The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1868. RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 218, 14 September 1868, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1868. RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Monday, September 14, 1868. (Before J. Sharp, Esq., R.M.) Gorrie v. Richards. — Action to recover £14 los being the balance of account due by defendant for work done at his house, with interest. . The defendant had paid £13 2s into Court, being the amount due, together with, expenses, less the interest, which he deemed excessive. Judgment was however given for the interest, plaintiff swearing that the defendaut had undertaken to pay it. Cole v. Askew. — Action to recover £1 for work done by the plaintiff. Case dismissed, the articles in question not having been ordered by defendant. Stanton v. Gibbs and Deune. — Action to recover £39 19s for goods supplied, and two acceptances, one for £17 6s. 9d. aud the other for £10 10s. which the plaintiff had discounted, and when due charged to the defendant's account. Mr Kingdon appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Pitt for the defendants. Judgment was given for the plaintiff for £1 1 10s sd, being the amount of the account less the two acceptances, with £3 10s costs. Pay n ton v. Fawcett. — Action to recover £100, reduced from £107 4s. 4d., amount of account due by defendant. This case had been adjourned from Waimea South to this Court, aud judgment was given to-day for the plaintiff, for £97 6s. 65., with costs. Mr Pitt appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr Kingdon for the defendant. Clements v. Tingle. — Action to recover £10, the value of certain fixtures (shelves, &c), removed ancl detained by the defendant from the plaintiff's premises in Bridge-street, recently occupied by the defendant. It appeared that the fixtures in question were on the premises when the defendant rented them from the plaintiff, as ogeut for Mr Asmassen, of Christchurch, aud he (defendant) had afterwards put up other fixtures which he had since removed. The plaintiff, who afterwards became the purchaser of the premises, sued for the value of the fixtures first put up, and was non-suited, it being adjudged that he had no right to bring the action, not being the actual landlord when these fixtures were removed, the Resident Magistrate expressing his opinion that the right of action lay with Mr Asmassen. Dr Combe was for the plaintiff ; Mr. Pitt for the defendant. Moorhouse v. R. M'Rae. — Action to recover 6s. o|d. for trespass committed by defendant's sheep. This case was adjourned to 23rd instant. W. Barron, steward, and W. Holmes, seaman, of the barque Ballarat, were charged with being absent from that vessel last night without leave. Barron was sentenced to 1 month's imprisonment with hard labor, and Holmes was ordered to be i sent ou board.