RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2828, 8 March 1878, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

THIS DAY. (Before W. Fraser, Esq., 8.M.) CIVIL SIDE. Judgments fob Plaintiffs In the following cases judgments were giren for the plaintiffs with costs :— Macdonald and Miller t. James Sargent —Claim, £5 9s Id, professional services, and costs, 14s; J. E. Hansen r. G. W. U. Guilding — Claim £13 10s, promissory note and cash lent, aDd coats £1 14s; James Forgie r. Donald Taylor—Claim £2 13s, goods, and costs £1 2s; Same t. L. H. ltae— Claim £6 4k, goods, and costs £1 3s ; Lipsey v. H. Ti*ard—Claim £12 0s 6d, dishonored cheque, and coats £5 9s.

Defended Cash, quint t. hahcoubt. Claim, £45 6s 6d. Mr Dodd for plaintiff; Mr Brassey for defendant. Mr Dodd put in,particulars for £61, abandoning the orerplus. His Worship objected to adjudicate on account of the items being beyond the jurisdiction of Court, and recommended the parties to settle the matter by arbitration. He objected to have anything to do with them because they were " hot property." BOBINBOW T. BTBBS. Claim, £5 10s, freight. Mr Macdonald for plaintiff, and Mr Brassey for the defendant. Mr Brassey argued that the case was outside the jurisdiction of the Court, as the contract had been made at Oraket. ■

Charles Robinson, sworn, deposed—The contract was made at Shortland, I think, but am not sure. Mr Byers gave me instructions to bring up timber, which I did, I remember speaking to defendant about the two matters at Orakei.j '■ •: Joseph Bjers, sworn, deposed—l am the defendant. I recollect meeting Bobiason on Orahei bridge in 1874, and in* structed him to bring my furniture from the Thames. He brought me some timber soon afterwards. 1 made no arrange* ments about moring the furniture here. By Mr Macdonald—My wife was here at the time while I was at Auckland see-, ing if I could go to Orakei. When I went up I;was not sure that I would leave the Thames altogether. Mr Macdonald said that that evidence clearly showed the case was within the jurisdiction of the Court, is at the time the contract for moring the furniture was entered into defendant's wife resided at the Thames, and defendant only boarded in Auckland. His Worship reserved decision on that point. Charles Eolinson, recalled, deposed—, Some time age I was running a cutter here, and used to bring the cattle for the butchers here. I took two loads of furniture to Orakei for him, for which I charged 30s per load. I also brought down some timber, which. I charged him £2 10s for. He never answered my let* ters, and I summonsed him.

By Mr Brassey—lf he had given me 50s I would have been satisfied. I have received no money on that account. He- examined by Mr Macdonald—l had bo much a load when I freighted in cattle for the butchers. Joseph Byers, sworn, deposed—At the time I made the arrangement with Bobinson to move the furniture and timber there was no price arranged. When he sold out he told me I owed him £3. I then told him that he owed me £2 7s 6d shipping fees he had collected from various parties on my account. Some time after I got a letter from Mr H. H. Wright asking for £3 ss, balance of account between Sobinson and me. I never answered Wright 1* letter. His Worship said he would give judgment next Court day. ADJOUBNED CASES. The following cases were adjourned till next Court day:—Ahlgren v. Blake, Ellen Kane v. H. Peck. Court adjourned.

- " Talk about Mr Bice's coming to Boston with his poor clothes when a boy," says Jack Adams. " why, when I came to Boston I hadn't a rag of anything on."