MAGISTERIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2202, 4 October 1907, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3.

(Before. Messrs. AY

E. A"kroyd

and V. Pyke, J’s P.) Drunkenness. —A first oftondcr was doalt with in tlio usual manner. Civil Cases.—Judgment by default was given in tlio following cases: Hamon and Smithy CAl l'- Burke), v. Angus Robert Ross and Amelia Ross, claim £1 13s Cd; John Rutherford Shaw, (Mr. Blair), v. George A. Taylor, claim £5 9s sd, costs £1 3s 6d. , „ , Claim for Cartage.—James Gordon sued George Connon for £2 12s boing a claim for carting bricks. Mr. A. W. Rees, who appeared for tlio plaintiff, stated that he understood the defondant admitted tlio claim with tlio exception of ono item of 7s, which was for carting a load of bricks which had been condemned by the architect, Mr. Wilson, back to the brickmaker’s. Tlio defendant admitted this and tlio ovidenco was confined to this one point.—James Gordon, plaintiff, doposed that ho had been engagod by the defendant to cart bricks for Redstono’s Stables from Dovery’s brickyard. On tho 11 June, 1907, ho brought a load of bricks which wero condemned by Mr. Wilson, and he asked tho defendant what he would do with them. Tho defendant replied that ho could do as ho liked with them. Witness said lie would take them back to tho brickyard for 7s, to which defendant agreed, and Mr. Tlios. Adair who was standing near was called over to bear witness to tlio agreement. Witness carted tho bricks back again. —Thomas Adair stated that ho had been callod to witness an agrooment between tho plaintiff and defendant to tho effect that plaintiff was to bo paid 7s for carting tho load of bricks back to tho brickyard.—Georgo Con--11011, defendant, deposed that ho had purchased 25,000 bricks from a local brickmaker for £3 5s per 1000 to bo delivered at that price. Ono load had been condemned by tho architect, and. 110 had no alternative but to ask tho plaintiff to cart the bricks back to tho brickmaker. - He had made tho promise to pay 7s under extreme pressure, and ho considered it was tlio brickmakcr’s placo to pay tho plaintiff tho 7s.—Judgment was entered for tho plaintiff for tho amount claimed, with costs amounting to £2 2s.