MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 July 1917, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

CIVIL CASES. At the New Plymouth Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., the following plaintiffs, for 'whom Mr. A. C. Uiwrey appeared, obtained judgment bv default for the amounts stated against the Consolidated Oilfields of Taranaki, Limited (having its registered office in Christchurch): E. Iluse, .£4B 7s 4d, costs £3 7s; M. T. Tumidajski, .CSC os. costs £4 18s; T. Gardyne, £34 <is Sd, costs £2 14s; J. D. AVatson, zCofl, costs £3 Ss; ,T. Romaniee, £7O, costs £4 ss; <T. 15. W. Henchman, £B7 3s <)d, costs £4 13s lid. In the following undefended cases plaintiffs secured judgment for the amounts stated:—W. 11. Broome (Mr. D. Hutehcnj v. I.Vhirphy and Co., £f> 15s, with casts £1 3s fid;' Andrew Smith (Mr. IT. R. Billing) v. 'Ropa Brown, £S 16s .'id, costs £l Ss Cd.

Jn a judgment summons case K. C. Hughes (Mr. A. H. Johnstone) v. Joshua Jones, an order was made for payment of the amount due, £5 13s Sd, on or before July 28, in default six days imprisonment.

'DEFENDED CASES. New Plymouth General Industrial Union of Workers (Mr. U. K. Billing) v. Edward Smith—ln this case tlie plaintill union claimed £1 as arrears of subscriptions due by the defendant, the secretary (C. Eord), in evidence, stating that Smith had paid his entrance fee and his subscription fee of 6d per week for nine weeks, but had not paid the fees since. The defendant claimed to have paid Is fid more than he was credited with and that he had- joined a new union in January. The secretary stated that ib was true that the defendant had joined a new union, t/he Freezing Workers' Union, but had not obtained his clearance from the old one, and thus continued liable -for the weekly subscriptions. Had he applied for his clearance he would only have had to pay 10s instead of 15s to join the now one. Judgment for 18s Od with costs 17s. K A. ChriStensen (Mr. Frank E. Wilson) v. John Hart . (Mr. A. C. Lawrey) Claim £3 2s for repairs to cash register. The defence was that the charge was unreasonable and that, if the plaintifS" had spent the time over the jab he alleged, it was due to his own unskilfillness, and, further, that when returned. the register was not in thorough working order.--Judgment for the plainfor full amount claimed with costs