MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1566, 9 October 1912, Page 5

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Dr. A.' M'Arthur, • S.SI.). , CIVIL LIST. • PICTURE SHOW AND DYNAMO. .Dr. M'Arthur, S.Mgave judgment yesterday 'in;the-ca£o. in'.which'. Turnbull, Jones and Co.,- electrical engineers, Wei-' lington; sued "Henry.. Morgan and' Alfred . Craig Hansen, picture ; theatre proprietors, AVesiport, for M7.-is. lid.,.which amount v was alleged to be'due. for repairs to a Westinglidiise dynamo- Defendants coun-,ter-claiuied for bEll' ls.'9d.' They said that they had suffered this amount in damages through delays and expenses.incurred becauso of the'plaintiffs not having fulfilled the specifications relating to the dynamo. ■ The decision was for plaintiff on both claim and counter-claim. UNDEFENDED CASES. • In the following 'cases judgment was entered for the . plaintiffs by default":— Browns Bros. v. George Douglas, .£3 15s. ■id., and. costs ,125.; Alfred.P. Triida v. Charles C. B. Stou'ghton, .£3 10s., and 10s. costs; 'E.'.Reynolds and, Co., -Ltd., v. Williara'Stbkes,";£6 2s. Bd.,'costs Bs.; Chivers'r Music. Stores (assignees of > Stanley Jlullin, Ltd.). v. E.' Lidston, «£3 9s. 9d., and 10s. 'costs; J. B. Clarkson and Co., Ltd., v. James Shackleton and Son, '.£9 is. 6d., and 8s; costs; Public Trustee v. William H. H. Young, ilB 15sl, and £1 10s. 6d.- costs. ■, JUDGMENT" SUMMONSES. - James Stevenson" was ordered to pay Charles Albert Iniies «£3 16s. }od. by. October 22; George Keith to pay Eddie. Scliober las. Cd; by' October 22; Thomas ,Tyree to pay Michael Lane 'M 13s. by October 22 ; and Thomas Hodges to pay Charles Albert Junes J52 10s. by October. 22.. . .'^f'OLICE;BUSINESS.. (Before Mr. W. G. -Biddell, S.M.) John'AVilliatns pleaded" guilty-; I to the theft'of,'a mackintosh, valued.at il 10s., belonging to David Andrews.' He was remanded for, sentence . till to-morrow. James Fettes, , 'a'.youth,-of ;a little over 16 years, was.convictecV of -having stolen rwstal notes to the value of i£2:los. from Cadbury; Brothers, ■ Ltd., of Wellington. He was convicted,-and ordered ,to appear for sentence when called on,'and the Court ordered that the money shoujd be. refunded. '• Edith Robertson was convicted on a ,- charge of the theft' of/,£l worth' of cutlery > She was ordered to appear for sentence when called on, and was sent to the Salvation Army Home fqt' six months.