MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 32, 1 November 1907, Page 5

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

:;■" ;. ' ' (Before Dr. M'Artliur, S.M.) ■: ,; .-" ; : : .;, :,; : ;defended cases.;.r, ' The Wellington Gas' Company sued Alfred Ernest Cousins for the sum of; £15' 4s. ,2d.i for gas fittings' and 1 agas heater, supplied to a 'house at Island Bay. Thosuniof £5 Bs. 6d. in respect of the fittings was paid into Court. , Defendant- admitted liability as far'as the fittings were ] ebneorned, but : disputed the ' ariioiiht claimed ■ for tho "heater, which j' he contended,' was mentioned in . the ■ specifications and should havo been installed by the 'builder. Both defendant and his wifo swore that they did not.' order tho heater from the company,'arid,; further, had notified the company that'they would not be resporisiblo for the/cost of'tho heater'or the time charged' by the men for fitting it in. His Worship gave jutemont for" the amount paid into : court, with £1 15s. costs to .defendant. Mr. Ward appeared. for plairitiffX and Mr. Peacock for defendant. : Fihalitv was reached in the hearing!.of 'evidence in the. sheep-worrying'case. Frederick Biel.-y., Herbert Ernest Leiglitori, a claim,of £20' for the detention of a valuable'greylioiind and, a .counter claim for £10 .'los., the value of sheep alleged to have been .worried by plaintiff's dog.' Only pne.'furthor witness , for the, 'defence."'; was . called. 'I His Worship reserved his decision' until November 7. Mr. ':Wilford appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Boere for defendant. " . ' ' ': (Before Mr. AV. G. Riddoll, S.M.) ' ', The YabcHiim Oil Company sued W. J. Hunter,, of Danrievirke, ( for] v los., balance alleged''to'"be ''3ue' : '6ni''gb6ds n 'supplied. > '.' Mr. .Voiv.'Haast.. ',who ' appeared plaintiff, stated' that the amount;.'6f .'the' original iiecotint ivas , £s'lss. 10d.,.'arid. that,, by niis- , take, only £5 ss. lOd. was cbllected from defendant, who" had since neglected to pity' the\'balance:.. Defendant had, on oath, 'at Dannevirke; , repudiated liability.'/; Judgment was given for the ariio'unt claimed with costs 65., ■■ . '■;-■■;■■ .""•• ■'■■ . ; , " ";/, .- (Before Mr.. W. G. Riddcll,. S.M.) ;'; : .;//POLICE CASES: ■'■'.•"■■ . The charge sheet 'at the Magistrate's .Court .yesterday morning, contained only, five .minor cases,.which'ivero disposed in as many minutes. Louisa , Maitland, a married woman stated,by the police to havo been drink-, ing .heavily! although prohibited sometime ago, appeared in ariswer to a charge of Jielpless ■ drunkenness in Elizabeth Street, but was remanded for a week for curativo treatment.: ,Mary, Wilson, charged /with drunkenness in Taranaki Street pleaded for another chance in order to get away to tho country where, sjjo had obtaineel a situation. His. .Worship. convicted and discharged accused on tho ..understanding that,she left town by ;thb, afternoon train. Two first offending inebriates wero convicted and fined 10s., in default 48 hours' imprisonment, and another was convicted and -.fined 55.; in default 24 hours' imprisonment. ;'

.;- '-J CIVIL BUSINESS. : (Before' Dr. ;A.' M'Arthur, ; S.M.) " ' Judgment was entered for plaintiff in ; the civil cases:—John . J. Easson and Sons ,v.. Alexander Smylie,-, £7 .18s., costs Ss.; Sharland arid' Co. v:' M'L'ellan and' Harkness. £34 9s. 2d., costs £2 145.; Com-mercial-Agency Company, Ltd. and-Thorn-, /son, Lewis and Co., v. Sarah Negrie, £5 11s., costs■■£!■ 3s. ficl.j David Duthie v. Walter/ Sparks, os.. 3d., costs 65.;. Wellington Gas' Company v. JohnO'Halloran,- 15s. 9d., costs: 75.; James Frederick Lilleyv. MarkCronin, 12s. hi., .costs''los'.' No orders wer6 made in the'judgment summons cases Rouse and Hurrell' Carriago Building Company, Ltd. v. James J.Kirkwood. a debt of £6 17s; 3d;; Wellington Loan Company, Ltd. v. William Hooke , , a debt of £11 11s. 10d., and H. Paunell v. A. M'Morran,' a debt of £10 2s. 6d.