MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 923, 16 September 1910, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

CIVIL BUSINESS. ' (Before Mr. W. R. Haselden, S.M.) , ■ ■ A DISPUTED ACCOUNT. ■' . Abraham Vinegard, carpenter, claimed, ,£2. 10s. from H. Heiman, draper, for' jobbing work' done. Mr. A. H. Hindmarsh appeared for plajntift', and Mr. V. Meredith was for defendant : Plaintiff's 'statement of claim alleged that, the amount was due ns wages for time occupied in placing fittings in defendant's shop. ' "For the defence, it was contended that plaintiff had charged for certain time that he had not been actually engaged in the work. The sum of £2 was paid into court, and tho balance of the ..account .was disputed. ' His AVorship gave judgment' for plainHit for.. J!2 55,, with costs totalling .£1 lis. ■

" UNDEFENDED "CASES. """ - . Judgment by defaiilt " was . given fop plaintiff'in ttto' following ';" undefended cases:—Johnsonville Town Board v Martha i'ceney, £2 ps. 6d„ costs £i 'Is.'; PatrickJames Morain v. Louis E. Hanson, .£1!) Bs., costs -JBI 125.. Gd;; Wellington Gas Company, Ltd., Miohael O'Brien, 15s. Bd., costs 55.; Samuel Brown, Ltd., 1 v. Edward Orbell, J>2s 155., costs £S< 25.;. Commercial Agency, Ltd., -assignee G. H. Chapman v. ! Richmond Davis, .£l2 125., costs iE2 3s. Od.;,;Briscoo' and Co., Ltd., v. Hodgkinson and ■ Ifama, yC37 lis. 10d., costs. i 2 Ms.; Jiishniaii John J. Powell v; J. AVatson, - <£9 Gs.,. costs ..£1 'Is. Gd.; Lux Light Co. v. I'owler and Gordan, i 6.75. sd.i .costs Bs.-; "11. M. .Griffiths, and. Go. v, W.,F. -York and Son, .£5 lGs., costs £I'. 3s. Gd. ; Harry . Hooper v. Frederick Brattle, ,55., .costs .El3s/ Gd.;: Joseph 'Lewis v. Leonard Wadham, £5,155.,: costs £i "35.-, fid....". ... //.• ! V POLICE CASES. (Before Mr. W. G. Eiddeli, S.M.). . Louisa Maitland pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, "and: to procuring liquor during .the currency of a prohibi-. tion order. There > were several previous convictions', against accused. ; On' the first charge sho was convicted and discharged, and on the secoud she. was convicted and ordered to' come up for /sentence when called upon, on 'condition; that, she entered the Salvation ; Army ' Home/-and remained there for three months. ' Convictions' were recorded against • two first offending inebriates,' who made no appearance, and forfeited their , bail' of 10s. each..