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MAGISTRATE'S COURT

TROUBLESOME SAILORS

A CONSTABLE OBSTRUCTED

Two sailors belonging to an .American vessel caused some trouble- on!the wharf on Monday evening, with- the result that tliov were haled'before Mr.- F. Y. Frnzer, S.M.. at the Magistrate's Court yesterday to explain their conduct. . Ernest -Kirby was charged with having been disorderly while drunk, and Herman Ahlstrom was . accused of having obstructed Constable Janiea ■ Fleming iu the execution of - his duty. Ahlstrom said all lie tried to do ■was to get Kivby' away from. Constable Fleming in order to take-him back to the ship.- ■ It.was stated that, both- of tho men'had caused a good deal of trouble on the , ship lately. , .. •. Each.of the men was fined.,£l, in default seventy-two hours' imprisonment.. : • OTHER POLICE CASES. • " Daniel Eoy O'Connor was fined jEH. in <• "default fourteen'days' detention; for haviiijj used' obscene language ■ in Sytlwy Street. ■ For insobriety, -Daniel Joseph .M/Guire , was fined 10s., in; , default forty-eight hours' imprisonment,■'. and three, first of- ■ fenders were'dealt'with leniently/ : •! BEEACHEsTjFbY'-LAAVS. ; ! , For-allowing, ptock- to 'wander; .lames , Hamilton, was -fined- £\, .TanVcs Patrick ; Connolly,' Patrick' Shivuan, ' Reginald , Welsby,-Thomas Richard Bengc, W. F. ■_ Newcombe, arid Edward Wills 10s. .each, ' and AValter, Naismith ss. _ , Thomas Beiifto-was-fined 10s. on an information of ..having- failed, to stop his ' 'cart-when requested to do so by Hip con- ] stable on point xluty at the Bank of New Zealand corner. . ■ ' «__ 'l ' ;' CIVIL MATTERS ,- .:'■-.. ;:::;.a-steeet accident . An accident which'occurred in the.-vi-cinity of the fire brigade station on- September 20/ 1918, resulted -in Noil Sorcn- , sen, waterside- worker; of Hopper Street, suing J. . O'Brien and Co.-, carriers, of •Wellington, for ■ iEB3- ss. ; .' foK- 'damages-. ■ ■Mr. W. G. Bi'ddell. SX; heard the cose. ■ Plaintiff was represented by 'Mr. :H. F."O'Eeary and Air. E. P. Hay appeared for the-' defendants. .' ■ ' ' : '•■'■" '' \ '■': . ■ '••■ Soreusen was proceeding home on li.s. ■bicvele lor dinner ou tk'dnte- in question.' nnd when'.near the fire brigade.sta--1 io.i in Cuba' Street' he was knocked' down -"by one of'the defendants' lorries; receiving injuries which resulted in his being laid'up for-wjmt tin!;. Plaintiff maintaineti thuttlie accident wiis due to Meglieeiice on the. parf'of the driver of tho lorry in "ciittinsj" the corner nt 'Mercer street in front of the", five'-.brigade'a'.tn-t:im. T-lft cUiiniecl special' dnniages" ns ■follow:-.C55, bei'ls elverii weeks' iit the rate of li .per week; .13 3s. doctor's fcai X 3 12s. -'hßSpital exesnses; nrd ,£1 10.-:. for medicine. A sum cf 420 WR-- clp.iiiivd iiis ,, !! , j"'er.'il <?nnui};e. 'i'ho I'cfonoe was that plointift had th^ las:' opßcr?ir.:'tj- '. of. avoidriig tho colii- . ihxu- ajkl owing to Jits'failure to jafce advantage of ft. .ho. to responsible' him- ". S3*. J '-,r the mislißJi, even if .the.'f!r:var of vi.o lorry, bad .baen .go/T!" rpiuulthe t( ■ i' ,,, t'.t too sharp an i<ngle. ' . /.•.fter. hearing t!>o cv'ihP.e:i His AVor- ■ tlii,; -reserved hi* decision. ■ •ALLOWANCE FOE COUNTRY WORK.. ■ V cliMin-f'oT Mb G3. Sd., waa made by A. J , . Prart. • a jo'nrneymim "curpenter, • iig-ainsi,- J.- Wilkeniting end Soil, coHtractor.«, cf.'• Wellington. . ■ Mr. H. F. O'Leary nppeareil for plain- ' ilijf, who set'out'that lit- was. engnqrd for a eonsiti'ei'JiWe time. Inst year on the cfln.struction of a buildiii«'at H-arcmafa. He - lived in a shed -on the job, rtnrt contributed to his upkeep o'lit of, his wa.ws. The award provided that for country •'work eraployens should reccivp an allowance of , 3s.' -td: a day, but altli3ii','h they. li\td been -r?(|UMtf(l to do '.w, 'dpfendants had declined to pay this pmo'.uit. The'defence-was-'that defendants were, ignorant of the provisions cf the award •: with- reganT^o ' cotlhtrj-' alloivijiice;, and'■.that 'there had beeiv no agrewnent respecting the. payment of !5a...4i1.'a. day ■• extra. ... . .....' ... . • • . Judgment was given for plaintiff for £\u and costs. . • • ■ , ' ■ .'. 'CLAIM VOb' BENT. .; A. Le\y, Ltd., clothing mai'dfnciurcrs. proceeded against Lionel 'M'Miillan. of Featherstoh, oh a' claim fbr twenty-three, weeks' rent in respect of a building near Feafherston. Mr. H. E.' Anderson appeared for plaintiffs, for whom ividfinpiit . was given by Mr.. Riddell for i'.lil ,llia. .and costs. ■ .;'.. ' . UNDEFENDED CA 5E5...,./. Judgment .by default was xiven for . plaintiffs in tho following undefended civil cases:—AA T . .Wylie-y. Thomas .Coburn, £3 Us. Bd., costs 10s.: Lazarus Wolfe Balkind v. Henry AYm. Clay and Edith Annie Clay, 193. 6d., cests Sα Is.; Kodak (Australasia), Ltd.,. v. Smcaton £2iSs., 7d;, costs J!2' Ha.'; Dnnlop Bubbei , C»nipfiny v. the Zainey Motor Garage, ,£5 6s. "d., costs £\ 3s. 6d.; Neiv Zealand Picture Supplies, Ltd., v. B. E. AVi!lia.ms, £22' i?. Id. fcosts£2 Us.; ■ Smith and Smith, Ltd., v. Ellen Town : 6ehd, 35., costs only; Robert Martin, Ltd., y. G; B. Cronin, J32 55.; costs 10s.; Suther-

