MAGISTRATE’S COURT,

Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 125, 25 March 1926, Page 5

MAGISTRATE’S COURT,

: PUTARURU SITTING. A Heavy List. At the Putaruru Court last Thursday and Friday Mr. W. G. Kenrick, had to cope with a heavy list. In several cases there was much legal argument, which took up a lot of time, and several other cases were adjourned until the May sitting. No less than six solicitors were in attendance on the first day, and it is very evident, from the amount of work accumulating, that more frequent sittings of the Magistrate’s Court will liave to be held in Putaruru. DISORDERLY CONDUCT. For disorderly conduct in Princes -street while drunk Kiwi Sam and John Peacock were convicted and fined 10s .each, with 27s costs .to the former and 12s costs to the latter. DISMISSED..- j Murphy, road contractor, pJefededr not guilty through IJlr. G„ G ■ . to.' a charge of disor - i n ' Princes street, Put, - y ' .27. Mr. Bell ■ came along him-eli agaihst a-: 1 'v/J i«i' 1 Constable Cof|S H| lc charge, ago no stated ‘ had ad mi tcj? l jL or over not been Tgji ; would s I' 1 - - < day, he :: o j;’ujTaißßaßp'. ~ about. '«&j|c| ■" 1 A. Downes, lubouwrtH|H^^Hß;t.]- I Murphy at the time ance, stated that a Maori^^^^^K C( { Murphy over but that no struck. Murphy had hands up to defend himself. Mr. Bell : A very naturaHjhing to do. The Magistrate : As thereJße no previous convictions I must ■Fsmiss the case. V NONSUITED. f C. A. Campbell, a minor, claimed £lO damages from J.' and G. L. Martin for an assault alleged to have been committed on the 13th of February last. As the plaint note was informal, Campbell, who took proceedings through a friend, J. W. Barr Brown, war nonsuited with £2 11s costs to •each of the defendants. CIVIL CASES. Judgment for the plaintiffs was given in the following cases : E. Gibbs v. K. M. E. Erickson, £6 12s, costs £2 os 6d ; J. M. Spear v. J. M. Chrystall, costs only, 5s ; McDermott Bros. v. H. Williams, £3 Is 6d, costs £1 13s 6d ; Rose Bros., Ltd., v. Geo. Wilson, £5 Is, costs £1 13s 6d ; Rose Bros., Ltd., v. E. Edwards, £1 12s 3d, costs £1 Is ; Rose Bros., Ltd., v. Walter Hamiora, £26 19s, costs £5 Is 6d ; S. Beca v. Puke Rau, £5 16s 4d, costs £2 10s 6d ; McDermott Bros, v. J. Appleton, £3 12s 7d, costs £1 13s 6d ; N. Grafas v. W. Jarvis, £lO 19s 4d, costs £3 14s ; Rose Bros., Ltd., v. Jno. Thompson, £4 4s, costs £1 17s 6d ; Rose Bi-os., Ltd., v. J. Herewaro, £ll 5s 3d, costs £4 9s ; Rose Bros., Ltd., v. S. Mitchell, £l2 12s, costs £2 19s ; Rose Bros., Ltd., v. J. Fox, £l4, costs £3 19s ; A. H. Dukeson (R. Brown estate) v. W. Lillis^ £219 s lid, costs £1 13s 6d ; McDermott Bros. V. „ S. H. Butler, 18s, costs 5s ; Hampson and Bell v. D. B. and E. S. Bailey, 11s Bd, costs £1 13s ; A. J. Neville v. Tom Trumper, £2 14s, costs £1 6s 6d ; McDermott Bros. v. E. Curron, £2 Is, costs £1 3s 6d ; A. H. Dukeson (R. Brown estate), v. T. Edwards, £4 16s 3d, costs £1 17s 6d ; C. D. Brown v. E. Broderson, £1 10s 7d, costs 8s ; B. A. Winter v. W. Lilias, £lO, costs £2 10s 6d ; B. A. Winter v. D. Bewiti, £ls ss, costs £3 14s 3d. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. Orders were made in the cases mentioned as follow : Hampson and Bell v. W. Hemingway, £7 16s, balance of £2 10s to be paid forthwith, in default 14 davs in Rotorua prison ; Thomas Hosking v. W. H. Sutherland, £lB 4s, 12s per week, commencing April 3, Tplus £1 I s costs.