MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 205, 19 August 1908, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Al the Magistrate's Court vesterdav Ur H, H . ilt zl.erbm, L. "ft n 1 U /' t,ir b) ' lk ' fa, ' lt w « s BivS Cecil t' f?r 9 0lnm,Sli V oaer of *»*«» v. witl eS ' adai,n lur 15s H.

1 *7? 'V," 1 ' 1 ' 11 Stephen*, ex-nurserv-i "Mil (Air. 4;rank Wilson i sued Ucni-i ; } ,un for 15s, ikl pit ol J 'a nV!intiH- 1 r al | lt 'P U i t0 imv " bc ' c " sokl bv b tl "'V" 1 ' "Iter inspection m i , Ui '' lk ' l,vei '°<l to him, and i itT.T'u , JucU ' (l t0 - l ' lainti<r a'linittcd that no pric, had been fixed /between the parties. Defendant stated that when the tree was delivered at his house lie discovered it to be blighted, and ret used to accept it. Plainlili was lion-suited, with costs Ss.

i Charles Brittoa Candy, of Christt'iimch, sued Joseph lJookor, New I'lv- ' M, 'V ta ' '" r •fill los, for use and occupation of a paddock on the i'Yanklev road ironi September 20th, 1<)0U to ■July lltli, 1008, at 2s (id per week.' Dstendant eoimtcrelaiined tor U7 »s. for stationery supplied to Candy's .vVnt but admitted owing the renminbi" 0 ,C 4 ( « and paid it into Court. .Mr. \Vri«hfc appeared for Candy and -Mr. Johnstone for Hooker. The evidence showed that nrior to Si'nl,minimi- with mrw:

i""" vu 2iini, l'JUli, J Looker rented the paddock from one S i\V Jackson. Mrs. 31. C. Callaghan then became the owner for a short time, and the property was transferred by her direction from Jackson to Caiidv,"on Svptenibcr 20th, l!IO(i. llooker,' however, Swore than lit? had 110 knowledge that Candy was the owner until four or iive moiUths ago, and he understood .Mrs, Callaghan owned (Ire property, and that he dealt solely witili 11. F.'Callaghan, a 3 Mrs. Callaghan's agent. The goods concerned in the counter-claim were supplied to Callaghan, who sometimes traded as M. (J. Callaghan and sometimes as Callaghan and Co. CaJlaghan, who also acted as agent for Candy, swore Uiat he informed Hooker two Or tliroe months after tile transfer from Jackson to Candy tliat the latter owned the property. * Mr. Johnstone contended that, even if Hooker had '• known that Candy was the owner of tho property, he could still set oil' the cost of goods supplied to Candy's agent. |gamst the rental. In support of this Mr. Johnstone quoted several legal authorities. His Worship reserved his decision to consider the point* ' of law raised.