RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 100, 30 April 1877, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

(Before L. Broad, Esq., R.M.) Two "drunks" were disposed of in the usual manner. Stanton v. Levy. — Action to recover £79 10s. Mr Pitt, for defendant, applied for an adjournment for a fortnight, which was granted. Langford and Son v. Ribet.-— Action to recover £26 5s 6d., amount of dishonored bill of exchange. Mr Pitt appeared for the plaintiffs. Defendant did not appear. Judgment for plaintiffs for amount claimed with costs. H. Hounsell v. E. L. Shaw. --Action to recover £28 10s, amount. of dishonored bill of exchange. Mr Pitt appeared for plaintiff, for whom judgment was given for the amount claimed and interest with costs. Primmer Brothers v. Kerr.— Mr Bunny appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr Acton Adams for tlie defendant. The case having beei} withdrawn by plaintiffs half an hour before the sitting of the Court, Mr Adams applied for costs, which were allowed. Primmer v. Kerr. — Action to recover £84 4s for wages. Mr BunDy for plaintiff, and Mr Acton Adams for defendant. A - set off amounting to £99 had been lodged, but it was agreed ts withdraw it, and bring a cross action for that amount. Mr Bunny, having opened the case for the plaintiff, called George Conrad Primmer, who stated that he and his brother were in partnership as butchers afc Richmond, »nd in June, 1876, they were bought out by Mr Kerr, who engaged plaintiff as manager and buyer at £2 per week for the first month, with an increase of five shillings a week after that, until ie reached £3 per week, also board and lodgiug. Was at work for him for forty-seven weeks, during which time he received £22 10s in cash and £10 in goods! The agreement was made in the hayloft, no one being present but plaintiff and defendant. At this stage of the proceedings the objection was raised that the plaint did not on the face of it show that the Court had jurisdiction, as the amount actually claimed was in excess of £100, the defendant disputing the accuracy of the sums with which he was credited. There being no power to amend, by reducing the claim, after the case was taken into Court, further proceedings were stayed, and ifc was decided to take it into the District Court, when the whole question at issue between the two parties will be tried at once.