MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 606, 8 September 1909, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

;/V{ ; (Before/Mr. W. G. RiddchVS.M.); '■': =F6ur.first-plfending inebriates comprised tho : list of l offenders at tho Magistrate's . Court {yesterday .morning, Ono was-con-victed and. discharged, Wo others were fined SsrjVahd a fourth was fined ,10a., in default 24'• hours' imprisonment. -, .-^; ; - ; -civiI : »(JSINESS. -(Before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M.) I ««'judgment-' for-'plaintiS by default of do-, fdritlint was given in tho following unde•rVSridcd cases:—Wellington Plumbers r Union y ( ;;-0.-HaIligan,T8s.,-costs 55.;" Empire Loan ami ;Discount Co., Ltd., v. Charles John Hare, and-Mrs,' JI. A. Hare, £4 Is., costs 8s;'; A. B. Gooch. v. William H.' Parsonage, ;£33 : Jos:,2d., .costss£2 175.; James Heiitpu Russell'v.' William Finlayson, 18s. ; 8d.,,.c05j.s ;7s'3?Kirkcnldio and Stains,■' Ltd.,< v. 'Janes Er'aiicis Bryant, £2 Ids., costs 125.; Donald ll'Lood.v. John Peck and Emily Jano Peck, £5.-.175. 9d.,'costs £1 10s. od.; v Spoight, Palmer, and Co., Ltd., v. -Lancy and Co., 'Bs.';.' costs fi3.; Donald Jl'Lcod ■V. Henry .Green, £15 10s: 4d., costs £1 Us; 6d.; H. Price and C0.,-Ltd., v. Jarries William Lane, ■ £t : As. 3d.,.costs £1 3si 6d.; Speight, Palmer, antl-C0.,, Ltd., v. Michael Mahoncy, 145., costs 55.: Herbert .M'F'arlano v. Henry Collifts, £3 6s.' Bd.', costs 10s.; tho,Now Zealand Acetylene Gas Co., .Ltd.,- ; v, To Reuata, £6 lis;. 5d., costs £1 Bs.' 6d.'; o.' and A'. 'Odlin Timber Co., Ltd., v. .Watney Sibun,'£l4 Bs. 7«.;- costs £1 10s. .fid.; Wellington Traders' Agonoy and Plantokoa Proprietary r v. J. Smith and' Sous, £4 10s., costs 10s.; the "Now. Zealand Times'.' v. I. King, 125., costs ss'.'; I: the same v. Parris arid Eddy, £5, costs ;£l os. 6d,';-ttbo same v. Mrs.. A.. Kerr, £6, costs'. £1 3s. 6d.'; '3: Myers : and Co. v'3A'.: E. Burrell, £21 7s. 9d., costs £2.t'145.; Wairau .Valley Gold Mining Co'- 1 )'• Ltd.,.:. v.; .John Randall Morgan, '£3 6s:V.Bd.', costs' 10s.: Goorgo Edward . Odlin v.\"Honry Thomas Lbraath, and £3'lßs;, costs 16s. ■'■..'■'■

- ; '- a'.lii Ith'c* judgment summons, caso of Mary ■ ■■-. Bddston Ross v. John Gcorgo Bay, a debt of - ■.'£lo/83.. the.debtor was.ordered to pay-on or ...b.efbre; September 21, in default seven days' ■■■■■. imprisonment ..•'';. ; . ;, ; ■. f-jln the. casei,bf .William and Percy Churchill ; debtor was/ordered to pay. .. £<37,'05.:.CJ.'-oii br. before' SeptoinberV 21, iii ' ;, dbfaulfc'ono month's imprisonment. ',-.' ■ "Phillip K."■ iWatty was ordcrod'-to pay £9 - Bs?:'tp 'William Frank Newson, on or, before. 'September 21/.'.in. default > seven. days' '. ini- . I'. pfisohment. : ■'.■' '. 'v;'" : '••'!i'-"'''".' " . vflis, Worship made no order in each of -tho ■ following cases:—H.. Price-and Co'.,' Ltd., v. ~ • Harold: Alfred; Doorey, £10.155. 10d.; Wcl- "..'., lihgtoh,Traders' ;Agency v..Lbong.Kcy, £26 ;.;S|y;.;^ : ;CLAIMS:fOR WAGES. ;\T .:'•' ■■ J;rHis Worship delivered_:liis,.reserved; judg- '. morit:'in' three, cases.which, had. been heard •.tocher. Therp.weroHhrco claims under the Wages and : Contractors' Liens .;' 'Act;<;rli)oß. Tho. defendant was' Albert' F. Riggs; arid from , him Arthur V. Riggs . .claimed- £63 35.-;, Lawrence..'. H, '\C.-'- Riggs claimed; £33 lis./ 6d.';' and : ;Thomas) Rogers clsiffled'£l2.l4s. ;.In-each case the claim was ' i'or'vwages. ' .:...v;: .'■;"'' • .'