzißtakld. The ao:oaat w*i aooordlngly amended, and the dispated Items charged to the partnership aooountj Subsequently witness saw Nallan win referenae to pay mem of tbe aaooant, and Neilan said Fi'zjernld had cleared oat. JNellanthen j disputed hla liability, and at a late; dati ' witness went with Neilan and Oasey to Mr Cuthbertaon'a offioe, and Neilan told Mr Outhbertson that they were uiatra with F<tzgerald. Afterwards Oasey and Neilan Bald tba*; they were not matei, dnd that FI z^erald shoold pay tbe aa count. O*tey taen said he wonid psy his " whaok "of the aoooaat, Fitzgerald opened the account, and at that timo said Oa^ey »nd others were* going to be "mates" with him, The first lot of goods were supplied to John Fiizge?alc? personally and oharged to >( Fcz^erald sad mates." Left sltUn</.