MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 630, 6 October 1909, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

' ..; Mr. "W- G. RiddeU;.S;M.) '■ 3 . ' Deeme'd-to-be an- habitnal. drunkard,'- Annie Winifred Dunn, an old offender,' was convicted and .ordered to come.,up for. sentence if called '-npbn'. r ' A prohibition order' was: also issued against her.. Two first-oifendiug inebriates were convicted and discharged. "■: ' ; :,.:;,,. CIVILJ3USINESS., , "■•'.': •;: (Before Dr. Ai M'Arthur, S.M.)/:'. Judgment by default vtas given in the following civil cases:—John Coogan v. Alfred Warren, £2 10s., costs 65.; Wairau Valley Gold Mining Co.; Ltd., v. James Porbes, ill 6s. : 8d., : costs £1 135.;6d.j C. Pratt and P. •Priest;; £1 125., costs M Bs. 6d.-,-: Joseph Boucher ;v. Harry Jacobs, £3 10s., costs 10s.; Wellington Trust, Loan, and Investment Co., Ltd., v. Deans Orford Shute, -£31 19s. 7d., costs £3 Ss. ';[•'■William' Taylor v. Willianr Wool-■ 'TiT;i£3 10s.: id.,-costs 10s.; B. T. Badham,- liquidator of-Yerex, Barker,' and Pin-' lay, Ltd., v. John Lane, sen., £5, costs .£1 os. 6d.; E. T. Badh'am v. George Havelock Green, £30 15s. lid., costs Jti 155.; John B. Marriott v. ; John Xambett;.£3, costs 55.; Charles .Jackson- v.' Honry ,-Langley, £3 155., costs ss.'; the :"New:Zealand Times" Co., Ltd.,-v..,A. Bloch,! 45., costs 75.,-: K. T. Badham, liquidator of Ycrex,: Barker, and Finlay, Ltd., v. James Lucas (of Lucas Brothers). £i ,Bs.'6d„ costs 135.) Alfred,-. Mason -v. Herbert Is., Gd.;,p6ats [53... : - ■ . -,': -.V-:-''' VuDCfIiINT'SUMMONS ""' ''

: In the judgment summons ease of the Bank of New Zealand v. James Brocklehurst, the 'debtor!wSs.ordered to pay the eum of £8 176.' ;4d., or ."before: Octbbor : 19,' in ■'■ default; seven ■ 'days'.--imprisonment;..'-: .- -i..Henry Arthur Hiirrell was-ordered to pay a debt of £i ss. 6d. ■ to tho Public Trustee ■■■ as the statutory trustee of John Curran, on or 'before .Octobor :19,. in default seven days! -imprisonment;' ,-..'.,■ ~-, . : :, -.In the cose.of Bates and Lees v.'Eobert J. Campbell, a debt .of £1 65., debtor was ordered to pay. on or .before October'l9, in default three days' imprisonment. ';, His. Worship,made no order in each of. the following cases :—M.H. Arbuckle and' Co'.' vl ;C. debt of'je2 17s. 6d.; A.M'Vinish v. ,S om^^? bl * y '^ I ' wist ' a dobt °f 15si; Athol .William Waters , v. T. W. Twist and Caroline Eebecca Twist, a debt of 3s. V;'"; HERB OF,A'SIIWIN(3 MACHINE..'',' : ■; i2.H: Oscar"Hewett' and Co.,::Ltd!,''sued'JoSh' Bopkifls" Mlean-:and Edith MTLean for 'X 3, for hire of a 6ewing maohino. The plaintiff sold tho machino to; the femala defendant oh .tho: hire-purchase, system. She paid the deposit ot, 10s., and contracted to pay a further .•JOs.-.a month. Sir months went past without the defendants making any payment, and then was'returned. According, to the; contract,: the 'defendants, wero liable for tho rent of tho machino during thoi time'which they had had it in their possession, even although they had returned it.' His Worship-gave judgment- for -the' amount olaimcd, with, costs, 10s. Mr. Buddie appeared for the plaintiffs. '.-'.'"* ■'■ ; ..; ,; v■ ;AN;-ORDER POE'EARTHENWARE-.:- ; , < ' JiG."'Rhino -aud''Co,-''(Mr. Wedde)' L claimed £11 7s. 3d; from A. F. Hawthorne, of Whokn,tano;(Mr..;Eitzgibbo;r,).. The ovidenco of plain-

tiff showed that on order for earthenware waa forwarded, but by a mistake a cask of chinaware was included, which defendant declined' .to/pay for or return.'. Easy;terms, were offered if the purchase was effected, but this was' not done, and plaintiff therefore': claimed for the goods sent in error.. ..Mr- Fitzgibbon contended that the plaintiff 'could not succeed, as the goods were not sold and delivered,.or indented, and he raised the non-suit point. ■' ■■ ■''•■'■. vV Decision on the, non-suit point will be given next week. ;.'.■.

..;,= . OF INTEEKST TO'FISHERMEN. A case of interest to fishermen came up. Henry Wiseman (Mr.'Hindmarsh) sued Antonio Dellabarca (Mr. Tanner) for damage alleged to nave been done to some fishing.-nets on Sep. tembor H. -In the.area in question, trawling I n pl0 J hl l > i t< l d V but ncttin & " legal. Plaintiff that his nets were set; and that de-fonda,nt-damaged the nets while trawling. After calling the defendant, Mrf Hindmarsh asked for an adjournment on ihe. ground that it was difficult • to ascertain' who was the offender. Mr. Tanner objected. "My friend," he said, .has t gone on a'fishing excursion, but he has: caught .no fish.". (Laughter.) The adjournment was agreed to'. . . . , > AiBKOKEN WINDOW. K. A.Wakelin and Son (Mr. D.'M. Findl&y) proceeded against'Foley and Son'(Mr. Herdman) to recover m is. tho cost of a window alleged to have been broken by' one of defendant i) employees.- ,After hearing the evif^U «»?..'l';agistrate.gave judgment for defendant, with costs, wfij.is. . ' •