MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Evening Star, Issue 23369, 12 September 1939, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. (Before Mr J, R. Bartholomew, S.M.)] JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT, Judgment_ for the plaintiffs, .with’ costs, was given in 'the following cases; Sargood Son and Eweii Ltd. v. J. C. Smith (Timaru), £7 7s 7d, goods sold; Otago Hospital Board v. Archibald Gillan, £8 10s, board and medical treatment; Hamel and Simpson v. George Dickie (Waitati), £22, services rendered and moneys paid; Thomson Bridget and Co. Ltd. v. J. W. Urquhart (Riverton), £2l 14s lOd, balance on goods supplied; Donald Reid and Co. Ljd. v. W. L. Shaw (Timaru), £ls 7s, horse and coal sold; Brown Ewing and Co. Ltd. v. F. Hoffman (Gore), £7 15s, goods sold; Mary Rose Bolt (trading as Alaska Furs) v. 0. F, Clark (Auckland), £4 10s, goods supplied. JUDGMENT SUMMONS. Skene’s Ltd. proceeded against J. Dawson, claiming the sura of £2 2s 6d on a judgment summons. Judgment was given for the full amount, with costs (8s), in default three days’ imprisonment. CLAIM FOR WAGES. Deferred judgment was given in the case in which Alexander J. Smiley, claimed £64 Is ild, arrears of wages, from the New Zealand Highway Constructors Ltd, Mr J. P. Ward appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr J. M. Paterson for the defendant. The Magistrate found that the plaintiff’s ground for the claim was that, although he was a supervisor, a young man training for a Public Works position which require an entrance examination, he had worked as a labourer as well, and claimed labourer’s wages over certain periods. He was actually paid on a weekly basis, and obtained increments from time to time as his service lengthened. He brought no claim until the severance of his relations with the defendant company. Mr Smith, a district engineer, of Invercargill, had visited jobs from timo to time, and at no time saw the plaintiff doing labouring wort. His evidence was supported by that of another witness, Mr Owens, juu._ The Magistrate referred to several incident* that had been mentioned in the evidence, and found that the case did not succeed. He was accord-; ingly non-suited, with costs to the defendant company.