MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1751, 16 May 1913, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

CIVIL LIST. (Before Dr. A. M'Artluir, S.M.) CLAIM MADE FOR SUM OP =£100. In the Magistrate's Court yesterday Peter Crawford, ivliarf labourer, Wellington. sued the Union Steam Ship Company, of Now Zealand, Ltd., for iEIOO, as damages received by him through a barrel falling from a sling and striking him whilo he was assisting to unload tlio steamer Mokoia. A sum of .£lO was claimeJ for medical expenses, JC4O for loss of earnings, and JGSO as general damages. Mr. D. M. rindlay appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. T. M. Wilford for the defendant company. The case was not concluded when the Court arose for the day. QUESTION. OP GUARANTEE. James Speight and Co., Ltd., T. and W. Young, and the Phoenix Aerated Water Co., Ltd., proceeded agninst William Branigan, builder, of Hamilton, claiming .£lO2 12s. 7d., which plaintiffs alleged was payable by defendant under a guarantee of certain liabilities of Ethel Emily Howell and Frances Elizabeth Bryan, both of Taita, publicans. Mr. T. Young appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. J. J. M'Grath for the defendant. Decision was reserved. UNDEFENDED CASES. Judgment was given for plaintiffs by default in the following cases Arthur Bolton v. Frank Garland, £1 3s. 6d. and costs 55.; Public Trustee v. Henry Brett, ,£1 -Is. and Bs.; C. Pratt and Co. v. Fredk. Morley, .£23, and £2 lis.; George Pinnock v. Wi l'aki, «£lO 16s. Gd., and ,£3 45.; E. W. Mills and Co., Ltd., v. A. L. Harper and Co.. .£5 16s. 5d., and ,£1 3s. 6d.; Wellington Cleaning-Co. v. Chas. Melville, 135., and 55.; C. Pratt and Co. v. W. T. Humphries. JS-l 155., and .£2 lGs.; Aitchieseu anil Barnett v. G. H. Jones, .£7 7s. 9d., and ,£1 ss. Gd.; Colonial Carrying Co. v. Dowcll Bros., .£ll Bs. 10d., and .£1 10s. 6d.; Bates and Lees v. J. G. Chambers, .£1 10s., .and 55.; Smith and Smith, Ltd., v; Henry Mayr, ,£l2 Is. Bd.,'and £2 3s. 6d.; John Fuller and Sons v. Fred. Charles Sparkes, .£3 7s. 3d., and 109.; Sharland and Co., Ltd., v. N. P. Nillsen, £i 14s. and 18s.; Abraham Levy v. E. Forestor. ,£si4s. 4d„ and Bs.Vacuum Oil Co. v. W. Ward. ,£7 '2s. lid., and ,£1 3s. Gd.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., v. F. T. Barlow, .£IG os. 3d., and .£1 10s. Gd.; same v. J. M'Hardy, .£54 17s. 4d., and .£4 3s. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. J. Newmaa was ordered to pay M. M'Grath ,£2 2s. 6d. by May 2!); E. F. Hiseocks to play C. M. Begg, ill 3s. Gd. by May 20; E. E. SomerVeli to pay E. W. Miils and Co. .£59 ss. by May 29; Ernest H. Chatfield, to pay James A. Baron ,£27 10s. by May 29; H. G. Haines to pay C. Mitchell and Son .£2B 19?. lOd. by May 29; and John Gibson Kelly to pay Henry Wright .CIG 14s. in instalments of <£1 per month. MOTOR-CAR AND CYCLE; (Before Mr. 'W. G. Riddell, S.M.) Alfred William Barber, dyer, Wellington, sued John Murphy, ironfounder, Woilington, for .£4O as damages arising out of a collision between a motor-ear (driven by defendant) and a motor-cycle (in which' plaintiff and his wife were seated). ,£lO of the claim was for depreciation to the motor-cycle, ,£ls for injuries and shock to plaintiff and his wife, and J!ls for loss caused through the cycle being out of use. Mr. E. J. Fitzgibbon appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. D. M. Findlay for the defendant. Tho Court reserved its decision. POLICE BUSINESS. (Before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.) For insobriety Thomas Bluo was nnod 10s., George- Petersen was ordered to pay <E1 Is. medical expenses, Teenie Rogers fined 10s., Donald M'Leau fined 10s., and Patrick Crowley 10s. James M'Kinlay was fined J!5, in default ono month's imprisonment, for having come from Sydney to Wellington by tho Moeraki as a stowaway.