RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 39, 3 September 1864, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Thursday, Ist September, 1564. (Before H. M'Culloch, Esq., R.M.) Doa Nuisance Obdinance. — James Bullock was fined 10s. and ss. 6d. costs for being the owner of an unregistered dog. Civil Cases. spence AND Hamilton v. peice (nominally) and BUTTNER AND HALLENSTEIN. The Resident Magistrate gave judgment in this case to-day. He found that on the morning of 17th May, the deed of assignment as then executed was valid as regarded the conveyanco of all property belonging at that time to Spurling to the trustees for the benefit of his creditors. One of the trustees had not signed the deed, and the j signature of the other was not attested, but it was provided by the 23rd clause of the Debtors' and Creditors' Act (2nd sub-section) that it is not necessary that a trustee should sign the deed to imply the passing of the property from the debtors to his creditors. The deed was duly executed by the debtor in the presence of an attorney as required by the statute. The signature of the trustees only had a bearing on the distribution of the estate, and the binding of the creditors to abide the result of such distribution. The Magistrate then gave it as his opinion that the plaintiffs had obtained prior and rightful possession of the property on behalf of the creditors, and accordingly awarded a verdict in their favor for £100 and costs. BUCHANAN V. SOUTH. This was an action to recover £50, being damages alleged to be sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the negligence, and want of proper due care, skill, and diligence upon the defendant as the attorney or solicitor for plaintiff — the said defendant being retained as an attorney, or solitor, and having received the sum of £10, on account of costs in an action in the Supreme Court of New Zealand, wherein plaintiff was the plaintiff, and Henderson, Bonar and Co., were the defendants. Plaintiff and defendant appeared m person. _ The case for the plaintiff being clearly set aside by defendant's evidence, a verdict was given for defendant. HAMILTON V. FOBBEST. Claim for bread supphed. Defence was — partly indebted. Verdict for amount claimed. NAHB V. PITZGEBALD. Claim for two cords of firewood, ke. Verdict, by consent, for sum claimed. NAHB V. WALKEB. Claim for firewood, &c. Verdict, by consent, with costs. NAHB V. SWAN AWD CO. Claim for firewood supplied. ' Defendants pleaded " not indebted." Mr Button appeared for plaintiff. After some conflicting evidence, a verdict was given for the plaintiff, with costs. o'bbieb* v. muellbb. Mr .' Button appeared for the plaintiff. '■ Claim to recover £20, for goods delivered. Verdict for' plaintiff, with'oosts. The 'Cerent thett tobo.

Fbiday, 2sd Sbptbmjbbb. Obstbttctino -a Polioemaw. — James Bullock was fined 205., or to suffer twenty-four hours imprisonment for this' offonce. Civil Cabbs. There waa only one, civil case, but at the request - of defendant it was postponed till Monday, on bis representing that the summons was served only in the afternoon of the previous day, and for the attendance ofa material witness. The Court then rose.