RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4229, 15 September 1876, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Friday, Sknbmbeb 15. (Before J. Bathgate, Esq., R.M.)

Harris v. Deuchrass.—Claim Ll 2s 6d, for boots supplied. Mr Lewis appeared for plaintiff; Mr Finn for defendant.—After evidence had been given by plaintiff and a young man in his employ, the case was adjourned for a month, pending defendant's return from sea.

Hutton v. Beaufort.—Claim Ll 6s, for board and lodging for defendant's wife.— Plaintiff said a female purporting to be defendants wife came to his hotel and asked for accommodation. She stayed there ten days, and left without paying. Witness, found out since that the woman was really a Miss Brown. He met defendant one day and asked him to pay the debt. Defendant said Miss Brown was his wife, but that she ought to have money egough to pay the amount with. —Defendant, who is a groom, deposed ttat be. was not married to Urn Brown and did

| not know she was staying at plaintiffs : hotel until. told that she had left.-— flu Worship raid plaintiff was clearly out of Court as he. .could not even prove that defendant was Miss Brown's husband. Plaintiff would be nonsuited. > Munro v. George Wall.—Claim Lll 3s 9d, for an monumental stone supplied. Judg* ment was given for plaintiff for the amount claimed, with costs. Gibson v. Duncan. - Claim L 4 10s, damages sustained by plaintiff through defendant's not taking proper cafe of a cow left in his charge by plaintiff,to be even tually slaughtered for the latter.: MrM'Keay appeared for plaintiff; Mr Lewis for defendant.—Peter Gibson stated that he was %„., butcher, and in April last year he took six ~ head of cattle to defendant's slaughteryard. Witness got five carcases returned, »uti red cow was missing. Defendant told him . that it had got out of his padlock, but thai" he would endeavor to find it. Witness never had it or its carcase returned. The amount he originally paid for the cow was L 4 10s. Witness had often noticed the gate of defendant's paddock left open, and had told him of it before this cow was lost.—For th« defence it was urged that defendant bad no responsibility, but was bound ■ merely to : exercise ordinary care.-—His Worship gav« judgment lor plaintiff for the amount' claimed, with costs.

.- [Left sitting.]