MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3064, 27 April 1917, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

POLICE LIST. Mr. W. G. Biddell, S.M., presided at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Emma Crawford, convicted of loitering in Abel Smith Street for immoral purposes, contrary to the War Regulations, was seiitenoed to a month s imprisonment. ' , For insobriety fivo first offenders wore convicted and discharged. Charles Alfred Anderson was convacteil of drunkenness, and a prohibition order was issued against him , . William

Wilson, against whom there was a long list of previous convictions, was fined 40s!, the alternative being fourteen days' imprisonment. . Thomas Reeves, an old offender, was connoted and discharged for drunkenness, and for using obscene language ho was sent to gaol for ; twenty-ono ■ 'Norman-..ftimnett, convicted of obstruoting Constable Dowling;wh)lo tho constable was in the execution of, his duty, was fined 205., in default seven days' imprisonment. UNDEFENDED DEBT OASES. Judgment by default was given for plaintiff in the following undefended civil cases:— . J. Bryant v. William Golding, £11. costs £1 12s. 6d.; Eobert Hall v. Percy Clark, £24, costs £2 195.; The Motor Import Co., Ltd.,.v. Thomas A. Murphy, £38 9s. 7d., costs £2 145.; Hope Gibbons and Sons and J. B. Clarkßon, Ltd., v. .William Waddell, £25, costs £1 35.; W.-E. Lutz v. Donald M'Niven, £5 Is. 7d., costs £1 3s. 6d.; W. A. Arnold V. W. J. Williamson, £2 55., costs 135.; F. Cooper, Ltd., v. Captain W. Hiring, £1 135., costs 65.; Keir's Forwarding Agency, Ltd., v. \\. M'Lean and Co., £3 Us. Id., costs 10s.; Herbert G. Teaglo, Ltd., v. W. Waddell, £9 10s., -costs 8s: • S. Smith and Sons Motor Accessories, Ltd., v. W. Waddell, £22 7s. 9d;, costs £1 3s.

JUDGMENT SUMMONS. ' Judgment summons cases were, dealt with as follows;—H. Stafford was ordered to pay Wallace and Gibson £3 13s. 6d. by instalments of 10s. per month; Staff-Sergoant-MfLjor E. Lockley was ordered to pay the same nrm £10 11s. beforo May. 10, in default ten days' imprisonment. ■ ALLEGED BREACH- OF AGREEMENT. • : . ■ • Marion Lily Hughes, wife of W. E. Hughes, Patent Agent, sought to recover from Horace Graham Ruttcr, Land Agent, the sum of £23 45., in respect of an alleged breach of agreement.

' In the statement of claim it was set out that the defendant took a lease of certain property at the Lower Hutt, and agreed to keep the house and grounds in good order and condition. The defendant also had tho ; nso of all garden tools, and agreed to deliver tho same or others oi a like nature upon determination of the lease. Tho defendant had failed to keep to tho, terms of the agreement, .and plaintiff had been put to various expenses to restore the land and premieos to good order and condition. The plaintiff also claimed the return of a set of croquet hoops and sockets for a tennis net, or.tljo further sum of £3, thoir equivalent in value. r After hearing tho ovidonco, tho Magistrate- gave judgment for plaintiff for £19 13s. 6d. (less £10 3s. paid into Court), with costs totalling £4. Mr. T. Young appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. O. Beore ( for defendant.