MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 246, 5 July 1918, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

CIVIL ACTIONS A NON-SUIT ENTERED llr. W. G. Kiddell, S.M., heard a case in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, in which J. 11. Hooper. and Co., land agents, Wellington, proceeded against Mary Sutcliffe, of 90 lvelburn Parade, on ■ n claim for ilia, being llio .amount of commission which it wai alleged defendant agreed to pay to .plaintiffs ou tho sale of some furniture and-effects. Mr. I'. W. Jackson appeared for plaintiffs and Mr. 1-1. M. Sladden for tlio defendant. Evidence having been heard, plaintiffs were nonsuited, with costs .£1 Is. ALTERATIONS IN A SHOP. Alterations made to fittings in a shop h Cuba. Streot formed tho basis of a claim for .£'ll9 made by Annie Dickston. oi Wellington, against Efstatheos Nicholas Uallale, . restaurant-keeper, of Wellington. Mr. P. WrJackson appeared for plaintiff and Mr. H. i'. O'Leary the defendant . On behalf of the ;,iluiutiff it was set out that the premises, No. 3(1-1 Cuba Street, were sub-let to defendant, and it was alleged that Gallalo had wrongfully interfered with the gar, fittings, removed mirrors from a show-ease, which had also been painted white by defendant, and bad also damaged a pie-heater .by disconnecting jt from the gas'fittings. Plaintiff alleged that damage had been caused by the action of defendant in making the alterations mentioned. It was submitted oil behalf of the defendant that (he claim was excessive. Tho alterations were necessary to the conduct of defendant's business, and raf/ier than being depreciated, the value | of iho plaint ill's premises had been enhanced. Judgment wss given for piaintiff for .C 7, with costs J. 3 12s. SCREEN" ADVERTISING. Before Mr. l' : . V. Frazer, S.M., John Swiuson and Co., advertising contractors, Wellington, proceeded against Bastin and Avery, garago proprietors, .['ahiiitua, to recover Iho iilni of JSO 1 Is. for screen rental alleged to be due under a contract entered into in 1116. Air. A. W. Blair appeared for plaintiff's. and Mr. E. M. Beechev for defendants. For tbo defence it was contended that tho contract had expired, us it ivas only for one year. In signing fur a longer period tho defendants' representative had exceeded his powers. After hearing evidence, His Worship gave judgmcnl for plaintiff's ior tlio amount claimed, with costs ,£B ISs. fid. A claim for Treco rental was also made by John Kwinson and Co. against P. N. Brannigan, tho amount involved being J;)3 125., ami from Brannigan and Rough they sought to recover n"similar amount. Judgment, was given for plaintiffs in the first-named case for .Efi 165., with costs ll'l 165., and in the second plaintiffs wero nonsuited, with oisls it Is. Id. In Mb cases Mr. A. \V. Blair represented plaintiffs and Mr. J. Scott the defendants. UNDEFENDED CASES. Judgment by default was given for plaintiffs in the following undefended civil cases:--Young's Chemical Company v. William (iriffen. .£l2 2s. lid., costs •£!! 7s. (id.; Vacuum Oil Company Proprietory, Ltd., v. IT. T.- Avery, J. : 32 Bs. !h!. ( costs ,£3 -Is.; William Arthur Wright v. Geoffrey William Waymouth, .£[2 IDs., costs ,C 1 15s. Gd.; Wallace and Gibson v. A. C. liobiiison, £145., costs 53.; Bristol Piano Co., Ltd., v. .John Jarvis Cameron, .CI 7s. Bd.. costs 135.; P. iJaynian and Co. y. H. Reeves, .£3 -Is., costs Ids.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., v. Captain A. C. C. Stevens, ,£5, costs .£1 Ik fid.; D. L. belly v. F. Kelly, £\ 7.5. (id., costs 55.; Commercial Agency, Ltd. (assignees) and Thomas Morion, Ltd. (assignors) v. G. Ballow, ,£2 12s. Ifld., costs 155.; D.T.C. v. Miss Agnes Murphy, ,£ll His. lld. t CO sls ■CI 11 s. fid.; J. ,S. L'llioft v. Stephen Jl. licid, «£S 8s„ costs Jjl ss. fid. T'OLICE CASES. 'The policc cases were heard liv Mr. F. V. Frazer,' S.M. For insobriety. George Cooper Jackson was lined 10s„ in default: -IS hours' imprisonment, and Mary Barclay was ordered to pay 55., with Die alternative of spending 2-1 hours in gaol, and was also prohibited. Several first: offenders for insobriety were lightly penalised.