MAGISTRATE'S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8354, 14 February 1913, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13. (Before Mr W. G. Riddell, S.M.) Frederick Olsen was remanded until February 17th on a charge of stealing a bicycle belonging to Eouis Dock, whom he is also alleged to have assaulted, and used obscene language to. Bail was allowed, self in £2O, or two sureties of £lO each. For insobriety, Edward Mohan was lined 40s, William Grant 20s, and Dillon Minogue 10s. CIVIL MATTERS. (Before Mi W. G. Riddell, S.M.) ALLEGED DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. A claim for £IOO for damage alleged to have been caused to the plaintiff's property, was made by Thomas William Robson, railway employee, of Ngaio, against Henry Bardsley, builder, also oi Ngaio. Mr M. F. Luckie represented the plaintiff, and Mr O. Beere the defendant. Plaintiff is the owner of a piece of land fronting Imlay crescent, Ngaio, and defendant is said to own, or have owned, a property opposite to plaintiff’s on the other side of the street. In his statement of claim plaintiff set out that in or about July last, defendant, in the course of certain excavation works being then carried out by him, caused the spoil and earth dug out to be banked up against the fence fronting his (plaintiff’s) property. The result was that the water-table of the street was obstructed with spoil so as to entirely prevent the proper drainage of storm-water along the watertable. As a consequence, the stormwater during the heavy rains that fell in the months of July and August flooded right across the road and broke down his (defendant’s) fences, scattered and poured the spoil over the greater portion of his property, uprooted shrubs and flowers, and destroyed his garden, and otherwise did great damage to his property. After the evidence for the plaintiff had been partially heard, the case was adjourned until Tuesday next. UNDEFENDED CASES. Judgment for plaintiffs was given in the following undefended cases: Charles Hill and (sous v. G. C. Reynolds, £3 10s 6d, costs 10s; Hikutaia Land Settlement Association v. Frank Elans, £4l Is 2d, costs £3 2s; Edward Collie, Ltd., v. Thomas Eagle, £1 19s 6d, costs 2s; Commercial Agency, Ltd., v. Matthew Adams, £2 9s, costs 13s, Trustees W. H. Levin v. Charles Chris, topher Bowen, £l5O, costs £8 Is, Charles R. Parata v. Ratima Hakopa, £4 4s 2d, costs 225; Charles Pratt and Co. v. George Averill, £1 2s, costs 10s, H. J. Kirkus v. W. Hazelwood, £2 11s, costs 13s; Robert O. White v. Frederick Flan, £1 10s, costs ss; Charles Pratt and Co. v. Stephen Glading, £3 ss, costs 10s; Charles Pratt and Co. v. W. J. Carruthers, £4 Is Id, costs costs 10s; Commercial Agency, Ltd., v. A. Salyer, £4 13s 6d, costs 12s; Charles Pratt and Co. v. W. Rydd, £9 18s, costs £1 3s 6d; McLean and Archibald v. Charles R. P. Eden, £3 18s, costs 10s; Commercial Agency, Ltd., v. Albert Horatio Martin, £7 17s 9d, costs £1 3s 6d; Commercial Agency, Ltd., v. Mitchell Bros., £2, costs 17s; same v. A. A. Mitchell, £7 10s, costs £1 10s 6d; Michael McGrath v. D. Hickey, 7s 6d, costs ss; same v. J. Kelleher, 16s 6d, costs ss; Commercial Agency, Ltd., v, Richard O’Donnell, £1 3s 6d, costs 15s; same v. E. Webby, 6d, costs 13s. JUDGMENT SUMMONS. Frederick Wolfe was ordered to pay to Mouat Bros, the sum of £4 6s lld on or before the 27th inst.; in default, three days’ imprisonment.