lnnd ami " Rmikine ~v. John Porcival Dodds, £6 3s. 2d., costs .£1 3s. Gd.; 11. Bodley and Sons. v. Henry P. Asher, 15s. Id, costs 55.; Georgo niitl Georgo' v. J. Tilyarcl, £1 2s. fid., costs 10s. ; same v. A.''Berry, M 3si lid'-, cnsU '.ill 3s. Gd; .WelliiigfoiivPnWisliinß O.\ LW., v. J. Oardnci' anil' Sons, costs ss. • JUDGMENT SILMMOXSES. . In jiidgnipiit summons .casra Victor OttTer was ordered" to 'pay 'Smilli' and ■Smith, w<l.; £1 15s. by Jlnrcli 18, in.de■fault '2-1 hours' ■imiivisonniont;, H. P. Aslicv to pay'G. Krcbs il 7s. by tho :-nnic><li«p, or serve n similar term;.\valter Urowne to "pay Edward J. Ball 15s. lid. by March 18, or go to prison for iivo day.V. ■ , . . . ■ • lo\ve!Thutt court At the' Xoiver Hutt Court, on Monday, before Mr. G. A. Chapmnn and Mr. J. Penrce, ,T.P:'s, a first ottender for drunkenness was fined lOs.;' and' for using obscene lnngunge David Cameron and William Savage were each fined.2os.

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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 137, 5 March 1919, Page 7

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MAGISTRATE'S COURT Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 137, 5 March 1919, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 137, 5 March 1919, Page 7

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