INGLEWOOD S.M. COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 212, 13 October 1909, Page 4

INGLEWOOD S.M. COURT.

At the Inglcwood S.M. Court, More Mr. Greenfield, S.M., Michael llartigan (a prohibited person) pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness and was lined £1 (costs 7s). Charles Thomas pleaded guilty to refusing to quit licensed premises and was lined 30s and costs 7s. John Sutherland was fined 2s (>d and costs 7s for allowing Tlis horse to wander on the street. /

A case in which OUoJfoMt (Mr. W«ston) sued Sum Kennedy (Mr. Thomson) for and asked for sureties of he pence was withdrawn by consent of lh» Court, defendant apologising and pavinjr rn.ts.

.ludgmrtii for piainiitl' by defaulting given in the of K. I'aker v. Wilson .lohnson. claim for 11 2s Dd, ro«ts 1]?.

J fi. Morgan, fanner, of Kaimata. sued C. It. Martin, farmer, of the same place, ■Vr '-I'.l as damages for defendant's dogs wonv'tig plaintiff's *hccp on the oth ult. The evidence of plaintiff and Taylor. )iis assistant, went to show that on the dale in question, ahont 9 a.m., they saw defendant's dogs worrying the sheep and lired a shot at one o"f them. A number of witnesses was called for the defence. showing that one dorr in particular which was identified by plaintiff and his man as being n party to the worrying was on the chain at defendant's place the previous night nnd was V:t loose bv defendant when taking his departure for Inglewood, about 0 a.m. that morning, the dog going with him. After a lengthy hearing plaint iff was nonsuited with c-n : =ls .C.) Is fid, Mr. Thomson was for plaintilV and Mr. Spenee for defendant.