MAGISTRATE'S, COURT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2153, 20 May 1914, Page 5

MAGISTRATE'S, COURT

t CIVIL BUSINESS,

AN INTERESTING POINT.

Is a father responsible for tho debts of Jus soil, when ,tne latter has left tho parental roof?" This was the interesting point to be decided in a civil action heard before Mr. \V. G. Riddell, S.M., in the' Magistrate's Court yesterday. A. E. Mann, boot and shoe importer, sought to recover from L. J. Gillespio the sum of£l 75., being the value of a pair of boots delivered by plaintiff (Mann) to defendant's son.

Gillespie defended the claim, and stated that nis son, who was about 19 year 3 of age, had left his home some two yean I ago. Defendant had had to pav several accounts incurred by his son, 'and was now tired of it. Iho Magistrate held that defendant must bo responsible for the debt- incurred by his son. Judgment would be for plaintiff for tho amount claimed. SALE OF IRON GIRDERS. Reserved decision was given bv Mr W. G. Riddell, S.M., in tho case in which William Wilson, contractor, sued David Robertson 1 and Go., 1 Ltd., ironfoundeis, for £i 5 10s., being the price of a number of iron girders and 3J tons of railway iron. Of this amount tho price of ten single iron girders and of the railway iron, amounting to £28 10s,, was admitted, and the balance iu dispute was £47. Defendants counter-claimed for £14 for the use of plant and labour in 'removing girders from buildings in Cubs Street to defendant's foundry yard and for storage on six compound girders. His Worship gave judgment for plaintiff for £75 10s., with costs £9 9s. Judgment was also given for the plaintiff on the counter-claim. E. Anderson appeared for the plaintiff, and Jlr, T. loiuig for the de- i fondant. I

DEFAULTING DEBTORS

.Judgment for plaintiff bv default traa given by Mr. \\. G. liiddell, S.M., in the tallowing undefended cases;—Gott f. ras ' r ,' Gco - Shamv, £1-1 Bs., costs £1 10s 6d.; W. G. Fitchett v. Reginald Uelsly, £6 3s. Gd., costs £1 4s. 6d.; llie North Co., Ltd., v. Norris and Bcrger, 15s. 2d., costs 55.; Nutricia Milk to., Ltd., v. Patrick O'Sliea, £1 4s. od., costs <s.; Agnes Flint v. Samuel Mason, £2 Is., costs 12s!; Gilbert E. I'ownes v. Antonia Pastorelli, 13s. 6d., costs 75.; John W. Copithorne v. Henry 0. Cochrane, £5 Os. 3d., costs £1 Bs. 6d.; E. 31. Bayncs v. Editli Gibson, £12 lis. 2d., costs £1 10s. Gd.; G. Ilardt /"•> t ' v " m Anderson, costs only, £2; Joliann Eilersen v. Geo. Beattie, £6 Os. 9d., costs £1 3s. Gd.; Harry H. lombs, Ltd., v. Chns. Kenneth P. Eden, £1 le., costs us.; Furniture Workers' Union v. Win.' Edwin Bateman, £1 65., costs Bs.; Ernest F. Stewart, £52 7s. Id., costs £4 45.; S. ICirkpatnek v. G. Pollya, £14 2s . costs £1 10s. Gd. JUDGMENT SUMMONS. Henry A. Wilson was ordered to pay £3 Gs. 3d. to Veitch and Allan by Juno 2; S. J. Binning was ordered to pay £9 3s. Gd. to Richard Brown and Son h.v Juno 2; I-lira Parata to pay £10 14s. 2s. to W. H. Suckling by June 2; Tiku Hoptea to pa.v £3 lis. Id. to W. 11. ■Suckling by June 2. POLICE CASES. Police cases in tho .Magistrate's Court yesterday were dealt with by Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M. Joseph John Tobin was remanded to appear at Auckland on a charge of having stolen four cases of fruit, valued at los. 4d., the property of Kate Nicholas.

Sidney Snow admitted'behaving, in » disorderly imumei' whilst drunk. He was lined 205., with the alternative of th roe days' imprisonment. For insobriety, Andrew Somerville was fined 205., and Ueoree Harle.v was lined 10s. Two iirst*€(fefnTing inebriates wero fined 10s, each, and another was convicted and discharged. JUVENILIS COURT. Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., presided over a sitting of the Juvenile Court yesterday. Two boys, 10 and 32 years old, respectively, pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking and entering the dwellinghouse of .David Millar and stealing therefrom a cashbox, containing £6 10s., and other articles and money of a total value of £10 os. After being cautioned', the boys were discharged. The. parents of the offenders were ordered to pay £3 17s. 6d. each, on account of articles lost and money stolen. Another juvenile, aged 13 years, was cautioned aiid discharged for stealing a box and contents, valued at 165., the property of Rose Reid.