CIVIL SIDE.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1948, 2 April 1875, Page 2

CIVIL SIDE.

ADJOUENED CASES. ' ' Chapman and Burrows r. J. Creagh— Claim of £13 15s for rent. Lamb Bros. r. Joseph Patrick —Claim of £10 4s lpd for goods. C. C. Kidd r. Charles Ahier—Breach of agreement. His Worship again, adjourned this case. '-"'■ Antonio Obuglien — Claim, £48 15, cash lent. . ; - Edward H. Beere v. Isaac Rhodes Cooper—Claim of £10 for rent. Judgment fob Plaintiff. In the following cases judgment was given for plaintiffs, with costs: — William Swanaon r. H. F. W. Colson —Claim, £10 10s, the amount of a promisary note ; Macdonald and Miller T. John King—Claim, £5 7s 6d, for professional services; J. Turner y. Henry Slator—Claim, £6 10s, for making clothing; Edward Thomas v. John Farrar— Claim, j£37 5s 8d ■—promissarj note; James Boulston w James Forseman— Claim, £18 7s sd, for goods; Heary Vernon v. Edward Thomas—Claim of £2 for rates; Same r. Edward Bottraore— Claim, £1 6s, for rates. ~ WILKINSON AND HOBTON T. LINCOLK CASTLB O.M.C This was' a claim of £8 If for adrertising. - His Worship asked Wm.. 8. Aicken, who appeared for plaintiff, for the company's certificate of incorporation. Ho could not produce it, but said he could tell by his books whether it was a limited or registered company. Mr Mason, bailiff, said he had been told by the Legal Manager that they wished to get this account passed' and then sell the company up. His Worship gave judgment subject to the production of the certificate of incorporation. Judgment Summonses. • WILLIAM AVENBLL T. JAMES MAINOAY. The claim in this case was for £211s 7d for butchers meat. In answer to his Worship as to why he , had not paid the money when judgment had been obtained against him, defendant said he had net been in a position to do ao. Plaintiff said defendant had been in constant work. «,, . James Maingay deposed— That Arenell obtained a judgment against him in , October last. Had been-working in -the. ' Moanatairi since then, getting 7s ,6d per' day. Had baen ill sometime.., His wife , had been ill. for 25 weeks, and lie had at times to stop at home with her.. He re* ceived a few pounds from the men in the mine while she was ill. He has no pro* ' perty. By plaintiff: I hare been in th# .

Moanatairi for five years, in constant work.

An order was made for payment of £1 at the end of every- two months until the debt be cleared.

« "..v? .-. ATKINS V. BYRNE. ;. ■"-. .'■ : .-•:. Thtßjiwas a similar case to the last, the claim ofdng £5. Defendant was examined as to why he had notlpaid thei money. He said he had employed plaintiff to work for him in a mine, and had a fair prospect of paying him at the time, but the mine turned out indifferently, and %& had be|n wiping ■ off other Sebts since\ / j % > Plaintiff stated that defendant had assigned the claim to James Burns, and there had been good crushings since in wfciclifdf fendanfchad re»eivjeid an: interest. s An Cerder* lira's* made fohpayment of £l f per month"; failing payment one month's imprisonment.. Defended Cases. . „ akebs v. moßes. This was a. claim to recover money owing for cartage. * Some money had been paid, and there was a difference of Mr Macdonald appeared for plaintiff; Mr Tyler for defendant. John C. .Akers deposed—That he was aicarter atOhinemuri. Knew defendant; Claimed for cartage of numerous articles measuring one; ton 24 feet. They agreed about the price of the two first • items paid. Eor. cartage of the j last he agreed with defendant | for £50 per ton, and afterwards reduced it to £40. There was a great demand for carting at the time. The charge was reasonable* Witness' contract with defendant was from the Paeroa toMackay- :- town, as he was paid by the steamer to take them from the .Puke to the Paeroa. Had been obliged to employ_other carters to take goods for which he had contracted. He paid them 20s per ton. Did not know any oj,ber carters who were carting for less money,. Had carted for others, and charged them the same price. Witness* advertised prices at the present were 8s from, the Puke to Paeroa, and 28s from the latter place to Mackaytown. The prices .were reduced- on account of competition and the improvements effected in the road. '..Defendant's goods were taken o*er!j* b;ad road now bridged over. Xh*;'-jsobds/w«re *&ken -in a cart, : not •leighed. Cross-examined by Mr Tyler—Bemembered seeing defendant about carting the goods. Said to defendant we could not take them that day. Defendant did not come to witness next day and say he had cot another man to cart the goods from Paeroa. Neither did he ask him to take them from the Puke to Paeroa and there leave them. Thel Court adjourned till two o'clock..