MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 238, 2 July 1920, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

■ -— —— : • I . CIVIL BUSINESS , !'• Mr. W. G. ltiddell, S.M., dealt with i tho civil cases in the Magistrate's Court j. v . yesterday. ' : ' | Thomas Ede (for whom Mr. P. W. ■ Jiickson appeared) proceeded against Kichard Whyte to .recover possession of certain goods held by defendant after plaintiff had vacated a room rented from him, or, as an alternative, the value of tho Roods. The Magistrate said, nftc'r hear-, irig the evidence, that it was merely a question of credibility of the . two witnesses, and he preferred to .accept the statements made by ' tho plaintiff. Bo i ordered tho 1 goods to bo handed over : within'forty-eight hours; in the alternate that the value of the goods, =£6 45., together with £2 as damages, bo paid ro tlw plaintiff. The defendant was also ordered to pay costs. The City Carriage and Motor WorKs, ' Ltd., proceeded against Chapman and L.V Hogue, motor proprietors, to recover' tho sum of £82 13s. for njaterials aup.plied and work dono for tile defendants X 'in respect to repairs to a motor-car. Mr. A. W. Blair appeared for the plaintiffs. It was shown in evidence that i both defendants went with the car and ordered sundry repairß. The-, car was late," sold to a man named Williams, and after the repairs had been finished / it was taken away by Chapman's brother, ;' who was driving for Williams. ' The d<>- . fence was that proceedings were being ; - taken against the wronj parties, and that the proper person to bo sued was Williams, who had jiurchased thu car 'while repairs were being made. It,was ■ alleged that the plaintiffs know that Williams had purchased the car, and that' they were informed he would bo responsible for the cost -of tho repan*. Mr; W. N. Matthews appeared for defendants. His Worship gave judgment fof planitiffs for the amount claimed with v costs., ■ f(: Judgment was given for plaintiff hv • default in the following cases:—The Commercial Agency, Lid., and E. W. Mills and Co., Ltd., v. W. 14. Page, iCIG (Is. . 8d„ ; cos's £A 10s. 6d.; Glyn-Jones and Brown, ;LJd.. v.: William J. Tyemia«, 12s. costs only; Stewnrt Timber Co. v. A. C. Bicknell, i! 39 12s. 3d;, costs lis.; E. Reynolds and Co., Ltd., v. SChilde, ,£25, costs £1 A. and'T. Burt , v. Commercial Printing and Publishing Co., .66 125.. costs -£1 3s. Bd.; Sinion Wilson. v. C. Stagpcolei ,£l4 175., costs £\ , 10s. 6d.; P. Jeffries v. A E Lucas, .£1 10s. costs JJs.; G. Bradley v. Mrs, 0; N Howard, 17s. oosts only. Judgment summons coses were dealt with as follow:—Ernest Cunningham and i George Cunningham were ordered to pay E.' K. Morrison jeSl lis.: 6d; ,by July 22, -in default fourteen days' imprisonment; . ?•' ,*' cs to W the Drivers' Union £2 fe. 6d, by July 1&; H. Avery to pay' Gh Bradley .£209 by July 22, in default four, teen days' imprisonment.