GREY MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 11 February 1901, Page 2

GREY MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Monday, February 11th.

[Before 11. S. Hawkins, S.M.] DEBT CASE. T. O’Donnell v. P. Liddy.—Claim for £8 for goods supplied. This was a case arising out of the cross action Liddy v. O’Donnell, in which the Magistrate gave judgment for the plaintiff, Mr Joyce appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Wade for the defendant. It appears that plaintiff was in the habit of ordering goods on defendant’s account, the storekeepers requiring O’Donnell to guarantee the amount. This fact was borne out by W. Williams, storekeeper for Petrie and Co, Defendant denied this, aud said that plaintiff had nothing to do with his transactions with the storekeepers. The Magistrate gave judgment for £5 Os 8d for plaintiff with costs, SHEEP WORRYING. P. Cressey v. H. Swift. Mr Hannan appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Wade for the defence. Claim for damages through Swift’s dogs -worrying some sheep. The plaintiff swore to seeing defendant’s dogs worrying the sheep, until they were in such a condition that they had to be killed. He had caught one of the dogs and intended killing it, but found he had no power to do that. He had agreed to keep the ease out of Court if the dog was destroyed, but this had not been done.

Some further evidence was gijon, and the Bench gave judgment for £2ios and costs.