CIVIL CASES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2413, 19 March 1915, Page 3

CIVIL CASES.

In the Civil Court, before Mr. W. l G. Riddell, S.M., A. Hatrick and Co. £ proceeded against W. H. Anderson for \ the sum of £27 2s. 3d., the cost of i repairs to a motor-car. Mr. D. Smith 1 appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. H. 11 F. O'Leary for the defendant, who con- ! tended that the work was not properly 1 done, and was overcharged. The case • was adjourned for one week after part !• hearing had been taken. j UNDEFENDED CASES. t Judgment was given for plaintiff by f default, with costs, in the following undefended civil cases: —D.I.C. v. C. T. Natusch, £20 12s. 5d., costs £3 lis.; Trustees for the lato W. T. Watts v. Amelia Ann Hare, £5 10s., costs £1 6s. 6d.; James C. Burbery v. Leu Cain, costs only 35.; North Coy., Ltd., v. C. Taylor. £68 2s. 9d., costs £4 45.: Commercial Agency, Ltd., v. Mrs. M. Sullivan, £79 Is. 6d., costs £4 lis. 6d.; j Moncrief and Yoimc v, i\ W. Scott,

£1 4s. 6d., costs os.; Assignees in the Estate of G. L. Lay v. E. Greenwood, £29 Bs. Bdi, costs £2 145.; A. Laery and Co., Ltd.. v. H. G. Houldsworth, £62 10s. 7d., costs £1 10s.; J. T. Levett v. Henry B. Duncan, £3, costs . 10s.; C. Begg and Co., Ltd. v. James M'Kay, £25, costs £2 14a. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. J. S. Fawcett was ordered to pay the Cambridge University Press the sum of £23. 3s. 6d., before April 1, in de- ; fault 21 days' imprisonment; Donald [ Green was ordered to pay Johnston and i Co., Ltd., £34 os. 4d., before same . date, in default one month's imprison- ; inent; Miss Constance Lee was ordered to pay Paul Dietrich and Co. £14 4s. j 6d. before the same date or undergo j 14 days' imprisonment. | PBEFERENCE TO UNIONISTS. In the Magistrate's Court, before Mr. ; D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., an action was 1 brought by the Labour Department 1 against J. and A. Wilson for alleged bleach of the Building Trades Labourers' Union award. The allegation was that t'he defendants had employed a non-union man when there was a unionist available to take his place. Mr. W. Slaughter, Inspector of Awards, conducted the case for the Department, i Edward Kennedy, secretary of the union, said the question to be settled was whether the union was entitled to claim arrears in subscriptions incurred by a member who had paid his entrance fee, or whether a man who had paid his entrance fee but not his subscription, and was consequently struck off for being twelve months in arrears, could again become a member entitled to all privileges by paying' another entrance fee. If the latter view were taken, it would mean that by registering under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act a union forfeited overy other right of organisation. This would be-equivalent to making the preference clause useless to the unions. It might be contended that the union oould sue for arrears, but the Magistrate's Court had invariably refused to make orders against labourers. Mr. D. Jackson (appearing for the defendants) cross-examined witness with a view to showing that, although unionists were available, tlicy were not so competent as the non-unionist employed. After further hearing judgment was reserved, and it was agreed to stato a case for the Arbitration Court.