LAW REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2177, 17 June 1914, Page 11

LAW REPORTS.

MAGISTRATE'S COURT. CONTRACT TO WORK AT OTANE. BAKER RECOVERS EXPENSES. in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. D. G. A■ Cooper, S.M., Harry San.gster, baker's -assistantj of Wellington, claimed to recover from J. L. Morlo.y, baker, of Otano, Hawke's Bay, a. sum af £3 Us. Gd., as expenses incurred in accepting esnploymeiit from defendant. The statement of claim set forth that plaintiff had entered into a contract to wn.rk for defendant at> Otano at- a weekly wage of £3 Ss. Defendant had agreed to give, poi'nianent efliployntelit, but w'iwn plaintiff had worked for about nine, days., defendant -sold Ins business' find terminated the cwtoaet respecting fn consequence of _ this, plaintiff, who had hrowprjit his children to Otano from Wellington, had to return with thorn thereby incut ring expenses amounting to £o IDs, 6d; Die dcfeiiee was that plaintiff had left defendant's employment of his own accord, and that defendant did not terminate the contractAlter tearing the evidence bv the plaintiff His Worship gave judgment for h.iii! for £3 10s. Sd, (plaintiff's personal expenses), unci costs £2 3s. 6d. Mr. j. F, w. Dickson appeared for plaintiff, and 'Mr. B. S. JsEtti-tJi da* fended. COTTAGE AT ROXA BAY. : T. Gurr and his wife wore proceeded against before Mr. W. G. Riddell, 5.M., by Lilian Brown., who claimed to reCoyer a sum of £7 '2s. 6®., as rent of a, cottage at Rons Bay, at a weekly rental, of 15s. It was contended on behalf of the plaintiff . that an. understanding far a year's occupation' had been arriv'od at. end that defendant. l;ad left before the lease expired. Far tBO defence it Wis® stated .that defendant had vacated the hous-j because it leaked _ badly, and was to a state of disrepair. •Judgment was giren far plaintiff with costs' amounting to £$ IDs. Plaintiff was nonsuited in respect to the claim against Mrs. Gurr. Mr. W. Simtn appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. If', $V Vta Haast defended. VACATED WITHOUT XOTICE. , Walter Hill aiid Christopher Atkinson claimed to wove- frotij Geo. FJutcy a sum of £10 Bs. id., being one month's rent of s" farm.property at Mungaroa, from February 9 to March 9, 191-i. The statement of claim ..set forth that the property had been vacated without plaintiff being given notice. In the alternative plaintiffs claimed £1,0 bs. .44?, as damages : in .hen of , For the defence it was contended that there had been no arrangement as to a weekly fir monthly tenancy. , Plaintiff's agent'had- been uifffiFiiaed % the dc-ie-ndaui- that ho was going to vacate tlie property, ;'.as it wa& not paying, and as soon as ho had Secured another place. The Magistrate gave, judgment for '.plaintiff for £'5 4s. 2d. with ■c&sts S2 |Ss. ' His Worship said thai tho ovidenco as to whether sufficiont notice had been, given. or mt was tGiiflictjiig. Mr. P. H. Putman represented plaintiff afcd Mr. H, F. O'Leary appeared for defendant. REMOVAL OF Ep£Ni¥sßb, '' Reserved decision was' given by. Mr. W. G. Iliddell, in u caso in which Em* ■ina'i Fanny Lioher," widow, of Wettittgton", prucef.ded against Alfred William Voung, manager of tho Atlas InsuHtneo Co., ncllir.gton, .for tho sum of £17 12s. 9d. ravticulars set fcttli in this statement of claim were to tho effect thai, on 'Jajniary 23 plaintilf had agreed to seli her house and land in Woolcornbe Street to de.feiiflaiit on the. express agreemer.f. that she was to. bo ally wed iho uso of a room in tho'house for tho jfiirpose of storing her furmturo.' I'laintilf alleged that on April_ 0 defendant wrongfully took the furniture out o( the • room, thorebj conunitting trespass. F®r the dsifnee it harl_ heen contended that tho sale by plaintiff had' hec-n an ii.tiqo.nditional <me.

