MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2821, 12 July 1916, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

' -A CLAIM FOR WAGES

A'-civil action involving a matter of wages and-tho supply of goods was heard by Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.AI., in the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning. Tho case was a claim lor .5:9 Ms. sd. by .1. Ktannard, Johnsonville, carter, against William Brown, a carrier, of the same place. The plaintiff, for whom Mr, A. At. Salek appeared, claimed to recover from the defendant the sum nasic-d for wages and clipping horses; and he admitted having been paid in money and oaten chalf. . Mr. H. F. O'Leary appeared for defendant, whose statement was to the efi'cct that tho items were admitted, but there- was au amount owing by George Stannard, son of plaintiff, to defendant, and that as both, father and son were partners, defendant had no liability. There was a great deal of evidence in the case, and the Magistrate held that the partnership was not established. There was no doubt a liability on the part of George Staimard to defendant, .but ' that counter-claim could not succeed in this case. Judgment would be for plaintiff for tho amount claimed,. .£9 14s. 5d., and oosts 12?. Defendant would l)e non-snited on the claim.RAISING A LOAN. Sir Kenneth Douglas brought an action against John yßaliiuton, a picture show proprietor, Lower Hutt, for tho recovery of <£o 9s. for professional services in connection with the raising of a loan of J21200 For. defendant in '1912, but tho security noc being adequate the loan was nevei' completed; Mr. P. AV.-Jackson-ippenrefl for the defendant,, .who submitted that the services had not been rendered-as arranged, and plaintiff was not entitled to claim his fee. After hearing evidence the case was' adjourned. ' A' RESERVED JUDGMENT. Mr.- W.- G. Biddell, ■ S.M., reversed his judgment in the case of- VV. Stranga and C 0.,. of Christchurch, against banders Bros., who were the contractors of the Grand Qpera House. Tho ca«e «rose ovc the supply of a plush ourtain and other furnishings aggregating in value .4:219 7s. ad., and the Magistrate gave judgment for tie amount claimcd by. Strange and Co. Mr. Justice Chupmau heard the case on appeal to. the Supremo Court, and decided that this judgment was erroneous in that Mr. Lidily, who was the architect's agent, had no authority Id give I orders, lor .the contractors. . Sir John i'indlay, K.C., and with.him Mr. J. J. M'Grath, appeared for Strange and Co., and Mr. Alex. Gray, K.C., and with him Mr. 0. B'eere, for Sanders Bros.. It is expected' that the case will be taken -to the Court of Appeal. t \ -■ UNDEFENDED CASES. Mr. TV. G. Riddell, S.M., gave judgment for plaintiifs in the following undefended civil cases;—Laery and Co., Ltd., v. Ngan Gee, costs only, 10.-s.; Dominion Clothing Co. v. H. Leeder, .£2 55., costs 10s.; J. J.' Niveti uni Co., Ltd., v. W.. O'Brien, £1 Is.-, costs lte.; Abraham Levy M'Duff ,v Itolert L. Muir, .420, costs .tl 135., solicitor's d'ees lis.; j. J. Curtis and Co., Ltd.,iv. W. Smith, "43 12s. Cd., costs 10s.; \V. A. Brown v. \V. Smith, £> 17s. 4d., costs 10s.;.Jas. W. Tristram v. Alexander Sutherland, Us., costs 75.; H. Prico and Co., Ltd., v. Allen Veale.-JES, costs M ils. fid.; Dr. H. C." Paulke v. H. 13. Ross, .£3 35., costs 10s.; J. W. Wallaco and Co. v Jack Sanderson, i; 3 tis., costs 10s.; \Y. b'isher v. Ellis Stannurd, .£1 7s. Gd:, costs •ts.; W. !b"isher. v. H. Lockv.-cod, 175., sogts ss. , . » POLICE CASES. .A number of jjolice cases were taken by.' lUr. D. U. A. Cooper, S.M. On July 10 an elderly woman named Louisa Tierney was discovered importuning in Keift Terrace, and she was -sent to prison for one month. A pleasant-looking, welklressed girl, just under seventeen, was brought lieiora the Court on account of ' her wanton ways, being described in the language of tho statute as "idle aud disorderly." Ilor parents live, at _ Lower- Hutt, and she was remanded till July 18 to enable the police to make further inquiries concern,ing the girl; and tho Magistrate ordered that she le kept apart from other l'emali) prisoners. ' Bertha Ogden, a young woman of 23, who had been previously remanded, was, again further remanded for a week, the polico reporting that she was now iu tho Hospital receiving medical .attention;

Two middle-aged men, Joseph Tlnvaite and James Seery, charged with insobviety, -were each- fined 10s., or in default 4S hours' imprisonment. "»

On July 10, Fred. Thomas Keeper, a man of 48 years, raised money on a lady's bicycle valued at ,£B, the property of i! 1 . J. W. Fear, ,and a charge of tlielt was. preferred against him. He was convicted and ' lined ,£5, or in default out month's imprisonment. He was given one month in which to pay the fine.

■ There have been three cases connected with the theft of-patent medicines bcl'oru tho Magistrate's Court rcccntly, includ-. ing 'the one of yesterday, when J. T. llorris, <16, a groccr, was charged with obtaining and receiving from James Henry Bray in December last patent medicines to the value of >£55, the property of Messrs. Sharland and Co.- Bo far nearly JE2OO worth of stolen patent medicines havo been discovered by tho polico, <ind vt is stated that two more informations will be laid in. connection with similar cases. Mr. H. IV O'Leary appeared for J. T. Jlorris, who was remanded till Juno 19, bail being allowed in the sum of <£100, with one surely of i£loo, or two of .£SO each. Another man (10. Eellawell, of Courtenny Place) was arrested yesterday, afternoon in this samo connection, and Bail for him fas arranged in one surety of ,£IOO. Three' young luds Svere before Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M.', in the Juvenile Court. Two who had taken 4s. li'd. in money were admonished by the Magistrate and dismissed; and in the other case tlio lad was not only cautioned, tut ordered to'report himself to Mr. Mills, the probation officer, once a weelc for ■ six months. ABOUT A TYPEWRITER. Instructed by Major -Hciity, of the Defence Department, at Tsumiaranui, Staff Sergeant-Major J. H. Olney, now of 'Waipukwau, sent a typewriter belonging to the Defence Department to the Legrove and Lawrence Typewriter Co., Ltd., to be repaired. The account for .E! 3s. wan «i'nt to tho' Staii Sorgeant-Major, who <leclined liability, and was sued by tho Typewriter Co., Ltd., for whom Mr. U. C. Ltwvey appeared. Mr. .1. J. M'Grath, who represented defendant, said th<j plaintifr to have sent the account to the Defence Department, and not to his client. Tho Court took this view and non-suited plaintiff, with costs .£1 lis. j/d.