R. M. COURT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 102, 2 April 1885, Page 3

R. M. COURT.

« — - — » ' "■ , THIS DAY. (Before R. Ward, Esq., R.M.> CIVIL CASES. E. E, Snow v. "W. Baker., Adjourned by application of the defendant. F. Beaven's Estate y. J. .Tessop. Adjourned to next court day, on application of plaintiff. Borough Council v. P. Erichson. Claim £1 Is 4d, for rates. Judgment for plaintiff and costs. Same v. G. Pratt. Claim 16s lOd, for rates. Judgment for plaintiff and costs. Manawatu Road Board v. Hugh j Cameron. Claim £10, for rates. Judgment for plaintiff and costs. John Jackson v. Hansen. Claim £2 2s, for attendance (accouchment). Called later on. E. Johansen v. Thomas Bush. Claim £6 Is, for house rent. Judgment for plaintiff and costs. G. Ronberg v. Jas. Chism. Claim for half cost erecting dividing fence. Mr Johnston for defendant, Mr G. F. Hawkins for pleintiff. Mr V. Monrad acted as intrepreter. Admitted by plaintiff that he had not j requested defendant to finish his portion of the contract and also that when he had finished his half of the work Chism had offered him £4 for the half of this portion and that he had refused to take it unless the agreement made was completed viz., each to do one half of the whole extent of fence. Mr Monrad gave evidence to being present when the agreement wac entered into arid also when the offer of £4 was made. Mr Johnston on behalf of his client stated he had never refused to keep his part of the contract but he had never been asked to. Plaintiff non-suited with costs and solicitor's fee one guinea. J. Jackson v. E. Hanson. Claim £2 2s for accouchment services rendered by plaintiff 's wife to wife of defendants duringtwo confinements. The bench having elicited all the evi-dence-necessary gave judgment for defendant, it having been satisfactorily shown that the services were rendered m a neighbourly way and had been promised gratuitously beforehand. The Court then adjourned.