MAGISTRATE'S – COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 727, 28 January 1910, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S - COURT.

(pefore Mr. W. G. Riddcll. S.SIj" //. POLICE CASES. Several first offending inebriates • wer# convicted., and . discharged,',..v Roderick.-'■/;. . Mathieson .arid ' Thos. RicherJs,/brought /./; lip- "on 'similar charges,: were".fined-:! 10s, /-' eaohjiVwitli/.tliO:' option;: of-. ,48; hours'.'' nil--.' : prisonmerit./ .'/-"'vt i : Brank :])ocherty ..was- fihed ,iOs.,\in" do-/;;/ fault ,11'/days' for.''using -'■'// improper" lau4uagevin'frbnt''of : the :L"ambton- Qtiay ;'Policd .'Station; witli : :intent ; ' to; ■ / •provoke ;a.-brcach>~of -tho' peace. ':; Accused . pleaded, guilty.-. . . ' //, Catherine:, fibcherty'-pleaded;, not,;, guilty,..//. : .to-a-' charge .of .iniportuninelv:;'Accused,'; hanhg."refused";,to';go ,into.. thß.',Salvation.;, : -/; ■Army'. Home,/ /was':':: sentenced ' to" '. one / / '•: , CIVIL BUSINESS, THE Ul\ DEFENDED LIST. -Plaintiffsvwerp'awardeds. judgment-,Jin. ; the'.;..following,,.civil;-;.actions:—^William'/ •Taylor, ~v, . Harry. - Mathews/. Gs..,BtL, ;■ -.- costs 135.; f Wellingtbri/ l'iano; Company,. 1 '/ ' Ltd.',.,'y;' Thomas \ costs: 6s. ;/C. ; M. Banks, Ltd., ;f .= -John .Wheeler; ■,'i£6 /-• : lis. G(l. : , - costs' -'.£1 12s. Gd.';/ Commercial' • ; 'Agency,-.' Ltd., ,v.. ::' " ; Gs..'sd., costs,/.£2; Hs;j! Sargood, Son and Ewen,;Ltd..:;v. ltob'ort'l\,Spensley;V^l'i3. ; : i : ; 'i; • (assigriee); :'and-'j.-. BooWEr- fassignory ' : ' Louis Berlyri, i£23 ISsy'ed'if'-'coJts' .£2 'lis. j , Orlando Wm. .Oldhahi.' viJames .AitkcriJ.. ; ill 15s. :lld., .costs, .£1 10s. Gd.J National ;Bank' of;New?Zealand;: LtdvvV: v.;; Emma-;} ■. Aitkeh,--i7-55., Gordon; ;; ;;" .. . ;• : G. Allsworth,: iEir-l?s.'Td'.,:'-oosts T 'Si : ,;il)s : Gd.j- Polmer,:' En^ineering. r Co. i ;.:Ltd.,^v t .- ; G.;los."j" ."A,.. . . :, Wells: Newton i :' 'Ss. ,6d.,,,c05t5;..Cl : 17s.- fid.;, Agiies M'Bean I .v. ..Bar.old; Heydony: ,iß2' 10s;,- cos.ts .'y/, 10s'.; J. v:'\V.':Hoare .:and; Co. v. Geo. . Stanger,,; iE-i' ls'is:'2di/costs.., 10s.\Vm, / Adams v.\ Jos.-'Lewis, iSA, costs lQs,;-;'B.- : ' O'Neill :''v;; Prank'. ;WilkiuEon;s costs i' ill 0s 6d -■ i, JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. , i. ;:-i-Ihii'thWvjudßmcM;^u^nioM..:;caMi.'jo^'\- : -v> ; Young rv.' ,:Jos.;-:E. 1 -', ,AmorGtty, defendant :. , :wasiordered\ito -;pay;:';i&l/ls, Gd.' on ; : qpvbe-;,« :ibre;;Februaryiilo^vin:,4efault;Bevent^^aVo : ;/ imprisonment;.. ' .. .•'y''. : - : i.jßoberil' John. Lampluglviyfas. ' pay tho; New Zealand; Express . Corapflny,;;. ■ . Ltd.; the..Buiii.'.bfi. lGs.r; Cd.iion' or 'ibefprs i February'-; 10,' i in./default r.48.' hote',>iin<.v/. : : ; i prisoiiinent. . . . ' /'i-'/iv'-vl: .Vv';'S ; ' i . ! '- i ':' .' JosnStantohvwas orderfd;to>p!iy ;: JameS'-';"'; ; i Wm.; Smith'-^7.3s.*:ld; on . ruary .10. iin default 14 ■ days'. .iinpriKoh- ; : j. ment.'. ; v'/ : i;'i-/.?