RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 88, 8 September 1863, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before M. Price, Esq., J. P.) Monday, 17th Sept., 18G3. Three "drunk" cases, in which tho inebriates were severally fined ss, composed the police list. Crvrr, Case. Wilson v Boyd — In this case, tho plaintiff claimed £70. «as a year's wage? for himself and wife. The defendant denied liability, inasmuch as the plaintiff (his servant) and his wife had, having contracted for a year's service!, left their employment before the expiry of the agreed upon term. His worship, in giving judgment, commented upon the loose way in which the parties had contracted. Verdict for the plaintiff. Fisher v Smith — Adjourned to the sth October— the defendant paying the costs of the day. •■■••Rosetto v Stuck — Breach of contract. Judgment for the defendant; but the defendant to pay for the hire of a horse and the price of a saddle, implicated in the contract. Dixon and Brown v Furd — Mr Council addressed the court to the effect that the case should be adjourned until the return of the defendant, who was absent in the country. His worship having enquired whether Mr Connell was a barrister or solicitor, and having received a reply in the negative, passed judgment by default. Whiting v Brown — In this case, the claim was for the value of a cow, said to be shot by the defendant. Mr Harvey for the plaintiff, Mr Macdonaid for the defendant. Lawrence Whiting, the plaintiff, examined by Mr Harvey said, that his cow was shot on the loth August, at Collins Bush, Waikivi Plains. On that day he walked over to Mr Gillers' place, and saw his cow feeding amongst the wood. Then he saw Mr Brown coming out of Mr Gillers' with a double barrelled gun. lie raiserl the gun and lire 1. Mr Brown could easily see the cow — he was distant from her only fivo or six yards. The cow, on the shot taking effect, galloped a wa/ into the b.ish, and Mr Brown again fired at her when she had got away some 60 yards. Witness followed the cow, and examined her. The milk was running out of one of the udders, where a shot had struck her. There weie three gun-shot wounds in this udder. She was a red cow, in. good condition, about three years old, he would not, prior to her being wounded, have sold her for £30. Her value was at any rate £25. She was now only worth £12 10s. Before she was shot, she was giving three cjuarts of milk a-day. Judgment for the plaintiff. . The Court rose at 5 o'clock, after hearing a few additional civil cases.