CIVIL BUSINESS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 624, 29 September 1909, Page 11

CIVIL BUSINESS.

(Before Dr.'- A. M'Arthur,' S.M.) Judgment was' entered for .plaintiff by de-fault,-of defendant in -the -following,civil arid Stains, Ltd. v. Thomas Uatoman-I'Qwick, ~75.'6 d.,. costs-10s.; samo. v' 15''Marriott, X2S Gs.-ffd.,.costs iC'2 Hs.'; : ',Eich : mond -Hursthoiiso ..v. William' H. jß'rewer, £6 . 6s. fd.VvSSsts;fo 6d.; Commissioner of •• CrowJi' la'hds''v. Philip Geo, 'Sfriith, ■ j680.v Is., v- <wsta Jft'Js.j Stewaift Timber, Glass arid Hardware Co.; Ltd, v.- Albert Tovcy, JSH 7b. Id.,

costs riCl 35.; Alexander M'Meokin.:and Henry Geo. Clark (assignee)' v. -H. Moore, ,£3 15s. 2d.,- costs 165.; .same., v.. George Cootes,. .4:0 3s. ad., "costs .il 3s. 6d.j Lorisby and .Isaac v. Geo. 11. Cell, JE2 2.., tosh i2s:! '!iame v. .Tbshua Clapham, d!l 65., costs Vs.; same v. Charles Petersen, 9s. 9d., costs 65.» L; Casclbcrg and Co'.; Ltd. v. Henry M. Clark, JC-1 -Is., costs 10s.; E. H. Creaso and Son, Ltd.; v. Louisa H. Toomer, Is. Bd., costs jCMOs. 6d.; Cederholm and ToUey v. Louisa H.'Toomer, 155., costs 10s.; John. Bcveridge v. Michael Murray, •24,- -costs 10s.; A. L. Napier JRLean-v. K. Iferre, .£2 25., costs 10s.; same v. A. It. Redford. ,£1 lis. 6d„ costs 55.; Teresa Bresnan v. William Henry Shepherd, ,£IG lis., costs Jil 15s. 6(1. ', ' , , . JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. ; , ; < ' John Arthur Jlaisev -was ordered to pay tho Stewart«Timber; Glass and Hardware Co., Ltd.,-tho sum .of JC2-4 16s. - lOd. on or before October 12, in default 21 days' imprisonment. ■ '.'Charles Galsworthy Heard was ordered to pay '^21-65.: :3d. to the Stewart, Glass and ; Hardware Co., before October 12, in default I ,21. days' imprisonment. . In tho case of the Publishing Co. . v. William R. .Aislabie, a debt of <EB''9s., debtor was ordered to pay on' or, beforo October 12, in default seven days* imprisonment. No orders wero made in the following cases:—. Wellington Publishing Company,: Limited, v. Herbert Baker, £13 12s. 6d.; Francis Edward "Green" y. Arthur Preston-Lindsay, .£6 Bs.-, A CONTRACTOR'S SUPPLIES. . (Beforo Mr. -W. G. Riddell, S.M.) ■ ; E. W. Mills'and Co. (Mr. Von Haast) proceeded against 'Thos. P. Hamer, civil servant (Mr. D. M."Findlay),'for J26 19s. 7d. ' Evidence showed that defendant was 'having a house built for himself, and his contractor became bankrupt, and, could not get credit from .plaintiffs. . Plaintiffs ". stated that , defendant's . wife tailed on. them an'cl,asked for certain goods to be charged to tho contractor. Plaintiffs said that tho contractor had no account with tho firm, to which, it iwas. stated, that Mrs.: Hamer. replied: "Ciiargo'the goods to, n)y husband." Tho goods were supplied ami- charged to Mr. Hamer, and the contractor's account with tho firm was transferred to. Hamer's name/ ' ' Defendant denied that ho had over,.given any. authority -to .'pledge, his Credit with".; plaintiffs. Mrs."' ; Hamer'deposed . that .'nothing 'had been said to her by tho employees of E. W. Mills and Co. about the contractor's account,., and. sho had never given any instructions that the. .goods should- bo charged to her husband. : A" similar denial was made by the clorl; of works, who, it was alleged, had also given orders that certain goods should bo charged,to defendant. , His Worship said it was clear that thero. had been a' misunderstanding oh' one side or tho other. He thought defondant was liable for one'- item -of • JCI* 4 Is. lOd.', hrid; ho give judgment for .-plaintiff for this amount. No. costs, would bo allowed. \ ' RENT AN"D POSSESSION. ' '■■ Mary Ann Tattlo (Mr. D. M. Findlay), claimed v£l9 10s., rent and possession l of-, a. [builditgfrom Ricnrdo . Fernandez. . De-i , fondant in;a lengthy statement. urged 'that he.. only owed los; His Worship gave judgment for, plointiff-for the amount- claimed-'and costs 125.; andl'ordered possession''.to boJgiven;up by; October 12.. ~-' - " - UNION,SUBSCRIPTIONS. ... . ' : Tho Wellington', Operative - Bakers'- .Union, (Mr. -Levvey) claimed 12s. from, Alfred Ran-' dall, . being subscriptions di|o : to' the union. ' Judgment was given for plaintiff for 7s. and costs 6s. V - j ~ ■ ' Judgment was -also'/given for the : Bakers Union in a case against Wm. Edward .Tim-,; miiigs, -CI ,7s. Costs Gs.-were al-. lowed plaintiff. .. . LANDLORD AND TENANT /Damages alleged to have been done to a house at: IChandallah' was tho subject-of a • claim for •£V la. 4d. by- John Nelnies i Grant : :;.(Mr.';J. : Ji, M'Grath) against Thomas M'Crome (Mr.. Saniuel).' .Tho liouso.nvas leased,ib'y plaintiff toj defendant,' and--the when de-; fendant left the house. ..'Defendant alleged that; the house was about 18 years .old; and wh'pn he ; took possession of it the wh(Slo "p!acc required Tenovatiug.. It' was in 'practicailly. tho same' condition when ho left it .'as-wheii he entered it: ;■" i.-' • ■■- -is'. .Jli,s Worship held that plaintiff was entitled; £o something,: but not. .to 'tho full amount claimed. Judgment was,entered..for plaintiff 'for'and'costs ; i. , ■ AN EXCHANGE :DEAL.v, r V , , (Before- 1 Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M.) • Practically.: tho -whole •of tho afternoon was. occupied in hearing, the .-case for'plaintiff in which Eliiabptb Ridgway, married. woman (Jlr. Fair), claimed 16s. lOd. 'from Thomas M'Carthy, builder... Defendant counter-claimed for ;*6107 9s. 6d. The'case-is'-a rather involved one, the claim arising outi,of-an. agreement by. plaintiff; to exchange her farm at Masterton. for a :property in Wellington owned-by de-, fendant., The parties agreed that certain arti-, ■ icles wero to be left On the (fSrjn >by'tilaintiff-' f if defendant 'fittings at; his-house. It was oyer...thijso fittings, etc., . tho] litigation arose., An adjournment was oventu-'j ' ally made, to .October. 8. '* ; i '