. 1 ti giving judgment for defendant, vvitii costs (£2 10s.), His Worship said . Ural., although Mrs, Liebpr. must havo been put to a giwa.,dcat • pf aiid considerable anxtVty, there was ijotiiiiift te tho agreement to ehqw that .slio was. ti) retain 4 tg«hi in \vhicli to storo lieffiimiturq. ; At tiro hearing Mr. A. M. Salek appareil for pteintiif ftiwl Mf. D„M. Findlay and Mr. A. G. Nathflm fer tile defeiidan;. • ' : UNDEFENDED DEBTORS. Judgment i'or plaintiff L>y default was given by Mr. W. 0. Hiddel!, SM,, in tiio following cii il easesFran!; Swift " v : Andrew 'iS;i«lson s $3 18s. 3,d. s costs 125..; Nutiricia Milk C 0.,. Ltd., v. Thomas M'Geary, 10s. 2d., costs 7s. j "Dairyman's Journal" Co., Ltd., v. F. I Cirefe, £1 18s., costs; 10s!; Daniel Aj»draws v. AxtiMir Andieivs, $$ 10s., cs'sts 10s, 6d.; Thompson Bros., Ltd., y. Leonard 'George Forster, £22 Bs.- sd.y costs £2 145,: H. A.. Paisonage v. W, i O'Hanlon, £8. 10s., costs 10s.; C. and ! A, Odlm Timber Co.. v. F. Hansen, £3: 2s. 4d.; costs 10s.; Public Trustee v. Joseph Alt.red' Goodson. £37 18s. Hd., fiosts £3 145.; Champiosi Co., Ltd., v. ■ Mrs, A. Cooper, alias Ada. Turner, £11' ' '4s. 19d., costs £1 10s. 6d,; Cook and ■ Sons y. flcnrr Robert.Welsrord; £2 1,65. lid,, costs 12«. j George and Kcrslev, Ltd.. v. Horace Baker,- £5. lis.. Sd.. costs £1.35. M, Ocflfge v. F. 51, fiyan'i 155., costs 55,; Tli.oiaas Jimes Ildyer v. Albert J. AfloW; : £s'B as,, cost £1.10s.; GEorgfr asi&rstey, Ltd., v. Joseph Brecn, £J. lis,, iosts 5 : 5.; Mouat Bros. v. "\Vii!iam Fit7.patr ; c.k, £■> 'is, 7a.. costs 10s.: mborb Bt® aftd Co. v. Hardy Bros., £34 9s, Id.-, costs £2 14s t D W, Vntua and Co. v. J. HM'Cjftliy, £4.4 13s, 4d., costs £2 Lis.; Tonfcs ftiiij ATidrews v.. 15. J. Unbiflk) £3 Bs, Gd.. costs 125.: H. iriiijnah and 00,, 3Ltd,, v. Mrs, C. Griffiths, £f> 2s. lid,; costs £1 3s. 6d.; Eodak L:t4. v. .Tnhtt Tttrnbult.' £2S 14s, ad,, 'Costs' £'£ 145.; Dunlirp Rubber Co. v. Stepliers,

Byni and Co., £128 Ss. 3d., costs £R 35.; M, M'Grailt v. John Johns, £3 l-'s., costs 105. ' .'

JIiDGMFNT SCMMONSES. ' Albert Jury was ordered to pay James Smith, Ltd., tho sum of £3 12b. before Juno 30. J. A. Smith was ordered to pay Robert Gesrgo Thompson th» sum of £•! !>eforc Juno 30, John Ftaser was ordered to pay I. M'Ateer tho sura of £1 i2s. 6d. before June 30. POLICE CASE 15. THEFT OF AN OVERCOAT. Mr. I). G. A. Cooper, S.M„ dealt with the police case's at yesterday's, sib' ting of the Magistrate's Court. Daniel Patrick Cummings pleaded guilty to the theft of tW) overcoats, valued at Bs., the property ot (Charles Sydney Woodward. Accused admitted lwiving t-alcen the csoats, whioii were hanging ot tho door of a second-lmnd dealer's shop. His Worship fined accused 205., with witnesses' expeiißes 45,, in default fourteen days' imprisonment. . SOLICITING ALMS. . Far soliciting aims, Mnrv Sanders, : aged 80 years, was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence When called upon on condition that she .remained i.n the Oiiiro Home for a period of six. months. OTHER CASES. Mary Warsley was fined Ss. for behaving in a disorderly manner whilst drunk. On a charge of insobriety, Esther Collier was ordered to be detained ill' the I'akafoa Inebriates' Home for a period of twelve months. On a further charge of Qaitg Objcetionahio-Jaftgiiiagej Was eonvieted and discharged. , Alfred Nelson, charged with, insobriety, was fined £1, and George Ilees was fined 10s! One fust offender was fined iO.s., and another was convicted and discharged, -