RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 20, 11 January 1879, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TnußspA.y, January &sn,, 1873... . •/, (before li. \Vurd, ft-^-) *C *" ' T^. Mansoi^.v. Strah-- *LVa ntQt> Wvrr Claim, JWJs.iid, Mr Sia^te Jfor plaiuJjJt.; Dr. Bailer fur- dete-tiduiit A Before, the rase w.as opened",. Dr. Bul(eP stated tlia! the tlefc'iiub be would^lipinjj* t'orqt.a.vd was (;iia,t the wrong pert oipjad been su.ed, that sji.e li.ad n.evei 1 re Jeiyei iutinijUi^i?,. of the debt, au.dat the t luxe of the aliened incurrv^ oi the deUt tlie.det'eitdafljt'vyas, a mm.oi-. Thjß faet.s o| tl»e case v«;ere. that certain goods we»e. obtained Frow Mr AjariHOiijaiid apjilieatiionToV ■payment made to defendants eldest sister; faying to obtain recovery;. the eiaiuiwsfe. tr.insfyri'ed to another sister, and t.h«t* a|>|)lieatiou having a ijlce result, the pro-, sent action was taken. The amount sued for was for mourning supp.ied the family, and he (counsel) wa.s m a position, to state that 0.113 0? tixe uuu-ried

sisters bad receired money to liquidate the claim; of course whethershe had done ao. he* was not m a position to sty, bat certainly, m any case, it was not competent for the plaintiff to tue his client, wlfo was then a minor. /Evidence was given for the defence by defendant, Elisa; Spinks and WiU liam Spinks, and occupied a large por« tion of the morning, Mr Staite for plaintiff maintained that when the goods were purchased it was an understood .thiryj^thaj^the amount should be paid bet n;een.the. three sisters, and (lie'evidehce amply prdred that the otlaertwo aisliera^ilSd^aid their two* thirds, ; .'[\c Benoli held djfcjw the account had been made out^- Miss Grantfield, the sale should be considered having been mdde ' to the person then beinjf *[is« .Gi'aittfleld. '' The jjlaintifl would be non-suited, witligoSts,-' 4ioe v v, Martin Boesen— cltviai,V7s 6d^ due . f or : : rates. Notice of the cla.iai-iAfld-b^gips^njfc. through the post, in.tlie ordinary way, but the Court held Itimtji.tfcat was not making the de« lyand.in the^i.ri*s|.tJie.m«aniugoE the Act, aa4 "nqftt'suiteif jiUiniiff, with cosjts. ' .' „ , ., ,<■ -jyTenry M'^wl xtu^Jfltpes Nelspa <Jwen^-cla.iin^ :^2"l2rsd s . JMfr Staite appeared :|qp? plaintiff, hut the de« fendHot-didnQ^ put m an appearance* iudgmeu^ . wa.s given m default, ■wAtlv eoitsi -- - •:?"■« r?\ Hen*y~ ty\seW. .I'tL"' James Nelson Owei*— eUirn, 4s due on lease of paddocfc- Afp Staite for the defence, Me' c^se J was* -undefended, And judg< ment was- givew exipctrtgi-*.. — "fe-Bri^tbweH-«, John Lewis, — claim* $Pv Pel>t>a;dmitted, being paid into court, a promise of the remainder -being liquidated ixr n,\eatb,ly payment* -of J51." Accepted/ Zl ■ E, Brigh,twell *-v 4 • 13-ura-^claim, £3l l^v.jp^t.ftdinit|edj^a 10s pa,id inta court, with a promise" <5| bAlance m, . Accepted, ' joha i^mpV'ey i>. P. H. Forster— clt^irru—^W.^^si _ .fw paddockinir. Na appearance of defendant. Judgment was given, ex-p#rte for amouut claimed^ a.ud costs. k 'sVO.G(iiTSjii BFMMO3ISEB. A. and'J^. litacew. Thomas Symons,— claim' £s^ 7s. Mr. Sfeite-for plaintifEs, Debt admitted, £l. 10s paid into court* and offer of d^LIOs monthly inataU utehts. Accepted. ; -■: — A. ahdT.SfcacevrWvAlzdorff— claim £5,. los. Defeiid/vpt did not appear, and order for amdtt.ni; was given^ m default Tmpt'tsgnnifiit iW -Wanganui Gaol for Fourteen da.ys. 'Kolwrt Macfcie; iv Christian Berg— claim £l v I7s. JS T o appearance, and order was made for' asabu,nlL; claimed ;. m do-fiiult''fen-days' imprisonment m Wol-. Vnigton aaoi. ct::- .-