MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1666, 5 February 1913, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

EATHERrINyOLVBD MATTER.; %

(Before Dr.\X M'Arthiir,: S,M.)

At tho .Magistrate's Court yesterdiv Buuidgt and lord, contractors, Welling ton, proceeded uguinsl 11. Kanson, buildu, Wellington, ioi .1111, alleged to be duo by Hanson in lespect ol certain excavation wolk done t>\ Bumdgo niid loid, as sub-contractors, lu connection with, additions to biuples' breweiy At tho tamo time thiee other actions wuo heard, iu ivhrch John M'Ateei, carrier (Mr E J litzGibuou), iiedcnck Diamond, caitei (Mi 1' 1" .hell)), and James William Higgins,* sued Bunidge mid I'ord. lor work done, and KauSou (as contractoi), undefc the Wuges Piotectiou and Contiactols' Lien Act, 1908 Mr T Young apjealed tor Ran*on, who disputed tue amount claimed, and Mi Tnnghaui appeared loi Butridgo and i'wd ,- Judgment will bo deTuercd on February 11.

PKOrESSIONAL SERVICES ' rlcdenck George Bolton, solicitor, Wellington, sued Burrcll Bios, farmers, of Cheltenham, for J.H 10a. ioi professional services > 21t 0. Beero appeared for tho plain tilt, and 21r M, 11 Oram (ot Paluierston iNoith) ior tho defendants His A\ oi ship heard o\idence, and reserved judgment. UNDEFENDED CASES In tho following cases' judgment was entered tor the piaintifis by default — l James Smith, Ltd, \. Hcctoi Tockei, £2 15s, aid costs 10s , Hcnare 'l'aare At'Dohnell v John Phillip Do Souza, ss, and ss; costs;' Painters' and Decorators' Union v Ernest fahoit, £1 Us, and 7s , Dwan Bros v H C Jenkins, J.J 10s, -ind 10s ~ li tr. Knight i. ilrs T. O'Connell, li 12s, and Jbl is., G, Clark \. C. It P },den, £19 10s 9d / and £1 10s Cd , Georgo and Giorgc v. Arthur William Scoullar, J2IG 5s 7d, and XI lis (>d , Jlitclunson Bros.'i. John Searle, Al 9s 6d, and 7a , Stewart 'limbei, Glass, and Hardware 00, Ltd, v Ewen M'Donilcl, •Cb Gs 2d, and 8s ; K LU Dun and Co \ Margaret Bcrgstrom, Jli Is, and lffs , Stewart Tiffibel, Qlass and Hardware Co, Ltd, \. Altied Biadloy, fas fad, and 55., Veitcb. and Allah v". Oscar Neilson, £$ 3s. 7d, and «£1 3s Gd , and Allan Moneneff v M Louis Smith, £5 ss, and £1 ds Gd

',;> ;; ,:"judgment:summonses; ;:. >'• : &';Malohey; was: ordered to pay Kitto a^,'..Soni'V.£V-ias.; i by\'February ;18, ,B. M. Stmroll to pay';Georgeand Kersley, Ltd., •£l4-:&V-' 9A. by February"■ 18;' C. R. P. JJdeii' it> .pay Susannah ,'Hobbs £G 19s,' 6d., .by I February 18;. John Searlb to pay C. "Smith, 'Ltd.',! .£1 13s. 3d', by February 18; and E.'Dbdd'td'.pay C:* ; Smith, Ltd., '.£5 ■Vis; lld.':by'Febrnary 18.'-'V ■"-.■'■ "'<;' .' ( v'

''...';"'!'.: : 'ehe grocer's bill!; ~, .-■ :'< ;r"(Before Mr;;.'W.G..lijddell, S:M.) : - ; Thoinas Fasten, - storekeeper, Kilbirnib, sued Jessie H'Leqd, widow, Kilbirnie, for '£3& :45.',1d., as balance of, ah account for groceries. ■;",' / ■'•-.' • ;.'•"."''. . Mr;,A.,H. Hindmarsh appeared for the', plaintiff,.and!Mr. D. M. Findlay for tho defendant.. 1. /;''. ''.':•' s ' .'"';/ : : jDcfendaut ;dcriled liability, stating, that the debt'was'.contracted by her lato.bus- ; -i' ; -' '•'■■:'■■•' '.' .'After', having, beard .evidence, his-Wor-ship nonsuitbd; plaintiff. No. costs wero allowed;, ',The magistrate remarked that the defendant was'morally liablej but not. legally lia,blo, L as-sho-was .party; to ho •contract.'-,.'::,-."'"'''' , .: : ,'/.''''.'.-' ..' }':■, : \. ,-'., . -

;-,:.:j -POLICE; BUSINESS. ;,;'V:' ,^;/(Before'Mr, W.-CRiddcll, S.M.)';''; .^'./IA.^WEEK-FOR;THEFT./;'/:.;f----'Henry James Wren was accused of hav-ing-'stolen, a vest;' valued at. ss. 6d,, ! be-longing-to "Alexander Dimdore. i<■ . : .:.',; Wren pleaded. guilty, : but said -that he was'drunk at. tho timev ■•',>■.■ ■ ~-'..'. '•• ■'; ; Sub : lnspector Sheehan stated that Wren had'already. been before the Court eight tinies for dishonesty; and tho |Couft ,s<n'tenced him to one week's imprisonment.'. • ;.;'■;;;' -'va;E;'AUTE CASE.'- : ;;;;'...-V' ■William Bashford was charged with the theft of a ten-shilling bridle from Duvid Nunn, at Te/Autc; on September! 1, 1912: ''On the application of Chief-Detective Brbberg,' Basnford,; , was remanded' till February! 6; When ho is to appear at WaiPaWO,.'. ,'-, -■ :,'.",;;.. '■.:''";.- .<.'.'■:.- ' '.\ ,;:SEAMAN IN 'TROUBLE. ': Patrick Coleman, a seaman; was charged with Saving absented' himself from the steamer Turakina at Lyttelton without leave. ""'' ; Coleman pleaded guilty, and stated that he was .willing to go back.to tho vessel. He was convicted, and ordered, to pay Court'costs,,7s.' ,■.-■'■•. ■'•■;'.' OTHER CASES. ' ! For insobriety Andrew Williamson was fined £2 and prohibited, "and John Fryso ' '.v .•■■ j; ~ ■ ! ' , l . For having used; objectionable language in Customhouse ■ Quoy, William Butcher was lined £3. , "