MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 215, 9 June 1920, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

TOI/ICE AND BY-LAW CASES. Mr. 15. Vase; S.M., dealt with the police cases at the Magistrate's, Court yesterday moriiinc Daniel Murphy, who wan convicted of drunkenness for the seventh time within a period of three months, wis. fined £i, iu default seven days' imprisonment. .-■•• CIVIL CASEB. 'Mr. W. 6. Kiddell. S.M., gave judgment ', for nlnintiff in the following undefended civil cases: Graham and Qo. \: Eileen Aainodt, £6 lss„ costs £1 3s. 6d.; City ; Milk Supply, Ltd., v. A. 0. Glover. £lo : 13s. 6d., costs £1 1C«. 6d.; Green and ■ Davis v. Frank August, £S 10a., costs,.£l ■ 12a. 6d.: South Pacific Mortgage and Deposit C 0.,, Ltd., v. Harry Wiggins. £12 .' 12s. costs 15s/i Early Bros., Ltd., v. Georgi K. Booker and Nancy Booker, £21 : Is., costs £3 65.; Noil Donoghue and Co., 1 Ltd., v, Thomas Leathain, £1 £b. 6d., coßts i- lie.-' Dominion Farmers' Institute, Ltd., >. v. Thomas E. and George D. Parsonß m ■ .3s. 2d., costs £4 53.; Cadbury Broß., Ltd., v. G. L.- Stroud, £35 16?., costs £2 lis.; Bridget Torloy v. Fred Ansrcll, £8. costs ' £1 6s 6d:; E. Reynolds and Co., Ltd., v. J. Kilkenny/ £75 123. Sd.. costs £1 165.; 1 Laery, and Co.. Ltd., v. It. 0. Stewart, ' £52 9s. lid., costs £1 10a.;Bame v. May '. Gertrude iflCpime, £11 35., costs 15«. On a judgment summons A. P. ricilsen was ordered to pav E. Itcynolds and 00, Ltd., the sum of £27 '*■ s d. by June 29, or undergo 14 days' imprisonment. In the defended case of Stephen L. Pubsell v. Alfred Reeves, in which the-Plain-tiff claimed £1 55., as the naiance owmg for work done,, judgment was given for ' the amount claimed with Hs.• costs.. Mr. J. 0. Peacock appeared for the plaintitt and Mr. P. W. Jackson for defendant. Vcnablcs and Ashbridge, land agents (for whom Mr. 0. lleere appeared), claimed from.W. T. Marphment (represented by Mr C. W. Neilsen) the sum of £25 -15?., as commission on ill" sale of a house in Emmett Street. After hearing evidence the Magistrate gave judgment for plaintiffs for £12 Its. on f.hn merits of their case. Plaintiffs wcro Also allowed £7, 10s. costs.' -' • BY-LAW OASES. Messrs It. D. Hanlon and David Keir, J.P.'s, dealt with thi>. by-law caeeß. , For having insufficient lights on their motor vehicles, Reginald 3. Buchanan and Arthur Leslie Harper were each lined 10b. and 7s. costs; W. G. Talbot was fined 20b. and 7s. costs. For riding a motor-cvele on the lootpath whereby an accident was occasioned, .William Linn Burn was fined 203. and 7b. John Richard Taylor, for failing to stop his motor-car when requested to do so by a constable on point duty, was lined 20b. and 7s. costs. , „, • , For allowing stock to wander Patrick Cavanaghf against whom there were two charges, was fined 30b. anil. Ma. costs; Bertram T. Elliott, ,ss. and, 7s. costs; A. G ITobbs, 20a. and 7s. costs; and John Reginald Wclsby. 10s. and 7s. costs. For oi-pectnrating >n a tram-car when warned not' to do so, Elijah Smith- was fined 205.-and costs 17s. : 1 TENEMENT CASES. Mr. B. Page, 8.M.. dealt with the fene- . ment cases. ■ In the suit brought by bmnia Baker against Oharlcß William Lewis, the defendant was ordered to give up possession of a tenement by June 15 and to pay £13 ■ ■■lis. Tent duo and costs 21b. In the caso of J. Tadala v. Charles . Hedderwick, an order for possession was ■'refused, and the plaintiff was ordered to pay 375. costs. • ■ ■ '