LEVIN MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1921. (Before Mr J. L. Stout, S.M j STHA i’ STCciy. On the imuiiuauon oi the borough .anger, u. wmoun, .'5. uam was cun.icied arid nned 5s and Vs costs tor allowing a noise to , wander, and J. -ninth, J. Hasaail and J. Hem were . each nned 10s and costs 7s. V in a similar case agumsi Franklin .vebb, Mr Merion siaieti mat aeien--*ant pleaded guilty, mil* said people were constantly passing through Mr iVebb’s property and left the gates open. The cattle then got on the road. The ranged said when the stock got out, defendant never troubled about getting them 4n at once. A fine of 10s with 7s costs, was inflicted. CIVIL CASES. Judgment xvas given tor plaintiffs in ihe following civil cases: S. Stihvell v. W. H. Tippler, claim £26 7s 6d, \oete £3 Is; T. Bevan v. Skipper Royal, claim £l2 15s 6d, costs £2 19s; A. G. Donald v. Romeo *Kingi, claim £4 .15s, costs £1 3s 6d; ;J. C. Milnes v. £. Porter, claim £33 12s 10d, .costs £1 10s. FAILING TO ATTEND' SCHOOL. John Hamilton was charged'’on the information of John Laughton, attendance inspector, with failing to send his child to school. > The inspector said there were two eharges against the. defendant, and witness described the case as a bad one. ' i A fine Qf 5s on each charge, with 7s costs, was inflicted.' CASE WITHDRAWN When the case Perry v. Sporle, i partly heard, last- court- day, was called, Mr Blenkhorn, for plaintiff; asked that the case he struck out, as it was i not intended to go on. Counsel said the agreement referred to at the pre- ; vious sitting had been found in his , (counsel’s) office. Mr Adams asked for costs for defendant, and his Worship granted a nonsuit, with costs to defendant amounting to £5 0s 3d.. AFFILIATION CASE. His Worship gave judgment- in an affiliation case, in which Fitzgerald : Bell was adjudged the putative father of the child concerned, and ordered to pay expenses totalling £lB 17s and 12s 6d per week for the maintenance of the child. . .
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Shannon News, 26 August 1921, Page 2
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355LEVIN MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Shannon News, 26 August 1921, Page 2
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