RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 25, 25 January 1879, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Tnv%avKfy^VAHr23B^ Aß79.- r-----sß*ep*-0 #. Ward, Tssq, It.Ai,, au4#.. ifeNeil, _9q',^J.P^ ' CIVIL OAS__. Robert Mackie. ». Charles Ander*>n.—» jifcl^riteut entered for plauiiff by coasent. Robert Mackie, '.#-." William Pryor,-* Claim £7 7s, for t-^at Bup^li«.*tl. jOefea* da ut did nut appe_^^a*^f|'udgme^i^w•^l given for amount "ilaiuM'd, and costs. Robert Mackie •-.' Taiiuh^-rClarn, £$ l*ts. fid. Defendant admitted' ihe debt, ami asked for six weeks' time, as he *#aj em* ployed at a contract whi-h heeipcj-ted .<-* get fiui~hed about- that time. Th** Bene*-*-----allowed one tort night to pay the ambmit. Thomas Hoe (clerk Mana'S-atii Highway* Board) v. Henry Alc&wen. £2 16a. il., rates. Air.* Staite appeaiwlifor plain* uff. Defendant did iv-t appear, *hd pi fr tilf stated that the amount had been paid, but defendant .refused to pay the cost** in* eurred. Judgment for- the coats .sued fori. Jen* 0. Christensen ' 6-. ..P. y JSricieaen-j-Claim, £10, damages for assaults. _"*.. Staite for plaiutiif ; At rV McLean {or th> defence, who for his client claimed a dis* missal under the 77th section *_»r (.he Jus* t ice* of the Peace Act. In,; reply Mr. Staite drew atteniibnfb hu opetung r#nark* that the case was broug-h* nude** the Resident Magistrates-A ct; if preceejiin^s had: been brought under trie fir^ 'it would have been by information, which was riot done*. The Bench quite agreed' with euunsel for ihe pli'iniilj, i hat the case Shduhi'be^ dealt wit"* uuder the AlagUt rates Act it:J.w<i held that although.a n assault bad; beejr coin-* milted, it was rii such' a '"admi; character a* not i o wan ant damages. . Plain, i Jf wouldbe nonsuited, with costs. Air; Staite es» pressed his surprise -at;^ thejitUgiMen'v.as hefailed to *cc how- if *an"*_*ault; were coin.**; muted, no uiarter' how frivolous or trivia"! a non-suit could- -be- grariie^d... ii^-wbuld as£ tne Bench to' corisvdeir" .the li^rift*;. Tho _ tdtich_. intlihated *i fiat hairmg' giveri it* de..cisipii it was pot. - prepareiT longain open* th*;* matte*-. Air". Staite -t-ill o'>Jec'te<l tK> the ruling, of t.he"Cout*i, and a»*cri edit hjil- aftee tlie admission i of the assault, damage*, itonly one furt bing, sbpuld be granlifdi J£ewwiied lo know if trie Court- had seen the last number of •• Punch," •wl**rethe'L?rd Cniet J vat ice had given a judgiiieiit'. for one> lat*i ning m a similar case. Air. \\ ard stateii mat toe Court did not take iv ".Punch." _r. Staite recurum-yded the adywairiiity -oi its doing so j at leant 'the Beuchytaldiug.tua"; coui'de. s '.'. - "■£. Tash v. John T. DalXympleT-Claiin, £j.ds.) being claim for' bufaiico <»T wages. > i»e 'ease -o«."cupiud,a:}iir^Al«iy-.>pi-ti«!i ot the* day, and was very «ia)relul , ly*-gs'»**»nto.by m e Bench, which l-ariie to the, conclusion, that the aemand oould-not b,a^s.U»uvd, aud dismissed £he i-aW «^VtT""b*)l®- a * 4 H YVilliatiJ Deiiruf v. VYiliiam "ping-rd.— Ciaiai, .JSIiJ li*. 3d." Mr.. Staice appeared ■ lor ptatnlirf,_tnfi-!_Cr. _: WarboSrtoti lor the dotendaut. The defeudant admitted tne '".hum, but* brougi.it' H-*et*Bff, and. the case then assumed Oiie.o»/.tttai-yrtJiJiti»i*e, the Ueteiulant being put into tue box. to provu in* case. The , sei-off Was l?$ iheehapo.of three-' barrel* of beer, wuitih tiownner the pUinliff swore he had, never orU-twd, had i-uiiued to accept \ ami^^ uaU rieferTeveiveJUi'livery. -Besule WjUich,.he.nttveri.ioo_ beer rrwiu a pre»er without jiayiug lit'st sampled v j ribr 'wuiild h« accepic ail) 4« bul* k«* t nan hogsheads. „"i!iiei ^icli.;w iwiuif opiiuoa. Mi.it- no order had been nor no speciiie eoiuract uiade, co.ii^ueoj.l^ lie was 4uH^ii^.ik^ili. >"c. Uj-i.* |g, io, •i.^j&feyjus.y hvery oi toe -Wer^ wilieri m u-jefcw.iid*^ aViive o*wii-»uiJiciou^tri-i.iay^ l?u tlieioii^Mct' " iftiia<*>i»trrei_4».^o*;i.JA; .c.ourjse.i.hau t*>.eU_"iow*lhe ,sei-«;l., riuii ijiva judgment : aa;,origiiwUj.->^ ti&k».y •i ; . .»^_-; _^*^«jii£-"^^ _,i,i_r, recove% oi^^^^-^l^^ ;iriev saddled ;v_i*ririwi^i»i^ value ,jiiU iv pla.hi'-i^. _. lingiitweU v. 4- d - Bi»iobtt^y.HMllaii*»>

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