ELTHAM.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 October 1917, Page 3

ELTHAM.

MOTOR CAR REPAIR 3. (From Our Own Correspondent). The S.M.. Mr. A. Crooke, was engaged for a considerable period on Wednesday afternoon taking evidence and hearing counsel in the case of A. R. Cronin v. T. W. Reilly, claim £2B for repairs to j-motor car. Plaintiff's evidence and that of his witnesses dealt mostly with the value of the repairs, cost of material, labor, etc. The items he had charged were reasonable. Some of the requirements—the crown —he had to send to •Auckland for, and had to be made specially for the car. Defendant stated that when the car (a R.CJI.i first went wrong he took it to plaintiff's garage and told Cronin to fix it up. This was done, and within a ,half-mile of starting the crown broke again. Plaintiff then said he would have to send to Auckland for a crown wheel, and witness did not demur so long as the car was repaired. When this breakage occurred the car was proceeding along the asphalt and gave a .jump, and on making investigations found ffche crown had broken. The car was then detained for eight or ten days. Other troubles with the crown wheel and pinion wheel necessitated the car going back to the garage, and it remained there from November till he got it back in April. He understood at first the cost of repairs would be about £li 10s. Told plaintiff he would only pay for one tail wheel which was broken. He admitted that both times the breakages to the crown occurred he had just changed the gear, but did not think it a remarkable coincidence. As to the claim he was satisfied with soma of the items but was not going to pay for these whilst others were in dispute. The Magistrate said there was no evidence of faulty assemblage. Another point was that the crown wheel had broken after defendant had accepted delivery, and on defendant's own evidence they broke on each occasion when changing gears. Defendant had failed to prove faulty assemblage Judgment was given for £27 and costs.

Mr. A. E. Smalley, who has the auction mart in operation once mare, advertises on page S full particulars of the sale to be held at the mart on Saturday, commencing at 1 o'clock. The reestablishment of the, mart should prove a good thing for the? town, and the public have now the opportunity of backing up Mr. Smalley's enterprise by rolling ur in large numbers and making a successful sale.