LAW REPORTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2325, 5 December 1914, Page 3

LAW REPORTS

SUPREME COURTSALE OP A BUSINESS CLAIM FOR DAMAGES Hoaring of evidence was conclude .yesterday in tho Supreme Court at turn, F. C. Farrow v . L. H. Hoare olaim for £2500 damages for alleged mi< representation in connection with th sale of ; a boot indent' business. - Legs argument was not proceeded with, a tho hour was late. His Honour Mi Justice Edwards is leaving Wellingto-n-day, and-as he will be absent som time- the 'case has been adjourned sin die. ;. :. .. MAGISTRATE'S COURT TMM CONDUCTOR ASSAULTED PINE OP FIVE POUNDS IMPOSEI Mr. D. G. A.. .Cooper, S.M,, preside, at yesterday's sitting of tne Magis trate'e Court. ' Two young men named John Wm Canty and John Sydney Guilford re presented by Mr. H: F. O'Leary. plead ed not guilty to a charge .of having as vaulted George Jones.' . air. J. O'Shei appeared in support of the prosecution which was put in by. the Police. Mr U bnea.said that tho case was a rathe eorions one. Last Monday night i man attempted to board a tramcar, o: which complainant was the conductor whilst-the • car was in motion. Thi incident took place at the Hotel Ceci corner. Complainant got off the car and was struck by one of tho accused Ho then turned round, and was strucl on. the jaw by the other, and knockec out. : . : ■ Wm. Francis Hornig gave evidena that ho saw Canty strike the conductor He did not see a drunken man fal when attempting to board another car , Tho complainant gave evidence thai on Monday night he heard a.shout ai the back of his car. He looked round and safi a man falling. He ran to assist him, and found him apparentlj under the.influence of drink. He askec the man his name and address, a"nc lust then the accused' came up, and told witness toget out of the way. Guilford gave him a light blow \on the shoulder,'and as he turned round somebody struck him a heavy blow on the law. , ■ • •.. . ..-•: The accused Canty said the Wowj were struck at him, and it was like a Dqnne.vbrooke Fair. The conductor wanted to fifiht. ', • ■ The Magistrate said that there was not sufficient evidence against Guilford, but ho was satisfied. Canty struck the conductor from jbehind. It was a cow&rdlv. assault, in his opinion. Canty was fined £5, with costs, in default fourteen days' imprisonment. Guilford was: discharged.

OTHER CASES. '' Frederick Kingan, on remand on a j. charfie of drunkenness, was' convicted and ordered to pay'£l los. medical expenses; or in the alternative three days' " hard labour. Patrick Mahoney, an old [_ offender, was fined £2, in default fourteen days' imprisonment, for drunkenEl "ess. John Walsh and George Frederick Shingle 3 were fined 20s. each', Chas. p. Stewart, 10s.,'and fourteen first offend- :. ers wore treated in the usual manner. It Frederick Stapleton and Wm. M'Kay were convicted of having used Chreate'n- , iiiß behaviour in Taranaki Street, and n;ere fined 10s. each,- in default fortyI eight hours' imprisonment. l_ Edward Howard' was convicted and fined os., with 7s. costs, for driving rpuud the corner, of Willis Street and r Lambton Quay at greater than a walking pace. ' • '"j '..■'•. . [, Wm. Adams was fined 10s., with costs 75., for allowing stock to wander at - Miramar. ' . ■Georcc Baker, a. seaman on the s.s. Tokomaru, was charged with having disobeyed the lawful commands of the second officer, of the vessel."i.. . He was l> remanded for a,'week, in order to keep _ him in custody until the vessel )3 ready i, to sail. '• Adolphiiß Jenkins, a snip's 'fireman, was ; sentenced , to fourteen : days', imprisonment for absenting himself ,_from the s.B. Bakaia without leave. Richard Allen was convicted and . fined £1, in default three days' imprisonment, for havings assaulted a. man i named Gallagher, while both .were the- . inmates of a'police cell. In addition, i. he, was convicted and discharged for " drunkenness. . : •In i a private prosecution, Elizabeth ■ M'Millan charged Mrs. M. Grant with having committed an assault by slapp'nic her in the face. : A conviction, ' with a fine of 10s.',was imposed. John Jackson; was.convicted and ordo'rod to pay. 7s. costs for leaving a vehicle.unattended in Martin Square. ■Robt. Smith was convicted and fined 55.; ; with 7s. costs, for a breach of tho driving by-laws. . ' ■' . ■ The Inspector of Factories proceeded, against Wm. Crabtree and Sons, for employing a boy on the nfternoon set apartias tho statutory half-holiday, and for employing a boy without having obtained a certificate of fitnesß.. ,■ A. fino of 10s. was imposed in both cases.