Feilding S.M. Court.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 287, 8 June 1895, Page 2

Feilding S.M. Court.

Friday, June 7th, 1895. (Before Mr Stanford, S.M.) Geo. Phillips v. D. Hughey ; claim £42 18s 6d. Mr Prior for plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff with costs 38s and solicitor's fee 31s. John Prior v. D. Hughey; claim £12 2s 2d. Judgment for amount claimed with costs 30s, solicitor's fee 15s. Mrs James v. John Sheehy ; claim £26 15s. Mr oandilands for plaintiff. Judgment for amount claimed with costs 30s, solicitor's fee 31s. Chas. Carr v. Cbas. McKenzie ; claim £88 16s. Mr Richmond for plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff with costs 365, solicitor's fee. A. H. Tompkins v. W. Goodwin and E. (x. McDermott ; claim £51 I3g 3d. Mr Sandilands for plaintiff. In this case McDermott admitted the debt, which was contracted during a partnership between defendants, and it was alleged that in taking over a contract from tbe partnership, Goodwin agreed to pay all liabilities but failed to do so. Judgment for amount claimed with costs 30s, solicitor's fee £2 ss. P. and W. Smith v. Jos. Burns ; claim £17 13s 6d. Mr Sandilands for plaintiff. Judgment for amount claimed with costs 13s, solicitor's fee 15s 6dK. Burne v. T. M. Jackson ; -claim £11 19 d 6d. Mr Prior for plaintiff. Judgment amount claimed with costs 335, witness' expenses and solicitor's fee 15s 6d. T. R. Chamberlain v. Walter Richmond ; claim, £4 10s 6d. Mr Prior for plaintiff. Judgment for amount claimed, with costs 153, solicitor's fee ss. T. R. Chamberlain v. J. Htaton ; claim, £13 12s. Mr Prior for plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff for amount claimed, less £7 paid, with costs 15s, solicitor's foe 15s 6d. John Nilssou v. Longburn Freezing Company ; claim, £20 4s 3d. Mr Reade for plaintiff. Judgment for amount claimed, with costs 235, solicitor's fee 31s. „ A. H. Tompkins v. H. Thorburn ; claim £6 11s Id. Mr Sandilands for plaintiff. Judgment for the amount claimed, with costs 1 8s, solicitor's fee 10s 6d. J. H. Worsfold v. W. Wellsman ; claim £7 19s. Mr Reado for plaintiff. Judgment for amount claimed, with costs Bs, solicitor's 15s 6d, G. Flyger v. 11. B. Laurence ; claim £l. Mr Reade for plaintiff. Judgment for amount claimed, with costs ss. Mary Lane v. E Cornwall, a judgment summons ; claim, £15 15s 9d. Mr Richmond for plaintiff. Ordered to be paid at the rate of 103 per month. F Fiavall v. Thomas Smith. Mr Prior for plaintiff. This was an information laid under the Borough bye laws for using a cart for hire without being licensed. The case was adjourned as defendant was unable to attend through ill health. Frederick Fiavall charged Joseph Darragh with plying a cart for hire within the Borough without a license. Accused pleaded " Not guilty." Mr Prior appeared for informant and Mr Richmond for defendant. Mr Prior said this was a case in which a licensed carrier (Mr Robinson) offered to carry goods for Mr Brent at a price and that Mr Darragh carried the same goods for 6d less, whereby the licensed carrier suffered. R. Robinson and I. Brent gave evidence in support of the charge. His Worship said the bje-laws were certainly broken. This beirg the first case brought under the bjelaws he would convict and fine accused 2s 6d, costs of court 11s, witness' expenses Bs, solicitor's fee 10s 6d. E. Kinkead v. McGlenaghan. Mr Sandilands for plaintiff and Mr Reade for defendant. This was an information laid under section 33 of tbe Fencing Act, of 1881, to recover a sum of money (£1 ss) for repairing a dividing fence damaged by accident, namely, by a slip having carried it away. Informant took immediate steps to have the fence repaired after having first informed defendant of his intention to do so. The defence was that an arrangement was made between the parties when the fence was erected ; that each was to keep ia repair certain portions. The plaintiff denied this and contended that half the cost of keeping any portion of the fence in repair was to be paid by each party. After hearing the evidence of Edward Kinkead and his witness, Robert Hancox, and also the evidence of defendant, His Worship gave judgment for the plaintiff with costs of court 9s, solicitor's fee, 10s 6d. Jas. Long and Co. v. Jas Lawfon and Co.; claim, £15 9s 6d. Mr Sandilands for plaintiff, and Mr Reade for defendants. The items were admitted, but defendant denied liability of a portion of the claim, and alleged that L. Lawson was responsible as he had taken over the partnership accounts. Jas. Long gave evidence of his opening an account with defendant J'.nd others. Judgment was given for amount admitted (£ 5 3s 3d), and nonsuited for rema : nder of claim, with costs of court 345, solicitor's fee 16s 6d. John Clements v. B. Le Prou ; claim, £2. Mr Rende for plaintiff, and Mr Prior for defendant. This was a claim fur five days work. The defence was that plaintiff was never engaged nor had he done the work alleged to have been done. Judgment for defendant, with costs of adjonrnmenfc from last Court day £1 17s 9d, defendant's expenses Bs, solicitor's fee 10s Gd. John McFarlane v. Geo. Stumbles ; claim, £22 17s lOd. Mr Reada for plaintiff. In this case the evidence of plaintifi only was taken as the case was to le decided in the Timaru Couit. Alfred Astle v. David Black ; claim, £7 7s 6d. Mr Sandilands for plaintiff, and Mr Reade for defendant. This was a claim for wages, at 30s per week, and for 36 hours overtime at Is an hour. The defence was that plaintiff was to be paid at the rate of 4s 6d per day, and not by tho week. In his evidence defendant agreed to alow for the overtime. Judgment was given for plaintiff accordingly f t r the amount admitted, incluJing 3Cs overtime, costs » f court 6s, aaJ solicito 's fee 10s 6d. Thj Court then adj. aimed.