RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Friday.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 423, 19 May 1871, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Friday.

[Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.]

Verdicts for Plaintiffs. — Staines v. Annie Miller, 10s.; Hastwood v. Donwoodie, £3 133. 6d ; Odium v. Kelly (Mr. Brock for plaintiff), £2 Bs. ; Wilson v. Perthshire Gold Mining Company (Mr. Thorne for plaintiff), £5 5s ; Wilson t. Brougbton (Mr. Tborne for plaintiff), 255. ; Vragnison v. Moyle (Mr Rogan for plaintiff), £5 ; Wilson v. Moyle (Mr. Thorne for plaintiff), £2 Is. Bd. ; Trustees Mechanics' Institute v. Good (Mr. Hesketh for plaintiffs), ±'3 13s. 4d. ; Rose t. Lawrence, amount of an unsatisfied judgment (Mr. Thorne for plaintiff), a warrant was ordered to be issued for his apprehension ; Gars v. Bird, £1 ss. Id., amount of an unsatisfied judgment; Woolcy and Anthony v. Denhatn, amount of an unsatisfied judgment, a warrant for apprehension of defendant was ordered to be issued. Defended Causes.—McCaul v. Cochrane and Son.—Mr. Matthews for plaintiff; Mr. Brookfield for defendants. This was a claim for goods supplied to the defendants, and for grazing a horse. The plaintiff was nonsuited on the ground that there were four people copartners, while only two were served with, a summons to appear. All four should have been served, and then anyone of them might have been sued.—Cousins v. Lindley.—Claim, £4; money lent. Mr. Brookfield appeared for plaintiff. Defendaut denied his indebtedness. Plaintiff gave evidence in support of his claim. T. Murphy said he saw the money lent in Hobson-street. Defendant brought a witness to prove that certain payments had been pa<d since the alleged date of this loan, and that plaintiff then said that that squared everything.—Judgment for plaintiff.—Trustees Mechanics' Institute "v. Philips.—Claim, £3 13s 4d, for subscription to the library and detention of books.—Mr. Brookfield for plaintiff; Mr. Rogan for the defence.—The Secretary, R. Talbot, deposed that plaintiff was indebted for one year's subscription to the library, and £3 3s 4d far 380 days' detention of a book, at 2d per day.—Defendant deposed that he was nerei? inside the Mechanics' Institute, and never took a book out of it in his life. The signature in the book of rules was not written by him. His eldest son was a member of the institute for about twelve months. His second son's name was A. Philips, same as his. own. He never authorised anyone to sign his name. His wife, he believed, had ocea-

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