MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 71, 17 December 1920, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

POLICE AND CIVIL CASES

Tho polico business in tins Magistrate s Court yesterday morning was dealt with by Mr. F, IC. Hunt, S.M. -For discharging oftensivo matterin Old Customhouse Street, Frederick Rogers was fined 10s., and for drunkenness be ftoTsiftivan, an .articled/«.««. on the'ss. Woodarra, was convicted of unlawfully absenting Ins ship an I was ordeivd to forfeit two days' pay. Sum Fook Ncm was charged with beng an- idle and disorderly person in that „e%oss ssed no'visible, means of support Sub-Inspector -Willis said that the Chinaman was ,f ound. at an „ o XJv car that morning sleeping in a railway carriaee The police had communicated with observation; The remand was /ranted. °SSfor the third time for drank, enne.% Martin M'Donough was fined 205., ta default' three day£taP rlsonmcnt ' .CIVIL CASES *■'"' Mr W. G. Biddell, S.M., 'dealt with the civil cases and gave radgment for Plaintiff in thcfollowing undtfended an-tlons:-Buroß, Philp- and Co. y. A. M'Mwkw,--93. 9d, costs XI lis.; John Chambers and Son v. C,-E. Pearson, £i Is Bd., costs £1 10s. dd.l Commeroiftl Aeencv and Alcock and Co., Ltd., v. .). AdaZ *32 3s. 6d„ costs f*s-$-}™** Import Co., Ltd., v. G. L. Bom. jO* Ms. 2d, costs <E3 si; Veitch and Allan v. H. A.-Epplett,- M os. 4d.. costs ,£1 17s. Be.; Public 'Trustee, aB administrator of tlio estate of the late G. W. Conk, v. Margaret 0. Watson. £37 125., costs £i Is 6d.; Flora. M. Macdougnll v. Mary Dalton, Mo, costs £2 145.; Vacuum Oil Co. v. 1. A. K>nnard, tts. Bd., costs only; H..E. Partridge and Co, Ltd.. J. A. J, Waters, ,655.135; Bd., costs .M 12s. ed.; Commercial Agency and It. E. Partndge and to. Ltd., v. ■%■ G. Liddle, X 2 te.. rafts only; Decorating Company (T. A. Wells). Ltd.. ■v. ,T. E. Downey. 22, costs £2 2s. Gd.; .1. B MacEwan and Co, Ltd.. v. Georcfe N. Sutton. .£2 6s. Bd, costs .£1 12s. M.; A. Hatrick and Co, Ltd., v. F. W. Colons. Ml 2s Bd. costs M Is. 6d.; Wellington Gas Company, Ltd, v. Mrs. Alice M. Woolcott, .211 2s. 9d, costs .£2 lis.; Barber and Co. v. W....T. Frost, £11 14s. Id, costs £1 155.; City Council v. M. Dempster, 24 7s. id, costs .£1 3s. 6d, . :■• As thfl result of a tram and motor-ca/ collision which occurred in-Adelaide Road some days ago, the City Council (represent! bv Mr. .T. G. Imlay), proceeded against Jabez W.- Lyons, the driver of the motor-car, to rficover £1 10s, the amount of the damaqe done to two tramcars- between which the defendant attempted to drive. It was alleged on b°hnlfof thfi corporation that the damage resulted from the npirligent mnnner in which the' defendant, drove his car Tim ■defendant did not appear, and judgment for plaintiff for the amount clarnifd went by default.- Defendant was ordered to par 23 15s. Cd.'costs.. . Wr j„,, f 'On iudgment snmmon<=PS, J. H. >*"?•}* was ordered to pay J. W. White.2lo ta 6d. by January 13, m default seven days imprisonment. J. Dudson to pay ...the i Wellington Plumbers' -THuo-ti 2485. by ■ January. 13, the alternative being ' three days' imprisonment. TENEMENTCASES. Mr. F.'K. Hunt, S.M, dealt with the tenement cases. . ' - C W. Brown was ordered to give up .possession of; premises to Florence. ■> Kilfoy 'by January 17. J. B Semeloff is to give up.possession of premises to J. Staples and Co, Ltd., by January 21, and to pay 21.1&. costs In an application for tho eviction pt, tenants .from two. very old dwellingsi in <idelai(l- Road, it was stated on behalf of the landlord that he had received notice from the city authorities to effect extensive repairs within 301 days and he preferred to pull tho buildings down and erect new ones. The houses were not worth repairing, for they were very old ; 'the'■walla "could be pushed orter by hand" and tho roof'was in a very bad condition, so much so that a few days !'ago a Tenturesom.lad fell tough it It was the desire of the landlord to erect sew buildings. For the defendants, brie of whom had .been in occupation for I "6 vears.i't was stated that they could get I no'other suitable, dwellings, and were nnito willing to remain in possession and allow the repairs to be made to a room at' a time. Tho cases wore adjourned for a month, the tenants being warned that [if'tlta City Corporation condemned the buildings ejectment orders would bo issued. .■•••: ■ •