CIVIL BUSINESS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 448, 5 March 1909, Page 11

CIVIL BUSINESS.

(Before Dr. A. M'Artlnir, S.M.) UNDEFENDED CASES. Judgment was entered for plaintiff by default of defendant in the following civil cases: Commercial Agency, Ltd., assignee, and \Vm. Cable and Co., assignor, v Davis and Tillcy, '£7 10s., costs £1 3s. Gd.; Ellen Von Meycrn v. Koko Patana, £17 145., costs £3 ss. 6d.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., assignee, and E. IV. Mills and Co., assignor, v. Albert C. S. Aplin, £11 4s. 7d., costs £1 165.; • John Smith Jlatson v. Win. Gardnor, £1 Is., costs 55.; D. Benjamin and Co. v. Wm. Hall, £21 Is., costs £1 35.; House and Hnrrell Carriage Building Co., Ltd., v. Michael John Clime, £2, costs 125.; Frederick Singleton v. Frederick Brattle, 9s. Gd., costs 125.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., assignee, and Briscoe and Co., Ltd., assignor, v. Ernest Stevenson., £6 13s. 4d., costs £1 ,3s. Gd.; H. G. Andorson and Co. v.. W. T. Styles, £5 ss. Gd., costs '£1 3s. Gd.; Gamble and Soil v. Chas. H. Giles, £1, costs os.; Hutcheson, Wilson, and Co. v. Punga Punga Timber Co., Ltd., £40 4s. 6d., costs £2 14s.

■ JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. In the judgment "Summons case, Morris Fruhnuf v. Joseph Amoretty, a debt of £33 45.; debtor was ordered to pay on or beforo March 18, in default one month's imprisonment. in the case, Elizabeth Rao v. Henry Wholan, a debt of £21 17s. Gd., debtor was ordered to pay £1 per week, first payment to. bo mado before March 11. No orders were made in the following eases:—To Aro House Drapery Co., Ltd., v. Daniel G. Wilson. £4 lis. 5d.; A. W. and F.' C. Brailsford v. George S. Hodgkinson, £4 10s. lid. ; Wellington Loan Co. v. Ernest Edward Edmunds, £34 10s. lOd. , DEFENDED CASES. (Before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M.) A PATENT .AGENT'S CLAIM. , Baldwin and. Rayward, patent agents (Mr. Von Haast), sued Wm. Sim, engineer, of Invercargill, for £5 55., for work done at the request of defendant in preparing the specifications and drawings in reference to a machine, invented by defendant. Defondant contended that there was practically no alteration from his drafts, and considered that £1 Is, would be ample remuneration for tho work dono by plaintiffs, but in view_ of certain communications between the parties, he (defendant) did not think plaintiffs were entitled' to anything. His Worship gavo judgment for plaintiffs for tho amount claimed, and costs £2. . NURSING FEES.

Sarah Jane Gomez, nurse (Mr. P. W. Jackson), claimed £2 2s. from George Anderson (Mr. D. M. Findlay), balance of' nursing fees alleged to bo due for_ attendance on defendant's wife. After hearing evidence, which showed that defendant had paid £2 2s. and disputed tho balance claimed, his Worship gave judgment for defendant with costs.

.GOODS SUPPLIED. The Commercial Agency, Ltd., assignee, and J. A. Fletcher, storekeeper, assignor (Air. ,Von Haast), sued Maratta Torei; farmer, Raetihi, for £28, for goods supplied. His Worship gave judgment for plaintiffs for the amount claimed and costs £7 3s. V SiM.) " " :i i CLAIM FOR. BOARD. .. . Mrs. Jane . M.. liailej; (Mr. Hindmarsh) proceeded against Benjamin Oxncr (Mr. O'Leary) for tho sum of £16 10s. 9d. for board and lodging, supplied to defendant's son for 29 weeks at 10s. per week, and clothes supplied. , The sum of £2 os. 9d. was paid into Court. For tho defence it was urged that the boy had been detained by plaintiff.-against defendant's will, tho former, it was alleged, having stated that rather than give tho boy up she would keep him for nothing. Tho lad had been allowed to remain :on this understanding. Judgment was given for £7 10s., in addition to the amount paid,into Court, with'£l Bs. costs. ' A DISPUTED ACCOUNT. J. Levy Lennard, general and commission agent, proceeded against Thomas Rowell, Courtenay Place, for the recovery of £15 17s. 4d., for Marzipan paste supplied. Mr. W. H. -D. Bell appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. O'Leary for the defendant. The defence was that tho goods wore not:of the quality that was ordered, and that under Seotion 16 of tho , Sale of Goods Act> 1908, defendant was not bound by the contract. Moreover, the requisite notice regarding tho condition of tho goods had been given by tho defendant within the necessary period. His Worship reserved his decision. CLAIM FOR | INTEREST. John O'Donnell (Mr. O'Leary) proceeded CunlifFe for £5, interest alleged to be due on a mortgage. The case was previously before the Court when plaintiff was non-suited, owing to a discrepancy in certain dates. After he;ring tho evidence his Worship gave judgment for plaintiff for tho amount claimed and costs 6s.