■'^- r i- ; /■ : J; rrank.;.WilHns6niWas; ordered .tb:-pay: . .; StenhousO; and; .Tiber ', Gs./ Gdi 'an^'or./',, j -tbeforqv; , imprisonment. :.'•.rW' V '■} Georgo'- Fern'an'dos i i, forp^'?;l?ebruary; 10,, ;; ' imprisonment-;; A.'ijAlmbnd- wcil"/,ordered-: .to, pay,-, : the Napier/, Trawlingj/Compauy 'JCG Gs. /9d. ,: -."■ on ;or ,'befor'e; Fobrcary, 15, in' default seven /v: • days' imprisonment. y ■-,;>-'/^j' i W. H.iAViggins'iwas ordered to'pay.the., j' iCycle and MotorSiuppiies .Company,, Ltd., .£lB 15s. lid. by,: iußtalmentS;,'of.. 10s.' per,■ ; ; . weeki,''/;:'/;.--! 1 /'.-/;, 1 ' 1 :;';/,;; 'i . : No. order was made •in the cas? ,of Agnes .Tregea • v.; W. Evcnseh,;'adebt • of; :•/. •. . „ei3 ss. •; y { yyMyyy.y PROMISSORY NOTE CLAIM. • In the case of Charles Pratt and Co, , v.-' Hannah ,M*AUej', : Mr'.' A.. Dunn' ap-;; ;;; peared for,:the. plaintifE' and Mr. 'E. C. •.. - -Levyey/fbj\.;.the .aefendanf. U The; caso.'.for / : i.tUo'iploSi€i^4.wos , {;tpj.-..-^6, :^jffectV-,tliat'.'.: .lia ( .... was .a' and;"in; that'jcapao-'.;/ ■/,. itj- acted fori Dr/ Slartin,. who li'ad- : attended. upon • defendant's husband. In .'.. his : evidence/plaintiff stated that - when . ' ho: called ; stated;.: i.'that she Jiad -been 1 so/well trcated'by'.lfr.; : Mariiri'' that-'she'' ii-a's' antious:- to; pay the ; v■' bill, which ' amounted to' .£2o,' ana;' She/ gava : liim' a six -montlis' bill/for;- tVe/v. amount. •• The bill matured'but was di<. . honoured and, -..shortly''afterwards," :./do-' :- 'fenjdanfs'' liUib'and; filed' his/schedule', in /, ;■ ; bankruptcy; v • ; -;vMr.'.Dunii'-''cont6nded/that.every .holder : of: a-promissory,;: note -was .deemed; to: be / ■/' - a holder for its valuo-until, the contrary was proved.. . / • ' ./V:.-':/ .-.:'•/. ,/ Mr. Xevvoy/vfor,;defendant, .submitted'.'- ..." that thßre : was . no consideration/for tha: ■ promissory■ / note,arid.;' that : ,. defendant; ,/ '' -being" a; married -woman, : was not; liable. /:' .•Defendant/stated ..that:.the - bill >irivques. '/ ;tioh:- wns,igiven;'.ati:.tliG: request ;of plaih-'.; ~ tiff on -the. assurance that no' steps would .be taken.. to -. collect;: ' arid' ;with'. the .' know- . :ledge .of plaintiff,/that /defendant's hus- :' : ; band'. was "going/to^filo l - his . schedule in: / ; bankruptcy. / Jujgmerit. was reserved, /. CLAIM-ON RELEASED MORTGAGE, : The.'case of/Fraric'es Jario -Hare/againsi Wm.: Davis Kibblewhito. was then heard. Plaintiff-,blaimed>as mortgageo',under 1 a mortgage which: had' ; been. released; at the time of: tho./settlomenf/of: the ■ purchase of /some ■ land, at, "Whrirekino: No; 12, - 109 acres'./.;;Tho:' amourit . was ,; for " .CH 9s; moneys alleged to have been retained on, "tho. settlement of,'the/sale by-. Mr. ,W. G,«;. , Sonuncrville.' Plaintiff -was non-suited.-' ~ ,fwith;'i.cos.ts'/i2,, : 25.). ;.lt was ■ held that,;, having r.released ; the mortgage, :■ she was ' riot'^entitled;,to'-isueras mortgagee../ , '.,./ ' Mr,. C.; 8.'.-Morispn appeared : for plain* . - .tiff,r'and'Mr/Ditnri: for.deferidantifi.;.;:;./, :v, : :