MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 656, 5 November 1909, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. TT. G. Riddeli, S \1) ALLEGED TORGING AND I TTEIUNO. Bloch (otherwise A\el Bloch) was charged with having—'a) on October 0 torged the name of C Colliifs on a cbenuo" for £1 12s, and ulteied tho s>ame to Gilbert Edward 1 ownes, and (b) on October 20 forged f hc nonip of C. Crnighead on n cheque for £1 19s. Cd, and uttered tho sump to Alfred Crpsbie. On thi application of Chief Detectno Wroberg, accu e<l was reinauJcd until Weilnosdaj, No\cmbu 10 TWO ASSAt'LT CHARGES George Robertson Grav n'as roniondetl until Koomber 0 on two charges, to ulnch he pleaded not guilty—(a) that he irai drunk on November 3, (b) that on the «s>mo date he did assault one Jonathan .Tones Bail was allonod at one turpty of Tbo case of Ernest Henry Olnor,<who pleaded not guilty to a charge of having on NoMMi.ler T iissuultcd oni> Thomas John Martin mth a p'ane, «ns ndjoumpd until to dry, bail being ullowed at 6f XJ IDLE \\'D DISORDERLY Charges of uavVs been ldlo and disorderly poibous, without 3,ifFci(>nt ireans of tippbrt, weio p-oforied against John Lcarj' «»u Patrick Wilson, who P-ath ndmitted the, diarge, and weio each toiivuted and tontinced to thrco mouths' imprisonment. INSOBRIETY. Tuo (m,t offenders «c\e on charges of <liunkeuncs3 and discharged, two otheis, similaily tliorged, wero convicted i>nd lined Si, 111 iletault 2t honrs , lmprisonmejit. 1 .101111 M Cnlhim (ore picvious roimclion) was couvilUM 011 .1 Uinrgo of king dtimk uu hovciiilu r I. unit Imul Ws, or ui tiptault 18 hours liuini^uiiiuout C)VIL BUSINESS, (Betas* Mr. W. G UidiWl, Judgmunt b) default was o ')\eli lor tho plantti!ts ui the lulowiUß -sU«i> —iCoiUlui Lompany, jLimitid, v. Mrs. i\eilso.i HaMi, X 7 la. .m, oo»Ca j/i ,h. ba.; Comniorual A o v'ucy, Ltd, \. 'Hope moi", AW l»a. 3d, costs J.L uli. ha., ](. ttaanah r.nd to, Ltd, v. Geo. hittei liuuawuy acott, JCIU ks ltu., costs .£1 ins. lid , C. li B.UCIB and C 0.,. UU. , Aulmr JjdwJitdb, U 10s. lOti., costs IJa.i \\oaiiu>n Unvers Onion v Ohri-.tophpr tarr,' i.l is, to&ts sa, VS'ollingtoa Drivers' Uniou v Charles Joioph tSowpli, XI 7s, costs ss:, \Wllingtou Du\ei!> l.nion v Hrmy Fuar, AT 7s, costs 5a ; loung and Ullintt \. Alexander Gilchrist, £9 !)s, costs £1 Js. 6(1.; I'atrick llackm >. Homy ill) 134., costs ifil 3s fiU., deiigo labor v. r l!draund Buckcndge, £25 Is Cα, costs £2 445., tl'liGod, Weir, and Hopkirk v, iidmuiid Oeorge Pointon, i.b 18s. Ud., costs £1 35., \)A.; bhiirland ann Co, Ltd, v.'B. .iud J. Griditbi, Bs. Yd, costs) £1 18s., U C Gibbons and Co. v < I'mncia Loudon, £i 9s, 7d, costs 10s., J. Smith and, Co. \ John blinps, M Ss, costs 55., J. Smith and Co. v Albert ■> Ohmtophor Btephon Aplin, -£3 13s, coats 10s ; Uulinm La\?ry v J Aleiauder, , 'JS! 15<!, costs ss. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. The Ocoiii Accidi-nt and r Guaralitco Coiporp tion, Ltd., pulcotaed on 11 jmij;tiicut buaimous against Julin 'iolttt, for uir amiiUnt of Ml fc 6d. 'iheio was yo uiipoatanco 01 defendant, wlio -WM orAtiuil to pay the amount suod (or by N'rtvnmbur 18, iu UPjanlt ((1 dajs' imprison." meat. Walter' Taylor, who did not appear, fras ordered to piy, by 7, an amount or ilb lls, 9tt, to William John Styles, in d<; tftuk 10 dnj , !' imprisonment— the order to be \t defendant paid jei mouth, the hr<;t ptiympnt to bp mauo "on Dri>mber I np\t 1 hinitli and Co. proceeded illiam B bwiucy on 11 judgniont suniuiuos for £2 17s I'luro iva, no AlMAranta ul Juhiiidaijt,».