MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 202, 21 May 1920, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

POLICE AND CIVIL CASES

A middle-aged man named William Williams pleaded guilty, when charged before Jlr. E. Pago, S.M.. m tho Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, with having attempted to comintt suicide -Ji May IS. Inspector Emerson said he 'id nol know what, to suggest. It appeared that the man had been.drinking to excess, and he was found on the morning of May 18 suffering from tho eiferts of drinking chlorodync. He ivao believed to have taken the contents of three bottles. While waiting to be attended by a. doctor lie gashed his wrist. The inspector suggested that perhaps a term in the Inebriates' Home at Koto Roa might do him Borne good. Tho accused said he had been worried with family troubles, and a, claim for maintenance against him was to be heard on Monday. He was quite well noiv, and there would be no trouble about liquor. Tho 'Magistrate remanded Williams to Monday next, when he would decide what to do with him. , ' , , . Arthur Joseph I/angham. represented by Mr. A. 11.. Si£vwright. was remanded to Wednesday next on a charge of having stolen % from • the Empire Manufacturing Company 5 packets of jelly crystals. 2Mb. baking powder, one case of custard nowder. two cases of. Woods' Peppermint Cure, and threo bags of sugar, total value £53 10s. Bail was allowed in £100; and one surety of £100, or. two of £50 each. Convicted for thriyfifth time of drunkenness, James Wilsoir\vas fined with t.he option of seven difsp' imprisonment, and a prohibition order was issued against him to lie effective for 12 months. Elizabeth Brady was lined 10s., with the alternative of 48 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness.' Mr. W. (?. Riddel], S.M.. gave judgment, for nlaintiff in tty? following undefended civil cases:—Commercial Agency and Briecoo and Co.. Ltd.. v. fteorge M'Alister, f'B 13a. 7d.. costs £4 Is.; Yeitcli and Allan v. Henry M'lCelvie. £3.4k. 6d., costs 135.; "New Zealand Times" Co.. Ltd. v.'T. Andrews, ffl Gs. 3d., costs £1 3s. 6d.-. same v. fi. T. Howard. £3 16s. fid., costs 10s.; E. H. Morrison v.'Ernest and Gcom; Cunningham, £27 125.. costs £.'. 175.: Public T*ns*ce v. Annie Johnston. £3. costs 125.; Cadbury Tiros,. Ltd.. v. Rhoda Carrol. £5, co«t? ?/)?. 6d.; JWst.ol Piano Co. v. George P. WiUiams, £22 10s„ costs £2 175.; same v. Nellie Kirk'natriik.. £15 2s„ costs £1 ]os. C:l.: Besotiv t.ion Land Co., Ltd.. v. Herbert T. Avery, £12 17s. 6d.. costs £1 )4s. 6d.; Fulton and Co. v A. JriJfeeliiii, £5 15s. sd„ cofts £1 55.; Vacuum Oil Co. v. T. B. Moil', 17s„ coHs 10s.: same v. T. Yivian, £16 13b. 6d„ coßts £1 Is. 6d. JUDGMENT SITjrjrON.SES. Thomas M'Gill v.-as ordered to pay T. G. Baillie tho sum of £9 19s. by .Tune 5, or go to gaol for seven days. ' G. S. Hodgkinson was ordered to pay the Bank of. Australasia .£42 16s. Bd. by June 5, or undergo- 21 days' imprisonment. • . TENEMENT CASE. Miss IT, Flynii was ordered to give up possession of a tenement to Alfred Pierard by June 18. The plaintiff was allowed £l lis.- costs. SODA CEYSTALS AND RESII^ The dispute between Allender and Co. (Mr. 11. P. von Haast) and J. J. Croriin, trading as the Wood-King Firelighters (for whom Mr: R. Kennedy appeared, a claim for £32 4s. 6d., was heard by Mr. W. O, Kiddcll, S.Jf. Tho case for the plaintiffs was that' in October, 1918, the defendant : .asl;ed for and was supplied with two tons of soda crystals. Tho defendant then offered to sell to the plaintiffs two tons of resin, which the defendant alleged was of too ijood a quality for ■ his business. The plaintiffs purchased the resin, and four days later forwarded to tho defendant a cheque for the difference between the value of the soda crystals and the resin. Seven months later the defendant, it was alleged, asked for the loan of six casks of resin until t.lie arrival of a shipment .from Syduey which defendant .was expecting. The resin was not returned, consequently a demand was made for payment, and as this was not complied with, legal proceedings wore taken. The defendant counter-claimed for £48 6s. 6d., the balance alleged to be due on the two [ tons sold .to plaintiffs in. 1918. The value of the two tona~waa £93'95„ of which £45 2s. 6d; was paid. . The balanc. was demanded, and the reply was that payment would be'made when the weights had been adjusted. The defendant denied ordering, soda crystals, but stated that' two tons were 1 sent to his place, which he stored at tile request of the plaintiff. He had no use for soda crystals, an<t did not use them in his business. The Magistrate held that the'weight of evidence was ir favour of. tho--plain tiffs, and therefore eavi judgmenfr':fon the plaintiffs for the' full amount claimed; .'with' costs totaling £3 .Ms. SALE'. OF; CANADIAN CARIIIDE. • Cardalo and Scott, merchants, of-Wei-, lington, claimed from Joseph Clarke and Co.. of Wellington',Vindentorc, the sum of £150 damage? for alleged breaph of contract." Mr. J,I. Myers, who appeared for the plaintiffs, stated that .on October 8, 1917, the defendants agreed to sell, to' plaintiffs -;15 * tons Of Canadian carbide at £48 per ton, net. c.i.f. and e. Wellington 1 and through defendants'.faiiinr to carry I out'their portion of the contract the , plaintiffs had. 'suffered loss ar.d inconvenience in their, business. Had tho carbide come to .hand Cardaie and Scntt's profit would have beou ereatcr tha.n. the amount, of the claim; The plaintiffs had resold a- portion of the shipment ar.d beimj unable to calory ...out . the contract in one ipntnnce thev had to pay damages. : Mr. G. Watson appeared for'the defendants. - After hearing;the evidence nf the partips ,tha Magistrate (Mr. W. G. Riddcll, 6.M.), reserved judgment.