MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 277, 17 August 1921, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE, CIVIL AND BY-LAW CASES ———- ■ . A fireman named John Connors pleaded guilty in the Magistrate's Court yesterday to travelling on the s.s. Mararoa from Lyttelton to Wellington without paying the fare of 17s. 6d., with intent to avoid payment. Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., fined him 10s., in default three days’ imprisonment. ' Michael J. Hynes was charged with being found helplessly "drunk. Sergeant Butler, who arrested the man some days ago, jaid ho was then in a very bad condition; he'had since received medical attention, and was now better. Hynes had a return ticket for Sydney, and in response to the Magistrate’s inquiry said he would return to Sydney by the outgoing steamer on Thursday. He was ordered to pay 17s. 6d. medical expenses, in default three days’ imprisonment. For drunkenness, Thomas Elliott, against whom there were three previous convictions, was fined 20s„ with the option of three days’ imprisonment. CIVIL BUSINESS ! Judgment was given by Mr. E. Pag*, F.M., for plaintiff in the following undefended civil cases: —Dominion Rubber : Co. v. F. O’Neill, .£l3 Ils. 6d., coots JC3 .'lss.; Dr. C. F. Pattie v. , John A. BradJoy, .£1 Is., costs 10s.; F. E. Bussell v. W. T. Powell, costs only £1 Bs.; S. Edition v. F. AV. S. Ellis, £i Ils. 3d., costs ■ dil 3s. 6d.; H. Gotlifb v. W. Malin, -£l7, costs d£2 55.; Wilkinson Orr v. W. Murray Angus, -£lO, costs £2 Is.; nnd Bettany v. E. Porter and Co., -£2O 6s. 9d., costs .£3 Is.; Cederholm and Son ’ v. N. B. James, ; .£ll 12s. 6d., costs -£2 145.; Gardner and March v. Reginald Howan, L 3 10s., costs 6d.; same v G. Waddle, L 3 10s., costs XI 4s. 6d.; Alex. M’Millau,* Ltd., v. A. G. Laurens, X 27 6s. 2d., costs X 3 Is!; William Campbell, Ltd„ v. F. J. Price, X 5 Bs. 10d„ costs XI 13s. 6d.; S. ®. Williams Co., Ltd., v. U. N. Browne, .£lO 17s. lid., ooste XI 65.; United States Rubber Co., Ltd., v. D. A. Small, X 34 18s 10d., costs X 4 Is. 6d.; W. H. Nash v. A. Third, X 77 6«. Id., costs X 4 18s. 6d.; Dunlop Rubber Co. v. W. J. Bowling and A. E. Henley, X2 Ils, costs XI 12s. 6d.; W. Gardiner v. H. Taylor, X 26, costs X 3 45.; James Stellin v. Alfred Cooper, X2B Bs. 6d„ costs X 3 Is.; Teagle, Smith nnd Son, Ltd., v. Herold Winstanley, X2 10s., costs XI <O. 6d. ___ MANNERS STREET MOTOR CRASH. As a sequel to the sensational motor accident in Manners Street on December 15, Alma Oliver, one of the victims of the accident, claimed to recover X2OO by way of damages from Charles Joseph Clark, the driver of the motor-car. Mr. H. Buddle appeared for the plaintiff, and the defendant, whose estate is being administered by the Public Trustee, was represented by Mr. H. F. O'Leary. The claim .was made up as follows:—Medical expenses, .£10; chemist, «£3 10s.; loss of ealarA X 18; value of clothes'destroyed, X 33 25.; expenses of recuperating trips, Xl9 135.; general damages, Xll5 15« The majority of the items were admitted, and Mr. O’Leary stated that it was simply a matter of assessing the general damages. After hearing evidence, the Magistral* gave judgment for plaintiff for X4l 6s. 4d„ and assessed the general damages nt X6O. Costs totalling X 9 14s. 6d. were allowed the plaintiff. a missing Skirt. Winifred Baggst'rom, of Taita, hotelkeeper (Mr. J. J. M’Grnth). proceeded against Charles A. Hebbend, dyer and cleaner, Kent Terrace (Mr. A, M. Salek), to recover* Xl9 10s. 6d. damages. '.the facts were stated- to be that on June 29 the plaintiff left a costume skirt with defendant to be cleaned and pressed, mid to be returned on Jiily 1. The defendant failed to return the skirt, and declined to pay the value of it. Without the skirt the costume.of which it formed part was valueless to the plaintiff, and as the whole costume cost Xl9 10s. 6(1., she claimed for that amount. \ The defence was .that the garment had ' been stolen from the premises of the defendant, and that therefore there was no legal liability. After hearing, evidence, Mr. Page held that defendant had not taken reasonable care of the garment entrusted to him, and gave judgment for. plaintiff for X 8 and costs. . BY-LAW CASES Those charged with >breaches of the by-laws were dealt with by Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M. For failing to register dogs, Peter Lane was fined 10s. and 7s. costs; Percy Harris, Charles Hawson, Arthur Low, Alicia Mitchell, James P. Reille, and George Temperley were each ordered to pay 7s. costs; and Cecil Trilford, who was responsible for two rlogs, was ordered to pay 14s. costs.