AKAROA RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 375, 24 February 1880, Page 2

AKAROA RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Friday, Feb. 20. (Before J. Ayltner, Esq., R.M.) Civil Casks.

Mary Keenan v. James Watkins. Claim £—. No appearauce of either party. Case struck out.

M. A. Hooinan v. H. T. Worsley. Claim £13 2s. Judgment summons. Mr Nalder appeared for the plantiiL Ordered to pay £5 a month, first payment to be made on or before the 27th inst. or one month's imprisonment.

Prisk v. S. Perharn. Claim. £6 Gs. The evidence in this case was very conflicting, and after a lengthened hearing, judgment was given for the amount claimed with costs?.

F. T. Aiming v. C. Lemmonier. Claim £5 5.54 d. Defendant did not condescend to argue the question of his liability, but contented himself with stating 1, 1 shan't pay." Judgment for the amount claimed with costs.

Chamberlain v. M'Guiro. Claim £10 18s Gd. Judgment for amount claimed with corftti.

Thomas Brough v. F. Ste-vart. Claim £10 7s 9d. Defendant admitted the claim, but put in a set-off of £9 for roadmaking. Plaintiff contended that the work was not done according to specification. His Worship adjourned the case till the 27th instant, expressing an opinion that the parties could settle it between themselves if they were willing to do so. Kissel v. Brochor. Claim £5 11s. No appearance of defendant. Judgment by default for amount claimed with costs.

Rorlrigues v. Stratton. In this case judgment had already been given for defendant. Plaintiff now applied for a rehearing, on the ground that ho had additional evidence to produce, viz., that of Mr Harlock, which he proposed to have taken at Timaru. The re-hearing was granted, and the case set down for Friday, March 19.

The Court then adjourned