RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
Friday, April 24, 1874. (Before W. Lawrence Simpson , Esq. , R.M.) POLICE CASE. John Marsh was charged with permitting a nuisance to exist on his premises. As Mr Marsh was prosecuted under the Corporation bye-laws, Mr Cowan appeared for the prosecution ; Mr Wilson appearing for the defendant. Mr Wilson said that if lie was going on the merits of the case, he would not plead not guilty, but the simplest way of ending the matter was to plead that the Corporation had no power to bring the case under their bye-laws. They had not byelaws. Mr Wilson argued this fully, and as it appeared that the bye-laws had not been properly gazetted, Mr Cowan was compelled to withdraw the case. CIVIL CASES. H. Maidman v. G. May.—Claim, £l4 14s. Id. Judgment for £ll 45., and costs of Court. Mr Cowan for plaintiff, Mr Wilson for defendant. Same v. Gustave Haizen.—Claim, £ls 9s. sd. Service of summons being insufficient, case was dismissed. Jules la Fontaine v. Nesbitt Brothers.—Claim, £1 10s, No service having been effected, fresh summons was ordered to issue.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 233, 28 April 1874, Page 6
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182RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 233, 28 April 1874, Page 6
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