MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 667, 18 November 1909, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

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J,;.3 ,:a;|rain and a'landslip." ".' \£ A eomporisation' case occupied tho ftttontion.bf ■Ot. M Arthur yesterday.. William Henry Bal-,,linSor,-.plttlnbor, proceeded- against tho Mayor, ..councillors, I 'land citizens of \vellington.for .£2OO for alleged damago to his propertyat Kolburne. r ±hß statement of claim'sot. out that, between March 15 and April, 13 last, the .defendants, by •ii ~ aml servants, .■■ '■ .wrongfully and illegally entered plaintiff's land and constructed -a drain, thus appropriating a large portion of tho land. In conscnuenco of the excavation and construction of.tho drain, a fall of earthoccurred on, or about April, 11, and damaged a factory-and 'other, property belonging to plaintiff. -, ,-',:. - ■'■■■!; ;. ■ W. H. Morton,. City. Engineer, expressed tho opinion ,that jtho drain had nothing to do. with tho slip,'which, in his opinion, was due to' faulty -excavation' for the'side of the house. Tho presence of the drain tended rather to increase .the stability of the ground. .-■ - J, jr. Moriee, assistant city engineer under Mr.' Morton; agreed with what his chief had said. ■Decision-will be given on Tuesday.;.

;-iV-;'W FOR, WORK DONE.- - : '. ; '' : - ' • The hearing;of the'claim for £i '13s. for work done between ' Charles, Tandy, , coachbuildor, plaintiff (Mr. Ward),-and Allen Orr, carrier, defendant. (Mi,v'Hindmarsh), and of defendant's cauntorclnirh; for £3 10s. for alleged defective workmanshipiivas concluded. -■; ;..- : ' ,T ii? m , a ? istrat «- Bavo judgment for defendant on the claim, and for'defendant.'on tho counterclaim for £2110s;, -with costs „S3. 3s. ■■."..,- ':,