MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 945, 12 October 1910, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

t;'-(Before l ■~{ '!;lt^;/ ; '-ziCivit-BUSINESS./■■^■^ S: ;'?;SHEEP-WOREYINaCASE. : ; - Eeseryed judgment "was delivered in the case in Which Victor'. -/Francis: Hughes, ,of. Ohariu,'farmer,','/claimed .'i£27 10s. from Frederick;. Simeon,-, of Johnsonville,/'farmer, '. alleging that '-'ijh '."and / during /some days prior" to :june'il2,' !1910, a- ilook 'of, one hundred and fifty 'sheep belonging to him had.been worried by a dog oiraed by ?he : deferidant, : :-and;" seventeen ewes in. lariib had beitn destroyed. Wherefore "plaintiff zsoughf;: to. recover: iE21,,55., value of such';brecding; ewes at -255. each, arid' £6 ss. damages fto the: flock and expenses incurred. Mr. M.P./Luckie apr peared for plainti#;..arid : ,Mr./ T.; Weston: Mr defendant.. :.;■'■- ; ' / ■The Magistrate held.that the weight of evidence' : pointed/ to the; defendant s' son being thebwner of the-dog, and;,further,' the ; evidence, was to the/effect, that the; defendant wasynot. even the 'ocbupier "of the house where/the dog/was kept or permitted to : remain, Zand could iiot' therefore be./liable'fof damages. /."No doubt,"- said; his Worship, "plaintiff has suffered dam-; age,/ r arid. it. is/unfortunate, for/him .that the'.owner, of thedog is. a: man 1 of no sub-' stance."-"-.--/'''-.'";-.-/ : •'.'.-■'• .■■•: :'■'','■' ' '■''.- ; /Judgment /was', given "for//.defendant; /with/ Court costs Bs.,' witnesses';'expenses' :£i 135.; arid .solicitor'^fee/.^^s.:.;;; f:,y^ .;:- / /: : ! John iWhiteiaw,' woodcaryer,, of Wei-; lingtori, clairiied ;E3 lOs...from Lawrence Lyons, expressman,; of" Wellirigton, '■;•. as coriipensa/tion for damages to,;a v bicycle bwn-j. edby-.plaintiff.-Mr. Neilsbn'a'ppeai'edffor, plaintiff/, and Mr., A.. L. Herdman was for' defendant.",; ;-///■.. -jZ -..- -'-Uv-:- -.-.-'•«: ' -Plaintiff alleged .that'.his ,bicyole'i I ,.whlch J had beeri'-left- in. a. yard;in s Little Tara!-. riaki 'Street,: 'was 'injured : by- 'a / yehicle: being .backed, bve,f,'.it, and' that/the acci■deht was .caused';through/thez-megligehcei and■ carelessness of ■ the defendant.while, in 'charge,:of vthe.'vehicle. : , ;/Z-; : / , / ,', -/For the Zdefence;';it was,/contended thati the plaintiff was .himself. guilty,. of negligence' inzleavirigizthe/bicycle-in.a .recognised . cartway; 'while, there/was /.robin, in other parts of the yard..-, Plaintiff, .in. answer;tb /a//question by Mr. Heraman,: admitted/that he." had- purchased the bi-. cycle about three.ycars ago- ;///;■; •Judgment was. given for .plaintiff for -£V ; ios., /with costs' totalling/195..v;//,/-: ,/■•"/;:; }'X^;.^.UNDEFBNDEI) '-CASES.;z''' - ( ' ! /.;' : '.' default / was given.', for; plaintiff, in'-the ./following .'/undefended' cases:—;- ■'-■''/' '■-■ -'";■■ .v"!.""':v';'zz :; .-"; : ''-; ; Charles; Haywafd.lzard v.- Ernest Gfari-; ville Hicks," costs; 10s.';/ Karori' Borough' .Council; vV/Charles- Slyman; .£2 ssi' ? 4A'.j. icosts ss:';,G.;H.' Thornton y': ..Elizabeth' ss.z'id.,';-'costs: 5s: ; ; H.. Hewitt' and-' Co.^ z Ltd., v. /Charles Eeiche' and 125.; ;costs lfe:;, same v. J; Adam, £2 175.,; costs 165.; Wel- : lihgtoh Biscuit Co., Ltd., y.\ Madge Eed18a.; 3d.,. costs 1125.. jJ. Aston, v. : Eo'nald. Aubrey Eudder,; 18s., costs ;55.;;,-; : : /';';:zz: ■:; /;/'z//' '.'Herbert J./saker^was/ordered to-pay' X2.135/ld- to the TeAro House, Drapery Co., Ltd., as-balance.of,an account,on,or before October. 25, in 'default to/undergo three';days', .imprisonment.•'£-;..;;i----:/;z/; i -' / 'v''/-''rPOLicE ; 'CASES. :: - y, 'V ; ; r '.' "James ;bverend pleaded, guilty.- to /, acharge of cruelly 111-treating; a. horse by. ;Working it/in'harness .while,/ it 'was' suf-fering.-.'from /sore .withers./ A 'fine-.',-of was. imposed,, in-default,' fourteen ,day's' imprisonment., /•. ■'.'. /:/'..

1 William, Colson', on a charge o£!drunk-' 'ehness,. was' fined' 10s., in default fortyeight hours'- impri6ohment;'-.;;Prederick ;Hiirit, for drunkenness, was convicted and ordered to tome 'up/for /sentence .when called upon;on condition;that.he left the city;" a prohibition, order' to-be issued against him.-;-;' Louis / Francis' Hardy,' . charged -'"with .., drunkenness" '"and ■ with/ breach of: a; prohibition order, was' remanded for medical, treatment until /October 17./:/.. -/://-/ '.:<; : Z... •-.-;■ ;;/..-■' ,;;,;..:;