MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 223, 15 June 1921, Page 9

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

CIVIL AND BY-LAW CASES Mr. E. Page, S.M., dealt with the civil business in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, and gave judgment for plaintiff by default in. the following cases: — Field, Luckie and Sladden v. Coradine .and Noble, J 331 Bs. Bd., costs J!4 Is. 6d.; ’Dominion Ferrolith. Co., Ltd., v. G. S. Hodgkinson, £24 65., costs £4 65.; T. Barraclough v. J. T. Tuxford, £9, costs £1 10s. 6d.; Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., ▼. Evelyn A. Davies, >S3 Bs. Bd., costs -Cl Bs. 6d.; Hallenstein Bros., Ltd., v. J. Pohio, senr., £L 10s., costs XI Ils. 6d.; Hope Gibbons, Ltd., v. Arnold Haro, X 8 3s. 2d., costs 155.; W. A. Arold, Ltd., v. A. A. Wilson, X 22 16s. 6d., costs X 3 175.; Hart and Co. v. John Farrell, X 22 12s. Cd., costs X 3 35.; Viceroy Tea Co. v. C. H. M'Dermid, .£3 135., costs XI 3e. 6d.; Smith and Smith, Ltd., v. W. F. Borland, XlO 2s. Bd., costs X2 14-*.; Sutherland and Hankine v. C. H. de Mey-Dalkemade, X 3 Is. 3d., costs XI 10s. 6d.; Viceroy Tea Co. v. Miss Dorothy Ward, 25., costs 135.; same v. J. C. Vincent, X 8 Ils. 6d.. costs Al 19s. 6d.; •ame v, John Rodda, .£6 10s., coats -£1 Ils. 6d.; same v. Thomas Woodhead, .£B, costs Al 15s. 6d.; name v. Epau W. Marsh, A 6 13s. 9d., costs Al 13a. 6d.; Dunlop Rubber Co. v. D. G. Hill, «£B9 2s. 10d., costs £4 Is. 6d.; Auto Tyre Repair and Supplies Co. v. A. R. Molloy, A 9 ss. Bd., costs Al 10s. 6d.; City Carriage W T orks, Ltd., v. James O’Cortnor, A2B ss. 9d., coats A 3 55.; Dunlop. Rubber, Co. v. Joseph and George Ayre, AHO 19s. 4d., costs A 7 7s. 6d.; New Zealand Drug Co. v. G. H. Gothard, Ltd., A 29 17s. 2d., costs A 3 Is.; Doyle Bros. v. G. H. Elsy, X 34 Os. 4d„ costs Al 10s.; City Carriage Works, Ltd., v. W. Fishendon, A 7 55., costs Al 12s. 6d.; same v. Alan J. Salter, X 26 2s. 6d., coats £3 Is.; J. M'llwraithi and Co. v. P. Fitzgerald, A 5 Bs. 5d., costs Al 10s, 6d.; C. F. Spiers v. F. Williams, A 4 2s. lid.,’ costs Al 6s. 6d.; same r. Oscar Smith, A 3 6s. 9d.. costa Al 3s. 6d.; Osmond and Sjn (N.Z.), Ltd., v. D. Whawau, A 3 155., costs Al 16s. 6d.; same v. ■ Rangitauira Hamuera, A 3 5a., costs Al 12s. 6d.; eame v. H. Koti, £4 45., costs XI 15s. 6d.; game v. Rangi Hamiera, 17s. 6d., costs 175.; H. A. H. Gilmer v. H. T. Avery, A 9 19s 6d, costs Al 14s. 6d.; Wellington Publishing Co. v. F. C. Rhnbbs and Co., 7s. 6d., costs Bs.; P. Mackin v. A. D. M'Rae, Al 12s. 6d, costs Bs.; James Stewart v. Campbell and Reid, Al 4 10s., costs A2 165.; Hope Gibbons, Ltd., v. Bonder-* son and Martin, Al 6 10s. 6d., costs Al Bs.; Victor Gapes v. H. C'harman, A 8 155., costs Al 10s. 6d.; Oliver R. Prouse v. I. L. Hart and Co., A 9, costs £2 Is.; Kodak (Australasia) Pty., Ltd., v. Robert H. Taylor, A 5 9s. 10d., coats Al 12s. 6d.; R. D. Douglas, F. L. Minton, and A W. Ferguson v. W. J. Tyerman, All 13s. 2d., costs £2 155.; Teagle, Smith and Sons, Ltd., v. Henderson and Martin, 15s. 7d., costs 15s. CLAIM FORHTRE OF VAN. Arthur Polton proceeded against Joseph Taylor, fruiterer, to recover A 8 10s., being amount alleged to bo duo for the use of a van belonging to the plaintiff for a. period of ten weeks at 15s. per week; also to recover Al, being the amount -due for damage to the front footboard of the van while in the possession of the defendant. Mr. W. L. Rothenberg appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. F. Haigh) for the defendant. The case for the plaintiff was that the van was in a yard, and the defendant agreed to purchase it on the hire purchase system. He took possession of the van, and after using it for about ten weeks returned it, stating that he had no further use for it, as his own van bad been repaired. The defence was that the van had been lent to the defendant until the latter’s van was repaired. , After hearing evidence the Magistrate gave judgment for plaiXiff for A 6 10s., . which amount included the damage to the footboard. The plaintiff was also allowed costs. BY-LAW~CASES Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., dealt with the by-law cases. For having no number on his motorcycle,- Herbert F. Mander was fined ss. and 7s. costs. John E. Jones was fined 10s. and is. costs for leaving his motor-car in a street unattended. t For driving on the wrong side oi the plantation in Courtenay Place Harry B. Wise was fined 10s. and 7s. costs.