RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3507, 20 May 1874, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Wednesday, May 20. (Before J. Bathgate,QEsq., R.M.) Drunkenness.— William Dow was fined ss, with the option of forty-eight hours’ imprisonment; Peter M’Liskey, 10s or three days j William Blake, having been thirteen yeaya in the Colony, and this being his first offence, was told to go about hia business. CIVIL CASES. Heenan v. Sinclair.—ln this case, a claim of LSO for sheep trespass, heard last week, his Worship now gave judgment for plaintiff for L 36, together with costs. Boriase v. Johnson.—This case was heard last week and judgment reserved. Plaintiff claimed L 75 12s fid for balance of contract for mason work done on a building in Port Chalmers erected by him for defendant. After reviewing the evidence at length, his Worship proceeded to give judgment for defendant, whereupon Mr Stout, who appeared for plaintiff, asked for a non-suit, as he believed that his Worship had misunderstood one part of the claim. The plaintiff was non-suited accordingly, with costs. , Lyons v. Davidson, —-Judgment was given tor defendant with costs in this case, which was a claim of Ll9 16s 2d. alleged overcharge on the sale of a piece of land. “ Stephen v. Douglas and Another.—Claim L 3 Bs, for wages due.-Mr Joyce for plaintiff. Judgment for amount claimed with coats. M‘lntyre v. O’Kane.— Claim of LlO for trespass and damage done to crops thereby. -Mr Eoyforth, for defendant, pointed out that the parties lived a considerable distance from town at Otakia—and believing that a settlement, proposals for which had been mode, had been effected, had not come to ' town, yndof the■ circumstances, behoved

an adjournment would bo granted.—Mr A, Bathgate, who appeared for plaintiff 1 , in* sisted on the case being proceeded with, as ill his witnesses were in attendance.—His Worship agreed to hear plaintiff’s witnesses; when an adjournment might be applied for if thought necessary.—The sum of L 4 had been paid into Comt. Plaintiff, it appeared, was a workman, the owner of fifty acres of land at Otakia. and defendant, a publican there, owned some sheep running on the land adjoining. The she- p had leapt the dividing fence, and committed the damage complained of.—The case was then adjourned. [Left sitting.]