MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1920, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

CIVIL SITTING. The usual weekly sitting of .the New Plymouth Magistrate's Court for civil business was held yesterday, Mr. T. A. B. Bailey, S.M., presiding. Judgment for plaintiff by default was •given in the case of Johnston Bros. (Mr. Lawrey) v. J. Harris, for amount claimed £7 lis 2d, costs £1 3s 6d. Work performed and goods supplied in ! conection with the repairing of a bicycle was the basis of a claim for £4 4s 9d by E. F. Newman (Mr. Billing) v. W. T. Rowse (Mr. Croker). The sunt of £3 was paid into Court by defendant, who counter-claimed for £8 10s 9d, due from sale of a heifer, and other deals. His evidence was to the effect that Newman said he could do the work for £2 15s; there was later an amount of 5s for further work. After some time spent in hearing, the case was adjourned till next Court day. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. E. Whale (Mr. Billing) sought to recover the sum of £43 10s 6d from G. B. Beere. In reply to cross-examination by Mr. Billing, debtor admitted that judgment had been obtained against Him in October of last year. Since then his earn- j ings had been only £2O 2s, being eighf days last October erecting a. shearing plant, and three weeks during last month in a garage. His health had practi ally prevented him doing any work. He left New Plymouth for Auckland in August last year, having sold his business. He took in cash £Bl 14s. The sum of £l2 had been incurred in medical expenses, and medicine was costing him 22s per week. He was living on the generosity of friends. His total cash belongings were £5 17a, and be had no property. His wife was living with her father. She had owned a motor car, [which was sold for £l2O, and as far as | he knew she still had the money. No order was made. M. B. Cleary (Mr. Bennett) claimed £6 7s from Charles Linkhorn. Replying to questions, judgment debtor said that since July 12 he had earned £ls, of which £lO had been sent to his wife in Auckland. He had about £IOO worth of furniture. Eventually defendant offered to pay the debt within a month, and an order was made accordingly. , In the claim of Speddijig and Stainton (Mr. Croker) against Charley Warn for £64 6s sd, there was no appearance of debtor. An order was mode for the payment of the amount forthwith, in default two months' imprisonment.