RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4084, 29 March 1876, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Wednesday, Mahoh 29. (Before T. A. Hansford, Esq., E.M.)

Colonial Bank of Australasia r. M’Kenrie Bros.— Claim for L 72 4s lid on a bill of exchange.—Judgment bad already been obtained against one defendant, and an order was now formally pronounced * against the other. Campbell r v. Sutherland.—Claim of L4l for one year’s rent of house and damages sustained through the neglect of the defendant.—Judgment for the amount.

Blaclde v. E. Lyons.—Claim LI 14s, for oab hire. Mr Lewis appeared for the plaintiff; defendant was not represented.—Plaintiff stated that Lyons had engaged him to drive to the racecourse on March 12, 'at 4 a.m. Defendant was the last man but of the car, and he raid “ Hold on, and we will go with you." Plaintiff stayed on the course three hours. He could not swear that defendant was the man who engaged the cab. Defendant offered to pay one shilling a head. Witness LI 14s. The time occupied in going to the course and returning, including the time he waited there, was three hours and a-half. Cross-examined; He would swear that defendant engaged him.—William Weston deposed that on the morning in question he accompanied Lyons to the race-course. They started at 5 a.m. He offered defendant 3s 6d for three fares, but defendant refused to take it. He positively swore that he never paid more than ig tor going to the race-course in the morning. THa Worship: Was this cab on the stand when you hailed him P—Witness: No, he was at the place where cabs start from, and we asked him if he was going to the course.—Defendant wished to call corroborative evidence, bat his Worship said it was unnecessary. Judgment was given for 2s, without costs.—Defendant applied for costs for his witnesses.—His Worship said he could not allow costs the witnesses not being subpenaed, Copeland’s trustees v. Wm. M‘Kay.—Claim, LSI ss, balance of an account for ale, Ac. Ur Aldridge for plaintiff; Mr Dennis ton for aafandmif, piaTwtiffs were nonsuited.

Same Snow.—Claim of L 9. 2b Aldridge for plaintiffs; Mr Stout defended. Plaintiffs were nonsuited.

Kincaid, M'Queen, and Co. v. W. J. Dyer, of Tokomairiro.—Claim, L 24 19s Bd, for work done. L2O was paid into Court, the balance being disputed on the ground of bad workmanshipruudgment was given for the amount claimed. Judgment was given for plaintiffs in the following cases, with costs:—Lyons v. M’Qrath, L2Q. Gallagher v. Murphy, IA 9a 10d; T J Hutchinson, L 34s fd; Copeland’s trustees v. Gianni L7lßs; same v. Globe, L3lss.