S.M. COURT.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 261, 21 May 1910, Page 2

S.M. COURT.

♦—j- , TE KUITI—THURSDAY. (Before Mr F. O'B. Loughnan, S.M.) Williams and Bruce (Mr Finlay) v. Hartigan. Judgment for plaintiff by default. Green and Colebrook (Mr Hine) v. Redmond. Judgment for plaintiff by default. Dr Zobel (Mr Sharpies) v. John Taylor. Judgment for plaintiff by default. Mcßae v. Hartigan. Judgment by default. Shaw v. Mclntyre. Judgment by default. Rouse (Mr Sharpies) v. Iwa. Case dismissed. Police v. J. Chocqueel (Mr Finlay). Chocqueel was charged with sending a case of beer into Te Kuiti the same not being properly labelled. The defendant stated that he had labelled the case properly before consigning it and that the label must have been torn off during transit.

His Worship stated that he was satisfied that the ca-ie had been properly labelled and that through misadventure the label had been torn off. He dismissed the case, but advised the defendant to in future label his cases more securely. Williams (Mr Sharpies) v. Rewatu (Mr Northcroft). Plaintiff, a farmer at Fio Pio, occupied land adjoining defendant, and alleged that 3 or 4 years ago cattle of his strayed on defendant's land, there being, at that time, no boundary fence. When the fence was erected, about March, 1908, he mustered his cattle and found 17 short. At the Te Kuiti slock sale in October, 1909, plain iff discovered three steers, bearing his earmark, in a pen of cattle which had just been offered for saje by Rewalu, and knocked down at five guineas per head. Rewatu disputed the ownership, as the steers bore his earmarks and brands. Evidence for the plaintiff was given by Messrs McLymont and Houghton, in whose yard the earmarking by the plaintiff had been done, and who recognised the animals in the saleyard. The defence was a total denial that the animals were ever owned by the plaintiff. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £ls 15s and costs.