Feilding R.M. Court

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 94, 14 February 1889, Page 2

Feilding R.M. Court

This Day. (Before J. C. Thompson and H. L. Sherwill, J.P.s.) DEBT OASEB. M. Keen v. J. Fowles. —Claim £1 13s 6d. Mr Prior for plaintiff. Ve.dict for plaintiff for amount aud costs 6s. W. Heald v. Euera Te Nuku.Claim £14 4s. Mr Prior, for defendant, asked for two mouths to pay the amount, Plaintiff accepted the offer and an open judgment was given accordingly with costs 235. Colonists Land and Loan Corporation v. A. Wood.— Claim £15 10a 6d. Mr Goodbehere for plaintiff company. Mr Beattie proved the claim. Judgment for plaintiff and costs 275, counsel's fees £1 Is. Prior and (Sandilands v. Tapita. — Claim £4 10s, Mr Hawkins for defendant. Mr Sandilands proved the debt. [The Clerk to the Court here said it would be necessary for there to be an interpreter, as the Court now authorised interpreters fees. Both solicitors having agreed, Mr Baker consented to act as interpreter.] The evidence of Mr Sandilands was then rendered into Maori. Mr Hawkins cross-examined as to the mode of payment of a sum of £1 7s 6d by defendant. Mr Prior gave corroborative evidence. Defendant was called and deposed : Mr Prior had spoken to her on several occasions respecting her aceount ; had referred Mr Prior to her solioitor, Mr Sandilands; had asked for time to pay as she had no money; had received an account for about £5, took it to Mr Sandilands to see ; had asked Mr Prior foz time to pay this morning. Mr Hawkins said after that evidence | judgment must go for plaintiffs. Judgment for plaintiffs with costs ; 10s, interpreter 10s 6d. R. W. Stent v. Mrs Dixon.*--Claim £10 9s 9d. £1 13s had been paid into Court. Mr Sandilands for plaintiff, and Mr Prior for defendant. This was a case for wages. j B. W. £tent deposed : He had been employed at 8s per week and found ; he lodged with Mrs Dixon, afterwards he arranged for 20s a week and tucker; had applied for payment to the boy ; Mra Dixon had said she would see him paid; afterwards she said she had nothing to do with it. Cross-examined by Mr Prior at some length. Mr Prior %aid he had really no case to answer. A more trumped up case he never saw before. Mr Sandilands said he was entitled to a verdict for at least 3s if the oase went no further. He asked leave to strike out a portion of the claim. (Leave granted.) Mrs Dixon, defendant, deposed as to certain payments made to plaintiff ; (diary produced) ; had never disputed owing the£l lls paid into Court ; haa employed plaintiff to help her son to cut firewood. Verdict for plaintiff for amount paid into Court witb costs 275. Ralph Brown v. ii. Millan. — Olaim £6 13s. Plaintiff non-suited with costs. The Court then adjourned.