Second Edition. Magistrate's Court.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 April 1910, Page 3

Second Edition. Magistrate's Court.

A SITTING AT LEVIN

Mr Andrew Thomson, S.M., sat at Levin to-day, in his civil jurisdiction. and dealt with a number : !' small ca'-es, Albert I'Yy claimed C 7 from Guy .Marriott. being balance of •.v;«ges due for gardening work* done iv plaintiff en defendant's property. The work" done was carried out during a fairly long period of time, and at irregular intervals. When ••"ttling-np r!ay came the defendant his opinion that, the charge was too heavy for the work done; and in evidence given in the Court to-day the defendant asserted that he paid ClO to plaintiff in full settlement of his claim, but plaintiff's contention was that be '•p'.'cificnlly said that "they would '•ee about the balance later 0.n." The use. of these worths by plaintiff was denied by defendant. His Worship, in giving judgment for nlaintiff, said that defendant, as a business man, should have taken a receipt in full discharge of the debt if that arrangement was aetuallv made when he paid Fry ClO. Judgment would be for plaintiff for the full amount claimed. £7, with Ids costs. Mr Harper appeared for defendant; plaintiff conducted his own case. In the case of James Muir v. Gilbert Johnston, claim £2, the question was whether Mttir's remedy was against one Vicars, who got plaintiff to make up certain books, or against Johnston, whose books Muir made up under an .arrangement come to by Muir with Vicars. Plaintiff was cross-exam-iued by defendant, who showed that the books were being withheld from Vicars on reasonable grounds. His Worship gave judgment for defendant, and allowed liini five shillings costs. in the case of the West Coast Sawmillers' Co-operative Association, Ltd. v. Patena Pena, claim £50 Ifis 7d, judgment was given for the full amount claimed, with £4 fis fid costs. Other cases in which judgment was by default were those of the Levin Borough Council v. Emily Agnes Blows, 12s 4d, costs ss; same v. William Moffatt, £1 Is 10:1. costs 5s ; same v. IT. S. Collyns, £7 7-s, costs ss; same v. Arthur Jamo Toeker, £1 2s lOd, costs 7s; Swainson and Bevan v. Frank Ofsoski, £1 lis 2d, costs ss; same v. R. Stan sell, £5 3s Id, costs lfis fid; same v. Ben Stickles, £4 10s fid, costs £1 Is; John Phillips v. Ned Bevan, junior, £2 7s fid, costs lfis: Thomas Bevan, junior v. William Broughton, £18 12s, costs £1 10s 6d.

Six judgment summons wore heard, and in three of them orders were made, with 'alternatives of imprisonment. Particulars will .appear to-morrow.