THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

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TUESDAY. lB..:o Mr E. D. Mosley, S.il.) DRUNKENNESS. One first offending inebriate was convicted and discharged. COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE. Charles OMvcr Lillev, a labourer, aged 2S years, was charged that on January 11th he broke and entered by day the dwelling-house of Mary Ford with intent to commit a crime. Mary Ford said that on November 30th she had left for the North Island. Before leaving she had locked all the doors and windows. Sergeant Hyland. of St. Albans, said that as the result of a telephone message he went to Bishop street, where he had been informed that a man was hanging about. Later, ho interviewed accused and challenged him with breaking into a house in Bishop street, but Lilley denied having done so. Detective A. Allan Btated that on January lltli he had interviewed accused, who had made the statement produced, in which he admitted the offence. , Charles Olliver Lilley said that the morning he was out his wife and children were very short of food. He tried to obtain work, out was unable to do so. The reason why he had broken into the house was to obtain food. Accused pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. Bail was allowed, self in £SO and one surety of £SO, a special condition being that he report daily to the police. REMANDED. A remand until January 25th was granted in the case in which William Henry Bowman, aged 41 years, was charged with being a rogue and a vagabond, in that he imposed upon George Henry Cosgrovo by a false pretence that his name was Payne, and that he was known to Mr Luke, of Briscoe and Cox, of Auckland. RESERVED JUDGMENT. Yesterday afternoon, "M.r Mosley gave his reserved decision in the case of J. H. C. Busli (Mr Cuthbert), of Halswell, dairy-farmer v. T. \V. Stephenson, of Manchester and Armagh streets, butcher. Plaintiff, in his statement of claim, set out that on June 4th, 1924, the plaintiff agreed in writing to lease from.the defendant a farm in the Christchurch Survey District. By a clause of the ngreement to lease entered into between plaintiff and defendant, tho defendant agreed to pay to plaintiff the value of all permanent improvements effected on tho farm by plaintiff, up to- £IOO, at the end or sooner determination of tho term of the agreement to lease. The defendant, prior to the determination of tho agreement to lease effected pormanent improvements to the value of £67 16s. The term of the agreement had been determined, but the defendant had not paid, and refused to pay, to plaintiff the value or any part of the value. The Magistrate gave, judgment for plaintiff for £59 Is lOd and costs. Plaintiff was nonsuited in regard to tho further amount of the claim. ' PLAINTIFFS NONSUITED. A. and J. McDonald (Mr Amodeo) sued F. J. Huddleston for £2l 10s 8d for goods. Plaintiffs said that a man camo to thoir place of business and ordered goods which were for F. J. Huddleston, at Wostport. Two lots were sent, and payment received, but the third lot was not paid for. It was found that F. J. Huddleston was a minor. Plaintiffs were nonsuited without costs. (Before Mr It. A. Young, S.M.) CIVIL JURISDICTION.

Judgment by default was given for the plaintiff in each of the following cases: — A. It. Blank v. W. Ward, £2l; Commissioner of Taxes v. A. J. M. Beaton, £3 Is 3d; Booth, Macdonald and Co., Ltd. v. E. Babbage, £l2 6s; William Goss, Ltd. v. P. J. Smith, £22 •Is 4d; Distributors, Ltd. v. Tahu Ratana, £3O 16s 9d; North Canterbury Hospital Board v. R. It. Todd, £l7 10s 6d; Gordon nnd Gotch v. W. Crighlon, £2B 8b 2d; Andrew Snell v. Archibald Fraser, £9; the Distributing Agency, Ltd. v. A. E. Dawson, costs only; Charles S. Thomas v. Rhoda Dwyer, £2 2s 6d; same v. Edward W. Elliott, £4 4s; Newman and Oborn v. Arthur Clarke, £1 19s 6d; William Prisk v. F. Tweman, 31 7s 8d; R. Dobson v. G. Davidson, £2O 2s; Hulstons, Ltd. ' (in liquidation) V; L. D. Wilson, £4 7s 6d; A. and J. McDonald v. George Ayers, £4 "10s; Carrick Wedderspoon Ltd. v. —. Saunders (Palmcrston North), £2 19s 6d; N.Z. Express Co., Ltd. v. J. Thompson, £3 6s; Michel in Tyre Co., Ltd. v. D. Allison, £99 17s 6d; Carrick Wedderspoon Ltd. v. W. Stokes and Co., Ltd., £lO2 2s sd; N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. v. Gordon Knudson, £45 6s lOd; Bell Cycle and Motor Co.. Ltd. v. O. G. Morrison, £32 ss; 0. E. Archbald v. W. Joines. £1 7s 7d P. J. Commons t". P. Filet, £lB 4s; F. W. Woodward v. W. White, £l6 16s. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. . On judgment summonses, A. L. W. Clinton was ordered-to pay D. Williamson. £l6i 10s Td, In default, 18 days' imprisonment; T. 0.Cairns was ordered to pay P. E: Clark and Co, Ltd.','£26 lis 4d, in default 29 days imprisonment; W. Cogle was ordered to pay the New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. £ls 3s 7d. in default 17 days' imprisonment; Hannah Nolan was ordered to pay Ramsay and Miller, Ltd , £5 13s lid, in default seven days inv prisonment; F. Jones was ordered to pay the New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. £4 7s od, in default five days' imprisonment; G. Anson was ordered to pay the Distributing Agency, Ltd £2O 18b 4d, in default 23 days imprisonment; C. Sutton was ordered to pay Mason; Struthers and Co., Ltd., £8 12s 4d, in default. 10 days' imprisonment. INSURANCE AGENT SUED, ' The Public Trustee 6ued Jameß Edward Doggett, insurance agent, Rangiora, and his wife for £l6 13s Id, said to be money lent and interest. ... , < _ _i.u His Worship entered judgment for.plaintiff, with costs. JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF.; E Anderson (Mr Hobbs) sued 0. A. Cross (Mr Connal) for £5 7s 6d. .%„,.. . Plaintiff said that defendant brought a car to him for some repairs to the coachwork, and asked for the work to be charged '° Defendant claimed that he was an employee of a car maintenance Arm. at. that time, ana the firm was responsible. „i.i„ti'ff The Magistrate gave judgment for plaintiff, holding that defendant had made himself responsible for the ™rk whether it was done on his behalf or, for his employers.