DISTRICT COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1672, 28 June 1875, Page 2

DISTRICT COURT.

(Before His Honor Judge Beckham.) JTTDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFFS. John C. Seccombe v. Patrick Madigan, claim—£3o (promissory note). Isaac Barnett v. Wm, Moon, claim—£24 2s; the same v. George D. Hay, claim -£24 2s, (promissory notes. J. S. Macfarlane v. the Exchange Goldmining Company (limited), claim —£38 6s 6d (fora coil of Manilla rope). GEORGE MAY V. CHARLES BTJRTOIf. Claim £21 10s. Mr Hesketh for plaintiff and Mr Lusk for defendant. In this case the plaintiff, a farmer, claimed of defendant, a baker and confectioner of Parnell, the sum of £21 10s., for quantities of potatoes delivered during the month of March. Mr Burton denied having received the potatoes mentioned in the account. Mr Hesketh stated that the potatoes were delivered to defendant on different dates in March, but the bill was not delivered until April 29th. Mr Burton said he paid for all the potatoes he received. Mr May here broke out in a passion, and Ms solicitor, Mr Hesketh, had great difficulty in quieting him. He was not going to be dene out of his potatoes. Mr G. May, farmer at Epsom, deposed thafe he was a grower of potatoes, and would swear that the weigh-bridge tickets were all correct, and that every load mentioned in the account was delivered to Mr Burton : the quantity on the 3rd March. Burton refused to pay for, until he had got Mr Garry to weigh them again, there were 1300; on the Bth he delivered 1500 and a quarter ; he took him. the weigh-bridge tickets but Mr Burton did not pay ; but agreed to take all the old potatoes he had. To Mr Lusk: Mr Burton's little girl entered the disputed quantities in a book, but he had not brought tbat book with him. Mr Lusk : We shall see about that. Michael McGarry, weigh-master of Newmarket, deposed to issuing the weigh-tickets for the whole of the potatoes, but knew nothing of the delivery. Mr Charles Burton stated that all the potatoes received by him were duly entered, and he was willing to pay for the quantities shewn by such entries. Counnel on both sides addressed the Court at some length, when his Honor gave judgment for plaintiff fo? £19 ss, the value of three tons and 17cwt., according to the weigh-tickets. ADJOURNED CASES. Bank of New Zealand v. Luke H. Holloway, claim £98 03 2d, balance of account.