TE AROHA S.M. COURT

Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1796, 28 December 1895, Page 2

TE AROHA S.M. COURT

Before R. T. Bush, Esq.] . MONDAY, 23kd DECEMBER, 1895. J. Lavery v. J. Wood; claim £8 17a 7d. The amount of .£6 7s had been paid into Court by the defendant. Mr Gilchrist appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Wood conducted his own case. J. Lavery, being sworn, stated he was a timber merchant in Te Aroha. He frequently' saw the defendment re the of timber for the construction a piggery; he advised the use sha 1 heart, but the defendant took firs-class kauri, which was charged los per 100, When the account was presented iiliaf ? -i ;edjthe amount-oharg-ed and would not pay .Unless summoned. Defendant asked plaintiff if he did not agree to supply him. with timber for pig stye at 9s per* 100 ft. ; . Plaintiff : No never. ‘ J Defendant produced a bill and asked if it was correct. j>. Plaintiff: So far as I know it is correct. •. ■ ■ ■'... Defendant produced another bill which differed f&hh the first oue in a matter of 3ft. of timber,. on 6 account showing 1 J-inch and tho other If-inch boards; •- • . Plaintiff said the If-inch account was correct. ; . , J. .West; carpenter, being sworn stated that he went to Mr Lavery’s to get timber for Mr Wood; he said there was no first-class hut considered all as second-class, which was worth Us per 100 feet. • , In answer to the defendant he said the timber varied in thickness, and he would call it second class ; the timber was suitable for the purpose it was used for but not for buildings. Defendant (sworn): Said that plaintiff agreed to supply timber for 93 per lQoft.,.and he was charged 12s and 15s per 100, and he' did. hot like it, and refused to pay tho amount. Judgment was .given for the amount paid into court, £6 7s, and costs of court 19s. i v . J. Wood rR. L. Wood; claim £3 lls 3d. Judgment by default with costs. The next court will be held on 27th January.