RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3917, 13 September 1875, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Monday 'i;rnc.MßKit IS,

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• or orai.io ■ of 1 une iin v Tliouias Brodie.— C!ai ii of 1.3 is 31, rat s. Judgment for plaintiff, with costs. About sixty other ratepayers were Mimmonod on like chcins, but the majority of tho cases were - ettle I out of Court, J ihn Hi'iis on v Wi'ha o Pearce,—-Fraud summons. Defendant premised to settle tho cldm by weekly payments . f im each, and the ca e was a qmined tor two mouths to enable him so do so.

Oliver and Uiph v. John Hardv (Oamaru).— Claim of 1,1 111.,, c isli paid for freight. Judgment ror phi I mi If, with costs.

Ceorge Smart (Groan Js'and) v. David Proud-foot.--Claim of 1.70 ICs 8 1-1.24 16s 3d being foi* work :r d W»or dom*, and lor money paid by the pianitf at the do'emlmit’s isquest, and 1.46 lor moo,f. supplied .Mr li;nton appeared im tbc plaintiff, and Mr Haggitt defended.— I laintilf. a lorein iu carpenter, deposed that he met defendant ia .Melbourne, and was engaged at tli - Inch - y current raie of A-ages,” nefend.uit premia i M 'o pay his passage money to Acw Zealand, J’o i.how that ho would not work tor anyone else, im deposited with plaintiff roino j' WiTcry. Upon his arrival here witness was employed by Mr Ceorge Proudfoot, wlvo -aid he would not supply witness ■vith a homo for hia family as punuis- d by the defend mb ■■ itness afterwards worked at tho if nil way iCfre-hiueut Jio'uns, Port Chalmers, and aftei wards at THmedin and fti'i-en Is and. He understood that defendant and George Pioucifoot were partners,—The defence was tb it when tho Minister of Public 'V orks learnt that defendant was going to Melbourne, he request,ed him to procure three inspectors of railway's for the Government. Defendant saw Mr Elsden, engineer of the Moluourue and HobMiii’H Biy line, on tho matter, and that gentlinian promised to recommend to him s une men for the situation. I’Jaiaiitf was rccmnuoude i, but defendant told him he was ui’eily ucsuiiaiiic. Plaintiff, ;iowevor, app.-are 1 very anxious to come to this Co ouy, and defendant advanced him L3O to pay the pa-eage of his wife and family, U> be repaid by monthly instalments of 1.5, with intere-t, and received the jewellery alluded to by plaintiff as securi y. tin arriving here he was -mployed by de endant’s brother, G-iocge, and no partneishi . ever existed between the brothers.- Jndcmi-nt w,,s reserved.