MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 107, 30 January 1920, Page 5

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

POLICE AND CIVIL CASES,

1 Mr. E. Page, S.M., dealt with the police cases in the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning. . 3 Ernest Joseph Dalton was remanded for a week on a charge of stealing one owe oMiquor valued at jes 10s., the property of W. J. Williams. Bail was allowed in , .£SO and one surety of. -£50. »„ „,,„ For being found drunk, a first offender \ was fined 10s, the amount of his bail. CIVIL CASES. " Mr W. G. Kiddell, S.M.. gave, judgr ment for plaintiffs in the following unb dVfended civil eases: Combined Buyers, - ul v. M. ltoulston, m I to. 2d. coste fc £2 IK; 0. A. Townsend v. I. M. Grant, 1 % lis Cd., costs. .£3 175.; IC. M'lveuae ' v. J. Wood. A costs 10s.; Catherine t Tier v. William White, £i 11*., costs J if; Simon Edilson v. D M. Gorman, f 255. costs os.; Osmond and Sons (N./..). - Ltd v. W. Magnor, 10s., costs only; BurJ bor and Co v! To lieu H«u Tu Kino 3a Si. Bd., costs 215.; Nelson Farmers Co-op. v. A. Bird, £U Bs. 2d., costs Jfe. Ltd. v. Riberarto Meo, !&., c°t-' only, e Public Trustee v. Clara S. Kitohnigham £U 10s., costs 3fls. 6d.; same v. Richard s Sotheran, Xo 10s costs 235. 6d.; samo v. ; , Arthur Kendall Phillips, £i, tosU l«s. t JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. ', Judgment summons cases were dealt d with L follow: James Henry Wright was I ordered to pay the Well r.gton Lsan Co 1 M 15s bv February 1:1, in detault H ; : days' imprisonment; D. M. G<> r , m! %j° lf my G. L. G. Bawn £S 10s. 3d. by Febf ruary 19, in default 10 days' imprisonP ment; Prank Sewell to pay Osniond and n Son (N.Z.), Ltd., M ss. by February >; !" with the alternative of four days ims nrisonment; William l'yne to pay R-ic h--5 ard T. Betty £3 Is. by February 12, in 6 default three days' imprisonment. TENEMENT CASES. E -V number of applications for possession ' of tenements and claims for rent due {1 were dealt with as follow: In the case ot C. J. Ward v. S. Campbell, judgment wa.s given for plaintiff for .£9 rent and lis. Od. costs, but no crder was made tor possession; same v. C. Guecott, an order for possession by March 29, was issu-mI, and judgment given for plaintiff for £b ,o ss. rent and Us. fid. costs; same v. M. to liablragc, order for possession by ielv ruary 15 was granted, and V")S™f} , 0 given for M 9s. Gd. r-nt, and 20s Gd. 'o costs; same v. Thomas Sifflctt, order for jf possession by March 29 was granted and judgment given for M 2s. Gd. rent and ~ Us. Gd. costs; J. W. Stout and W. h. el Fussell v. Joseph Muhlogger judgment ,d given for .£l9 ss. rent .and .13 fe. cost , „l but no order for possession granted; Ellen V Hand v. W. Jillett, judgment for jCa nf 19s. reiit and 13s. Gd. costs, but no order for possession; Walter J. Monkhouee v. A. Hurley, judgment for .£3O 12s. rent and costs' £i 55., no order for possession.