\iho w.is ordiicl lofpVthfl umofiiitTSj TtfoVomber 11, »r, in (Ipfiiuh, si\ days' iiiipifsuiiincut MOTOR ACCIDENT £50 TO'PAY. A ca c o' of some interest to chauffeurs and mutor-car owners was decided, when Mr. Rid doll dnliveied rescned jndgment in tho ca»o J V.irb v. T. Inglis, wherein tho plaintiff claimed damages in lespect of injuries sustained. iVhen. knocked down b) detendant's niotor-oar in Kent Terrace on June 18 last The circumstances, as stated in evidence, \verd,that the pi iintifl, John V-iro, crossed over from the corner ot\Kont Terrace and Vivian Sticet to Pu in Street, and pi«scd behind au express on tho waj Ho had just clcaicd that vehicle '.hen ho ivai kn:ckt<l doi\u hi the car. Keforo leaving the, paiement ho looked up and riiHn the road, "and saw nothing except the cxpTGss already mentioned and a stationary eflal-cart nn the opposite side of the road Defendant's chauffeur, on his part, s'ated that ho taw t'ie plaintiff crossing tho road, blew h'6 horn, , shut off power, and slowed, down His Worship, af-sr reviewing the evidence, •itated iha* plaintiff's Kilurp, to discern the approach pf tho car Ijefore he left the raiment nrs contributor! negligence On tho other hand, defendant's driver had the last opportunity of avoiding the accident, and had aftted 'neghffsniy in not ke«nm» nearer' to the left side of tho road, and in approaching so closely fo plaintiff without C3ht.utiously sounding his horn, or stopping when he saw that plaintiff was ckarly unaware of tho projumity of tho car Defendant must bo held liable for the negh genre of his =ervan,*, but in assc<jing the dan , - ages tht , medical evidence as t6 tho nature and 1 extent nf plaintiffs inniries should be taken into ronsidnrahon Judgment, was therefore ' given foi £'/) (Lmages, with costs £'> lfc I CONCERNnG A HANDCART John Millei, dealci, of No 7 Toiy Pluce, sued Geoige \\nu\, expressman, for £i ss, which Cum represented plaintiff's estimate of the damages sustained and 10,,s of time ineiincd in consequ«uce of the alleged neglect of defendant in colliding with lus hnndcart F.vidpnco 'was given to the eff-'ct that plaintiff's himlcait was'stAndmp; in Tory Pl.ice, a narrow lano, closo to the fence outsido lus holism Defendant's express collided with tho hnmlcirr, damnping it. Judgment was given for pljintift for 10s , with costs 13s Jfj Hckson nppearwl for plaintiff, and Mr 31 (irutli foi defendant ALLEGED HISriT ' John Smith surd tho British Woollen Co t!or £3 15s, claim for alleged misfit suit of clothes niado to order by defendants Plaintilf Contended that tho toat htt-d badly about the arms Defendants stated that with some alt6iation the coat conld be made to suit In entering up a .nonsuit, his 'Worship held tliat th 6 onus of proof ivaa upon tho plaintiff, who hnd foiled to sustain his allegation that the suit wa J. misfit, smeo proof had only been given in lespect of the coat, and that, in his opinion, could be nltered to suit. No costs we'lld bo ullowed Mr Jackson appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Maid for defendant. OTHER CASES The Wellington Painters' and Decoraters' Union euM Fled Gapes fer £1 63, amount of arrears of subscriptions due by tho defendant 'Judgment for the amonnt was given, with co->h to, less £i 2s 6d, paid into Court Separate apphcat'one for judgment eumnions in tho suits TVallaCe and Gibson, v. Robert Cook, claim for £6 3s, and Sills John Gibbons v. Kobeit Cook, .£IBO 12s, 6d., were dismissed No order was made in the caso of W. 0. QmnnHl v Joseph Bradcock, a nuit for the rocovoiy of an amount of £1 17s