MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 17, 14 October 1921, Page 4

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

CIVIL PROCEEDINGS Civil cases wero heard in the Magte* irate’s Court yesterday by Mr. E, PagtS* S.M., who 1 gave judgment for plaintiff' by default in the following Cook and Cook v. J. Kavunagh, *217 3s. 6d., costs 1 *B2 175.; Commercial Agency and Thomas I Ballinger and Co. Ltd. v. John Blaise I and Sons, 6d., costs 18s.; Laery, Beve- ! ridge and Co. v. J. Boyle, ASB 12s. ld. c ' costs *24 9s. Gd.; Commercial Agt®oy and. ' Broadbent and Co. v. Alfred E. Booth, i *£B3 Bs. 4d., costs *25 6s. Gd.; Commen-1 cial Agency and Masterton Farmers' Im-I plemont Co. Ltd. v. 11. Bell, *216 12s. 10d., I costs *£3; Levin and Co. Ltd. v. IL Hunt,; *2lO 9s. 7d., costs *22 145.; I'izer, Toss- 1 man and Co. v. T. Thompson, costs only,-I 135.; Veitch and Allan v. E. Purdie, *£9 j 155., costs *£f 10s. Gd.; Mrs. A. Hindis ■ v. A. A. Instone. *24 10s., costa *Bl 4s. I Cd.; William B. Fink v. Frank S. Cooze, :• *C3O 155., costs *24 Is. 6d.; H. H. Green.] v. J. J. Cronin, *212 11s., costs *C2 14s. j j Motor Import Co. Ltd. v. Stanley Holder, : *£49 19s. 3d., costs A 4 Is. 6d.; same v. I Thomas Brown and J. E. M'Donold, JC2S 1 13s. Bd., oosts *£3 65.; Wellington Girls' High School v. Mrs. Esther Vogel, *22,; costs *Bl 3s. 6d.; C. B. Lempriere and Co* j v. Healey and Gardiner, *£24 18s. 6d„ i costs *23 Is.; Martha Didsbury v. E* 1 Humphrey, *27.105., costs *2l Us* Gd. CLAIM FOR A REWARD. ( A suit arising out of a criminal action heard in the Supremo Court came beforo' Mr. F.-K. Hunt, SAl.,,when Albert Os-i man (Mr. H. H. Cornish) claimed *2s' from Francis Charles J. Olsen, photo-; grapher (Mr. F. Haigh), this being the amount of a reward which, it was alleged Olsen was willing to pay for tho recovery ■ of a wallet containing *286. It was stated that in May of this yonr Osman was employed as a trimmer on the steamer Matatua. The defendant visited the ship, and during kjs etay on the vessel lost tho wallet. Ho informed the ship’s company of tho loss, and offered a reward of A 5. Osman made, eo it was alleged, a diligent search, and ultimately found tho v.'allet. He then set out for Vivian Street, where tho defendant re-: sided, for the purpose of claiming ths; reward and returning tho wallet, but on, his way he met a number of his numd’ i from the ship arid stayed with them. Tire, result was that he was arrested for drunkenness. He was subsequently i charged with ihe theft of the money,.) and was found not guilty by a. jury ; in tho Supremo Court. Mr. Cornish urged that ns Osman was : on his way to claim the reward, and os! the police had acted as his agents. in handing tho money back, he was entitled) to tho reward. I Mr. Haigh, for tho defendant, contended" that it was essential thar ptaintiff should have completely carried out the return of the money before he'could w>, come entitled to the reward.. The Magistrate upheld this contcn-.. tion, and gave judgment for defendantwith costs. REPAIRS TO MOTOR-CAR. T. Wagg and Co., Masterton (Mr. R. E Gillon). proceeded against J. Wright,; a "retired farmer (Mr.- IV. Perry) to re-1 cover *242 19s. 9d. for repairs and fittings; supplied to a motor-car. Tho defendant; counter-claimed for A 3 19s. Gd.; ftff goods alleged to Tiavo been taken from the car. Evidence was heard, and at its close Mr. E. Pago, SIM., gave judgment for the plaintiffs for *234 os. Bd., with costs amounting to *2lO Is. The counterclaim was disallowed.