RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4219, 4 September 1876, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Monday, September 4. (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., R.M.)

Judgment was given for plaintiffs by default in the following cases Forrest v. W. Martin, claim L 7 ss, for board and lodging ; Same v. Terrell, Lls ; Reid v. M‘Cormack, Ll 9s :<d (in default, six days’ imprisonment); A. Hellyer v Wetherall, L 7 15s lOd, for meat supplied, John Anderson v. W, Barker.—Claim L 32 Is 6d, on a judgment summons, for , a . r 4. lodging. Mr Hay appeared for plaintiff, who stated that the debt had been incurred six years ago. Although defendant was earning LA a week he had never paid witness more than Ll of the amount.—Defendant said he had been paying other debts. —His Worship remarked that by doing so defendant was defrauding plaintiff—he had no business to pay one creditor in preference to another.—Defendant said he was willing to pay plaintiff by instalments, and an order was made for the payment of the claim at the rate of L2 per month ; in default, fourteen days’ imprisonment. Marshall v. Potter.—ln this case his Worship said he had fixed upon Mr Connell, as an uninterested party, to survey the land in question, that gentleman to name a day upon which plaintiff and defendant should attend to witness the survey and give him all the information in their power. —Mr Brent, for plaintiff, and Mr AJdridge, for defendant, agreed to this arrangement. Meenan and Runciman v. Jones.—On this case being called on, Mr Brent, for defen. dant, objected to the jurisdiction of the Court owing to the summons not having been served.—Mr flay said that was not plaintiffs’ fault, but was owing to Mrs Jones (defendant) keeping in the house and refusing to let the bailiff in.—His Worship said the case must drop out of the list, and a fresh summons issue. At the same time he told the bailiff that he need never call more than twice to serve a summons upon a per son who was staying indoors on purpose to avoid him. In such cases att order would be at once granted allowing the bailiff to serve the summons by simply leaving it at his house.

David Kirby v. James Kirk.—Claim LlO, balance of account for cattle aud goods sold. Mr A. Bathgate appeared for plaintiff; Mr Dcnniston for defendant.—After evidence had been given his Worship reserved judgment.

Go-dison v. Allan.—Claim Lll ss, for one cow sold, aud lor driving the same Mr Denniston appeared for defendant, who paid the amount claimed into Court, with tbe exception of the sum of LI charged for driving the cow.—Plaintiff said he let defendant have some cows on trial, and the expense was incurred through their breaking out of defendants place and having to be taken back.—After bearing evidence his Worship adjourned the case for a week.