RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3043, 19 November 1872, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Y USTEKDAY. (Before A. C. Strode, Esq., R.M.) Civil Cases. Miller v. Anderson.—LlO 16s, balance due on a dishonored acceptance. Judgment for amount, with costs. Soares v. W. M ‘Donald—L9 17s for straw supplied. Defeuda t admitted the debt, but pleaded inability to pay at present. Judgment by consent for the amount, with costs Mrs Hogg v. Ellen Grut.—L9 6s 6d for dresses supplied. Judgment by default for amount, with costs. Monson v. Tunderwold.—L‘2 2s, balance of rent and damage done to a house occupied by defendant. The defendant had put in a set-off for work done by his wife. Mr Sanders for plaintiff; Mj Stout for defendant. His Worship allowed LI 4s of the plaintiff’s claim, and the defendant the amount of bis set-off, 255. Judgment, therefore. went for the defendant, each side paying half costs. Livingston v. E. H. Power.—This was an action brought by the Receiver of Land Revenue to recover the amount of Crown grant fees, Mr Livingston stated that when the case was first called, Mr Anderson, solicitor, appeared on behalf of a client at Clyde, whose name he could not remember, and in order that an amicable arrangement might be come to. ho had consented to a postponement for three weeks. In the meantime, however, Mr Anderson had stolen a march upon Power, and had paid the amount to the Commissioner of Crown Lands. He (Mr Livingston) desired to place ou record that that had been without his consent. He had only further to say that he must withdraw the case, the money having been paid ; nor was it necessary now to remark upon the aptipn of the Commi-sioner in taking the money while the case was sub judke. His Worship; Has the Commissioner of Crown Lands received the money ? Mr Livingston: Yes; but it should not have done while the case was tub judke. His Worship : I should think not. I should also think that an action would lay somewhere. Mr Livingston: Mr Anderson has certainly stolen a inarch upon Power, who was the pers-m really entitled to pay and receive the Crown grant. The case was then withdrawn.

Livingston (Receiver of Land Revenue) v. John Berry. L 3 9s. Judgment by default. Dick aad others v. Hughes was a proceeding to recover a piece of land. Mr G. Cook for plaintiffs. An order as prayed for was granted.