RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

Tauranga Argus and Opotiki Reporter, Volume 1, Issue 1, 24 November 1866, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES COURT.

J. Ha

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V \ ' " TAUHAN'G' A . Wedneylay, N'ovefuher 8t. 13G5.

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Dav v: v Bu'n*. Claun, 6t 8s. j , L"«'V ftup a-wl t>. for tiif f'"iu t=ff. and State.l that die case had been v,-Mb-d ont >t t-euit. Fovy v. Bullen. CUmp 21. Mr L'*arv f' r plaint'tt*. Jivlirment cnufessed. T o ev v. Ko-d . Claun. U 5s. Mr Leary apuea o 1 for plan.nff. Mr fidl, f ck-rk ?>t" tliw CYu.f, qT' W| i. tondanr ha'l u»i ' ui'o Court the sam of 5 1 !'•»- 9l, an I ■A g tlte balai.qe ; Mr Lear> ag».«c} to acc-pt ihe ao o-ot pa din. Stuart v. Compaitnie. ClUiin, 3 1 \ juilgnjent foi plain iff *>y defoul'. N^arlv ilie. wbole' of 1-ist week, Mr Cr-srke, the it- - •sii'cuit Magistra'e, ocaopied heavina- a nu-nher oi ca«es' brought hv 'the men working on Mr. Jo.cjon's surcv against hi.n for wo k nnd lahor |l.eKed t . k#ve Ikhv. (loii'e. The firsr ,lny, ihe parties, tl-ree in nnm- * !u*r. s.ied Mr Jordon for the siim of 43^ odd. Mr Lv:.'v, who appenred f->r the defendant, took o jecii oi j; to :i" magis a ites ju isdioiion, ina*mueh. as ihat lie i "'couid not adjiMlicaie for a sum ' exceeding 2U/, unlesthe oliiiitifis chodse to abandon any excess over ihat L flmount. Mr Ciarke agreed with Mr Lesry, and c! smis-..- -d ihe caso, advisigg the men to bring 'llo p -ni f

» mdividual'y. They aceordiugly d;d so, and then-xt 5. tbree oi four days was nken up. Two of t;>e men, f M'lnnes, and Delauv, s'end for two sep-rate sums , ach . M'lnnes, 1 3« 9-* S^d, and 132 I8s,3d. Helany W 19 / (js 3id, Snd 142 11 9d. Cardwell, for 12/ 9s i. The whole of tliese amounts put tpgether would ainount to 7'il 15s 8d. tn Delaiy and M'lnnes case, Mr Learv contested that botli cl dms coukl not be N heard, ite plaintilFs having divided then wc ion by t" splittiiig their den.ands." I(> Cardwell's c«se, ihe sum olS/liswas paid in. On Sainrday his vorslnp " gave judgtncnt as follows : In Cardwell s case, judg1 t for !/ 18s 7-1, plaiiitiff io pay costs ; M'L.ues iotiid first case, 14/ 15s 3 J, »'i the secorui, frs 3d. j In Ueianv's, first case for 10/ ls 9 ' aecond, 6s 3d. Tlms ended one of the rnost tedious cases ever heard m Taurain'a. We trust that Mr Leary will remam with t ' us r rmanently. as he renders great assistance to the, k C rt and the plnco wants a lawyer badly to put thmgs in proper shape.