RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2571, 15 May 1871, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Tins Dav. (Before J. N. Watt, Esip, R. M.) Day v. ITorder— L 5 10s. Mr. C. W. Street appeared as attorney for Mr. Day. The defendant admitted the debt. Judgment by consent for the plaintiff with costs. Campbell v. R. Douglass. LG 17s Gd. Judgment by default for plaintiff for the amount. Wilson and Birch v. Cattle and Diamond. LIG Ins, balance of account. Mr, Harris for the plaintiffs. Judgment for the plaintiffs for the amount with costs. L’aveltich v. John Roberts. L 5 2s, a claim tor rent of a house in Walker-street. The plaintiff sought to recover the amount

of the defendant, who is a house-agent, on the plea that the house hai been let from 12th December to 27th March. For the defence it was stated that the plaintiff had only received LlO IGs, and that he had paid Ll2 to the ground landlord. Judgment for the defendant with casts. Uemsley v. W. Hogg. This was a summons to show cause way the judgment of the Court should not he proceeded with. The defendant was ordered to pay 10s a week till the debt was cancelled. Cable v. Shaw. —L2 3s 6.1 for goods supplied. Judgment by consent for the plaintiff, the amount to ho paid in a mouth. Spears v. Montcith.—LG IGs, for work and goods supplied. Mr Catoinore, for the defendant, pleaded not indebted. The claim was for extra brickwork and material in building a house in ISG9, the contract for the walling having been departed from by the defendant’s orders by raising the wall one fmb all round. Evidence was given by a workman employed on the building in support of the statement of the plaintiff. Mr Catomorc contended that the plans a d specifications not being produced, it was impossible to say what were extras. The defendant produced the plans and specifications, but Mr Catoinore objected to their being received on the ground of his case having been closed. His Worship suggested that under the 18th section of the Resident Magistrates’ Act the evidence was admissible. Mr Catomore asked that the case should be adjourned for consideration of the point raised. The case was adjourned to Wednesday. Lund v. Feger.—Mr Cook for the plaintiff. This was an application for an order to recover possession of sections 52 and 53, block 5, in Stafford street, the rent being more than throe months in arrear. The sections had been let on a lease for fourteen years at L4O per year, and the arrears of rent amounted to L 175 15s 4d, which the plaintiff also sought to recover. Evidence was given of the execution of the lease and of the arrears of rent An order was granted for possession and payment. Jack v. Macdonald.—Ls, for money lent. Judgment by default for the plaintiff for the amount, with costs.