MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 106, 29 January 1919, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

POLICE CASES. . Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M., dealt with the police cases at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. ' . ' ■' ' ■Lillian Jukes pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, n breach of her prohibition order, and using obscene language. She- was convicted and discharged for tho drunkenness and the breach of her prohibition order, but on the third charge she was fined £1. ■ Two first offenders weie fined 10s. each for drunkenness, and a third was convicted and discharged.-

.'. CIVIL CASES. <Y CLAIM FOR.POSSESSION OF. PREMISES. Before Mr. AV. G, Eiddell, S.M., John Henry Hooper, land agent, sought to recover the possession of certain premises on Lambton Quay, together with uiesne profits nt the rate of £1 per diem, from "Bruce Howe, hosier and haberdasher. • It was that both parties were tenants ol' the same building, and the defendant had paid rent to the plaintiff during the course of his tenancy. . Tha property was owned by a syndicate, the chairman of which (Mr. H. P. Kawson) did not acknowledge the .plaintiff as lessee, although the agent for the owners had accepted rent from him. Howe had recently entered into an agreement with the .owners to take over tho complete premises. Ho was. now the acknowledged tenant, and since signing, tho agreement with the owners he had forbidden plaintiff tho right of entry. ' After hearing tho evidence His AVorUiiip reserved his decision. Mr. G. Hutchison appeared for the plaintiff, ..Mr.'l' , . M. Luckie for tho defendant,'and Mr. A. W. Blair watched proccdings on behalf of the ownoiy of the. properly. .: CLAIM FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES. A claim for medical expenses;, was heard before Mr.' IV V. Frazer, S.M., . when A. Robertson, medical practitioner, of Wellington, preceded against John Dineen, • an employee of the AVellington Education Board, to-recover the sum of £S 55., being, charges, for medical attendance upon the wife of tho defendant, Defendant disputed liability on the ground that he.was in no way responsible for debts contracted by his wife without his consent. His wife was already receiving medical attention from another doctor. For the. plaintiff it was held that defendant knew that Dr. .Robertson Juid been,in attendance on his wife, and he was. therefore responsible for payment. After liciiring the evidence, His AVor- . ship nonsuited plaintiff. ■ Mr. J). E..Anderson .appeared for the 'plaintiff, and Mr. AA r . G. Hislop appeared tor the defendant. •'■" JUDGMENTS BY*-DEFAULT.' Jn the following undefended eases judgment, was given by default for plaintiff by Mr. F. V,. Fr'azer, C. j Lnxford v. J. A. Head, Jl~> ;ls. 4d., costs i XI Ss. Gd.-; ]{Dgin.ald Smnrt v. C Drowne, [,26.13s Gd., costs M 3s. Gd.; Reginald Collins, Ltd.. v. AV. T. Gillard, 18s. costs only; Early Brothers, Ltd., v. N. AV.. Hastings, JSI 55., costs .-62 195.; Salvatore -Ferraro and Li born to Moo v. J. Fowler and Soils, £7 14«. 7d., costs £\ i 3s. (id.; Horringlnn's (N.Z.), Limited, v. ii. Cosgrove, .£7 lOfl. 10d., costs £\ Us. Gd. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. In, Judgment summons cases H. T. A very was .ordered to pay. Oscar Hewitt and Company .£!) 18*. forthwith,, in default to .be .imprisoned for ten days. 'The warrant is to. lie suspended for seven ilays; Tln'sh Mayno is to pay Charles Edward AVaiigh JJ24 IC.?. Gd. forth with, or be imprisoned for twenty-eight days. ■The warrant is to bo suspended so, long ns 10s.'pev week is paid; J. If. Wright is to pay lurkenldie and Stains. Ltd.. .i£s'Gs. Id., within seven days, or bo detained 'in prison for six days; J. AVeekes is to pay A. S. Paterson and Company, Ltd.. .CS 1P.5. lfld within seven days, or go to gaol for six days; E. L. Archer is to pay George. Jlnpstoue .C 9 2a. by instalments (if 10s. per week, or suffer iniprisonment for ten days. -'. ; BY-LAW CASES. Thomas Peard, for failing to stop a nintor-car when requested to do so by a police ; constable was fined ss. and' 7s. costs. ...-■' ' John Robert Williams was fined 10s. and ss. costs for expectorating in a car.Charles Nelson and Arthur Raven were each fined ns. and 7s. costs for allowing stock to wander;. George Snell was ordered to pay 7s. costs; AVilliam Rice was fined 10s. and costs; and Paul 01sen oCI and costs for similar offences.