MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2389, 19 February 1915, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

POLICE CASES Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., presided over a sitting cf the police business of the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning Margaret Williams waa fined 10s., in default 40 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness, and on a charge of being a rogue and a vagabond,, in that she had insufficient lawful means of support, she was remanded to Monday, so that inquiries might be made as to her being sent to a home. Lucy Mitchell was convicted and discharged for drunkenness, and remanded to February 25 on a charge of being idle and disorderly. Goorge Keenan was fined 10s., in default 48 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness, and fined 405., in default seven days' gaol for resisting Constable Sheahon. - For drunkenness, Mary. Harding was sent to gaol for a month, Margaret Irving fined £3, in default one month's gaol, Peter Hughes fined 405., in default seven days' gaol, olid Susan M'Laughliu fined 10s., in default 48 hours' imprisonment. ' Five first offending inebriates were dealt with. • CIVIL BUSINESS. A' civil case concerning disputed professional fees was heard before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., Fleming.lkiss, public accountant, claiming from Eli Andrew Dahl;£l9 3s. in this respect. After hearing .the evidence the Magistrate gave judgment for plaintiff for: £16, less £8 Is. paid into court. Costs amounting to £2 10s. were allowed. Mr. E. O. Leary appeared for'plaintiff and Mr. A. Dunn for defondant.

DEFAULT DEBTORS' LIST. Judgment was given for plaintiff by default in the following undefended civil oases by Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.: — Commercial Agency, Ltd.; v. S. A. White, £43 12s. 7d., costs £2 14s.'; Paul and Barraclough v. C. M. Ellison, £3 '7s. 6d., costs 10s.; Commercial Agcncy, Ltd., v. William Vickers, £2 3s. 7d., costs £1 75.; Stanley Arthur Stride v. Nicholas Hutohinsou, £14 145., costs £1 lis. fid.; Public.Trustee v. Michael Cosgriff Marnane £6 ss. 6d., costs £1 ]Bs. 6d.; Dalgety and Co., Ltd., v. Florence Kchneday, £15, costs £1 10s. 6d. ; Clement Mason Kinematograph Co., Ltd., v. A. Sutherland, £21 25., cost 6 £2 145.; Joseph Nathan and Co., Ltd., v. Gerald Lowe, £11 Is. 10d., costs £1 12s. 6d.; N.Z. State Coal Depot v. William Talbut, cfists only, Bs.; Liverpool, London, and Globe Insurance Co., Ltd., v. the Pahiatua-Akitio Motor Co., Ltd., £73 25..3d., costs £4 6s. 6d.; Brcnnan's Amphitheatres, Ltd;, v. W. Triggs, £7 10s.. costs £1 3s. Gd.; T S. M'Guire v. John Galvin, £3, costs 125.; John Connell v. Frank Munson, £22 15s. Id., costs £2 14s. ■ S. S. Patterson and Son v. Peter Brown, lis., costs 55.; George Fairchild v. Duncan Anderson, £9 155., costs £1 3s. fid.; Thomas Shniler Weston v. C. H. W. Dixon, £24 18s. 10d„ costs £3 45.; Public Trustee v. Michael. Sweenev, £6 65., costs £1 3s. 6(3. * K. T. Taylor and Co. v. H. F. M'Lean, £G4, costs £o 25.; P. Dietrich v. Miss OonstaiMfe Lee, £11 195.. costs £1 10s 6d.; Bouse, Black, and Soil v, Ck-orn? F4.wards, £2(j lQs. t costs £$ lk.j MB?sr^

H. Price and Co., Ltd.) v. John A\ratliall, £4, costs 2s. j T. W. Euro v. G. Larsen, £11 55., costs £1 12s. 6d.

JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. Henry William Clay was ordered to pay the United Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., £4 Bs. lOd. by March 4, in default four days' gaol; B. Murray ordered to pay O'R-egan and Dickson £3 13s. by March I, ui default three days' gaol; John Reginald Welsby, ordered to pay Thomas Ward £19 3 2s. 6d. by March 4, in default 21 days' gaol.