SUPREME COURT.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 585, 12 March 1851, Page 2

SUPREME COURT.

Civil Sittings, Before Mr. Justice Chapman. March I th, 1851. Bethune & Hunter v. Biass. Mr. Ross, on behalf of defendant, , the postponement of this trial on thog tou , of the absence of u material witness. plaintiff’s counsel admitted the fact that ft* Rowland Davis had gone to Port Cooper, at u could not be served, but that he was expect, ed back in a few days. Under these stances the trial was postponed to Tuesday* 18th March. 1 Bethune & Hunter v. Tyser & Mar Tis r rhi c * U . ,Q S h l ' action to rccovor » I X I»IO - gVQQH sold and delivered. The gross sums clajjjJ amounted to £421 18 9; credit was-all Wtj | for £163 13, leaving a balance of £258 I sought to be recovered with interest on thl sura of £243 4 2. I Mr. Hart was counsel for plaintiffs. Verdict for plaintiffs £250 155., terest on £235 4 2 from 28th Noveinfo, i 1850. 1 Moore v. Tyser & Martin. | This was an action to recover the sums'! £BO 6 8, the balance of account on good sold. Mr. Ross counsel for plaintiff. ; The plaintiff abandoned the three last ite©| of the bill of particulars, and verdict wasrJ turned for £2l 10 10. j ’ Robinson v. Parrott. 1 An action to lecover the sum of £27 13 J for goods sold and delivered. Verdict (J plaintiff for the amount claimed. . | Counsel for plaintiff, Mr. King. Hervey, Johnston, & Co., v. W. E. Vincent. j This action was brought to recover the sm| of £6O 18 7, on a bill of exchange. Verfr for plaintiffs for the amount claimed, and id j terest at 8 per cent. i i Counsel for plaintiffs, Mr. King. ; I W. S. Loxley v. W. E. Vincent, This was an action to recover the sumt £lOB 0 4, the amount of three bills of et change, with cost of collection. Verdict fc plaintiff for the amount claimed, with interest at 10 per cent. The same Jury, after this action had bees tried, desired to amend their verdict tails ' former case, as to interest, to 10 percent,n they were under the impression that 8 pe cent, was the legal rate. M'Beth v. Hobson, An action to lecover the sum of £6l the balance of account. Verdict for plaint! ■ for the amount cluiinsd. 1 [ Mr. King was counsel for plaintiffs io e two last cases. ; The actions were all undefended.