■•'' ' .'. . ■ two first-named .plaintiffs are' sons -of ..',-; triS'J'defehdant;,; who >was the 'contractor, in a ■ \ bjiijding : J contract ''in-'',which-' tho Hutt Golf :. Club,was tho.employer.. had confessed •judgment i for.each -:of- the ■; and;;the' employer had been 'served., with ,an . order:; !under/.-Part;l.; of ihe. Aot. .At the ■\. .'. beginning of, the case it was agreed between , tho-parties that tho action bo'taken against ' ':tHe;\rlutt Golf Club.,"The defence to. tho ■;'-'n6tion;-wa's- that'.the money, was'not duo .:'-'.. arrowing to'tho plaihtiSs—in fact, that, they ' : had;.;been ;paid already. His Worship went, '■:; ■very.'.'fully,:.into revipwirig-Hhe '.'■ oviaone'e at.length. "1 find in the evidence," ' hessafd, ''and I.think a jury.-.would;find on •.tKeJ^gam^ejsjdMcejijthat-i'.^ft'claimants-.haTO .-'"■..■ already ! 'rocovfcd^ : the-^vages'l;^b i e .-are '. suing ' ) foft"'Judgment-.was_.,therefo'ro*'giv'cirfor the ' Golf-,Crob',i:sWlth;. costs. Orders served oh the 11 -defendants''were rescinded. ■ •:'■';Mr: : 'Duari'j-sppMe^fof'tho'.'plaintiffs, Mr. -~ -Eirk'for-th67 t Golfi';Club/;'and Messrs. Bunny', ■ ,andv : sub-'. ■ •'';^^,^: : ;>i'; : -. ""'?*.-■----;.".-v^ : { . ■ ;#%'. ■'■^^^■jm^-^^.-^\. : v-; . ;,'His}WoreHip.';als6,ga.ve''his'deferred decision, Dunn)' '-.■;7.. > '.:-.^flliam'YAga^ i (Mr!V'Ja > clcs6n). :-Plaintiff alleged that;he\ha'dj-hrpught-ia; boat from dc- ■: fondant fptithe'sumi'of/£6,. but ■ sinco the ' pufrctose;defendant!had. seized and -wronp- , ' fujly-.-dotained.-.-.the.'boat,'- wherefore plaintiff. :'. claiih'ea for. tho return of the -boat or i's -.Value';;'£ 6, and £10 damages; His Worship : held;that defendant. had allowed tho boat to ,;' goi-.out of his possession.-: arid, .into .that of ." ■'plaintiff,, although' .the. terms' of salo were V delivery.' Plaintiff.did not pay' ■ ;•"' for"; tho, boat,, and defendant' thereupon vc-:-. .' cbypred possession of it and declined- io)gko ..ityup:'"Th'e'claim -of £10.for,damages, re'marKeVl. his Worship, .>, was absurd. .His Worship /declined)to, give)- judgment; for ■ pld-inti.fr, jahd -thus''require defendant, to .bring' .•■'...: aiother,'action-for.:recbvery-of..the pufchaso -:m'p'n'6y;i but relying on tho equity and good - : cohscienco sectioniof thb Magistrate's.Court Act,'would give, judgment' .for,- defendant, ■■"'/■ each party to pay his:owr> costs., : ;KCLAIM AGAINST-AUCTIONEERS.:'.. ',-■)■' ) A -claim- for: £28 15., : alleged to bo duo as assessed value of ;gbods delivered for sale, . Cby -Agnes : Tregca: ' (Mr. '.''■'. - Samuels)'-''against.Bertenshaw and.Evenson' .. •'(Mr.'jjrGrath)'.. Defendants are auctioneers. carrying' on business iu Wellington,':..and ■~".-: plairitiff alleged that she placed certain goods; - inVtheir -bands .to be sold. Hearing of cvi- ■ ;.' \dbncfi;'in the ;.case. had not been. concluded when'.-the'.Court"'rose for the day. ' •:; Riddeily; :; ■-'■■-. : DAaiAGEg.-'.'";:. ;Guy Cockburn claimed from A. F. Roy the of articles of furni- . ' tiirCj-or: in'.tho.alternatiyo £9 and' tho,sum ~) o£//£2 10s'.'- damages for: alleged "wrongful ;',.'.' ''detention. Plaintiff had rented a room from ', defehdalit,. And defendant stated that-ho war cvaitp:wfllirig:to give up the goods when lie' v TobeiVcd. proper authority /.to do so.-. Mr.' Kirkcaldio appeared-for plaintiff, and Mr. . P;-.'Jackson- for defendant. His .-Worship gave': ju'dgmont for plaihtifE for possession. or-£4'ana costs £1 .is: ■..