MAGISTRATE'S COURT
OPEN AFTER HOURS CASE AGAINST SHOPKEEPER DISMISSED Reserved judgment was given by Mr. G. Cruickshank, S.M., yesterday afternoon in the case in which the Inspector of Factories proceeded against George Parkin, butcher, of Cuba Street, for failing to close his shop at 7 p.m. as required by requisition. In his judgment the Magistrate stated that the evidepce showed that two. young men who were going out for a week-end camp with one of defendant's sons, called in and were supplied with some meat for their camp. The defendant allowed his sons when camping to take meat from the shop, and the shop was used as a depot for collecting camp stores.' "I fail to see," said His Worship, "how giving meat gratuitously .to some week-end campers as one s_ share in the camp supplies, or allov-inf; one's son to .do so, can .he called delivering goods to customers. Customers' are not'defined in the Act, so I take it the word must get its ordinary meaning in the butchery trade, that is persons who purchase good? from the shop. If there is no sale there is not any _ customer, unless, of course, the gift is to catch a future customer, which is not the case here. The information is dismissed."
SEQUEL TO A COLLISION. As a sequel to an accident on the Hutt Road on October 13, 1914. Alfred Southee, carter, of Tipper Hutt, sued F. T. Clarke, of Brougham Street, fo' - £50 damages caused by the defendant to the plaintiff. Plaintiff alleged that by the negligent driving by defendant of a motor-car, a collision occurred between it and a brake owned by defendant. Plaintiff accordingly claimed £35 value of brake, destroyed by collision, and £15 losg of earnings through the loss of the vehicle. Air. D. M. Fiudlay appeared for plaintiff. and Mr. 0. Beerefor defendant. After partially hearing, the evidence the case, was adjourned sine dio. OVERHAUL OF A OAR, A civil dispute concerning the repairing and overhaul of a car was beard before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., Alexander Ross and Co., motor mechanios, proceeding against Charles H. Barring ton, for £8 19s. in this respect. Defendant held that the overhaul to his car by plaintiff had not been done satisfactorily, while through the negligence of plaintiff or his servants in the overhaul defendant had been put to additional expense. Mr. M. Luckie appeared for plaintiffs and Mr. P. W. Jackson for defendant. After hearing tho evidenoe the Magistrate gave judgment for £7 45., with costs £1 16s. POLICE CASES. Mr. G. Cruickshank, S.M., heard the police cases at the. Magistrate's Court yesterday. The four Chinese who were arrested in the recent raid on alleged gambling houses in Saining Street were further remanded owing to the pressure of Court business, to Tuesday next. The charge against each accused was that of being the occupier of a common gaming house. Bail was renewed. David Henry Katwright was remanded to appear at Eketahuna on April 27 on a charge of intending to desert his wife. Bail was allowed in £75. Frederick Wilson, charged with helpless drunkenness, was remanded for a week for medical treatment. For drunkenness Marv Sprawell was fined £1, in default five days' gaol, and Mary Johnstone fined 10s., or 43 hours. DEFAULT DEBTORS' LIST. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given by Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.j in
the following cases yesterday:—Town and Country Supply Stores v. Jolm Martin, £2 7s. (3d., costs 10s.; Jaa. Bell v. Mary E. Smith, 65., costs 65.; Phelps, Wilson and Co. v. Jas. Alexander Suiter, £13 Bs. 7d., costs £1 10s. Gd.; Clement Mason Kinematographio Co.. Ltd., v. H. Liston, £29 75., costs £2 145.; Join Norton v. E. Richardson, £6 75., costs £1 3s. 6d.; Alex. Adcock v. Wm. Jno. Hague, £2 ss. 9d., costs 125.; Wellington City Corporation v. Catherine Bresnan, £6 os. 4a., costs Bs.; same v. Rudolph Henry Nitz, £4 3s. Bd., costs 55.; same v. James Foster Adams, £25 15s. 2d., costs £1 35.; Agues Mexted' v. Thomas Jones. £7 12s. Gd., . costs £1 lis. 6d.; C. M'Farlane v. Water Read, £3 Is. lid., costs 10s.; David M'Crae v. Magnus Badger, £9 Bs. 9d., costs £1 3s. 6d.; F. W. Gresham v. R. W. Holmes, £26 10s., costs £2 165.; "Pelorus Guardian" Co., Ltd., v. H. Hunt, £3 155., costs 55.; A. D. Kennedv and Co., Ltd., v. Hubert Witts, £23 los. 10d., costs £1 35.; Clias Swiney v. Josiah Ween and C. S. Luxford and Robert Jamieson, £14, costs £1 12s. 6d.; G. H. Thornton v. Lottie Fox, costs 35.; Wellington Traders' Agency (assignees) of Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., N.Z. Drug Co., Ltd., v. the Australasian General Engineering Co., £15 7j. 5d., costs £1 10s. 6d.; W. H. Nash v. M. Bowers, £2 ss. 5d., costs 10s.; J. Stellin v. Nelson Wood, £10 35., costs £1 10s. >6d. JUDGMENT SUMMONS. Peter Carnie was ordered to pay S. Plnlp the sum of £14 15s. by May 4, in. default 14 .days' imprisonment.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2441, 21 April 1915, Page 11
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