Feilding R.M. Court

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 129, 20 April 1893, Page 2

Feilding R.M. Court

THIS DAY. (Beforo Mr. Brabant, RiM.) Richard Green and Alfred Green v. Charles Hodges ; claim £20, for rent of a cottage and possession of the same. Mr Sandilands for the plaintiffs. Hn»b L. SherwiJJ, nyent for plaintiffs, proved that the total amount owing was £25 14s. Judgment was for the plaintiff for the amount claimed, £20, with 15s costs of Court, solicitor's fee 21, to be paid by monthly instalments of 10s per month. Defendant has already given up possession of the premises. J. Ashworth charged J. Patterson with having an unregistered dog in his possession. Mr Ssindilands for the plaintiff. The defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s, with 7s costs of Court ; one half the fine to go to the plaintiff. George Hickford v. W. H. Bishop; claim Ml, balance due on the purchase of a horse. Mr Prior for the plaintiff, and Mr Reade for the defendant. The evidences of the plaintiff and defendant were very conflicting, and His Worship, in the absence of any corroborative evidence for either party, nonsuited the plaintiff, each party to pay their own costs. Edgor Cornwall v W. C. Boyd ; claim £15 on a judgment summons. Mr Rich motid for the plaintiff. The defendant stated that he would make an offer of £2 a month. Ho had recently sold his place on the Midland road, but the charges on the property had absorbed all the procoods of tho salo. Judgment was given by consent for the sum claimed; £1 to be paid on the Ist of May, and £2 in each successive month. W. and C. A. Prichard v W. H. Martland ; claim £7 10s for 150 hours work on a bushfalhng contrnct. Mr Sandilands for the plaiutiffa, Mr Richmond for the defendant. William Priehard stated that at the urgent request of the defendant, he went to assist him iv his bushfelling last November. The claim was for 120 hours put in by himself, and 30 hours by his brother the co plaintiff. Iv cross-examination, plain tiff admitted having once offered to accept £5 in settlement of the account, as he wished to get the matter squared up. C. A. Prichard also gave evidence as to the terms of the agrecmout between his brother and the defendant, his statement confirming that of the other plaintiff. The defendant told witness ho had made about £10 out of tbo job. Frederick England was slso called to give evidences for tho plaintiffs and, m reply to the Bench, stated that he thought the plaintiff worked the number of hours for which he had charged. W. H. Maitland, the deftndant, deposed that he did not agree to the plaintiff's statement, in which he asserted that witness was to pay the plaintiff for the time occupied in going to and returning from work. Cross-examined : Defendant admitted that he was bound iv n penalty of £o a-week if the contract was not finished within the specified time— hence his reasons for being anxious to obtain Piichard's assistance. Counsel decided to leave the matter in the hands of the Bench and did not address the Court. His Worship, iv delivering judgment, said : In this case the plaintiffs seek to recover Irom the defendant the sum of £1 10s for busb felling work, and the latter admitted a liability of £5. The defendant, it appears, was pushed for time, and persuaded the plaintiffs to assist him, on the understanding that he should give them back the time. This the defendant had not dona ; neither had he made any attempt to nettle the matter. The evidence of England shows that the time occupied in going to and from work was to be paid for ; and even if that evidence had not been given, plaintiffs were entitled to the charge, as they went out of their way to oblige tho defendant. Certainly the hours charged for wero long, but that was explained by the plaintiffs who went out of their way to help the defendant over a difficulty. Judgment would be for the plaintiffs for the amount claimed) £7 10s, with 32s costs of Court, witnesses' expenses 365, and solicitors' fees 21s. J. Ashworth charged Johann Thassman with having an unregistered dog in his possession. Mr Handilands for the plaintiff. Defendant was fined 20s, with 7s costs of Co art, half the fine to go to the plaintiff, [Left sitting.]