CIVIL SIDE.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2947, 26 July 1878, Page 2

CIVIL SIDE.

Judgments fob Plaintiffs.

In tho following cases judgment was given for the plaintiff with costs:—Barty v. Purchase—Claim, £3 11s, board and residence, and costs £1. T. Short v. Green—Claim, £2 19s 7d, goods, and costs 19s. Bank of New Zealand v. Young New Zealand GKM.Co. —Claim, £44 Os 6d, overdraft, and costs £4 18s. Whitford v. Brown r Claim, £28 9s sd, balance due on promissory note, and costs £4 18s. He win Bros. v. Farrell—Claim, £4 8s sd, goods, and costs 19s. Judgment Summons. miller v. bestic. Claim, £7 13s. Mr Brassey, for plaintiff, said that defendant agreed, to an order for 2s per week be made. Order made that defendant pay 2s per week, failing any one payment one month's imprisonment at Mount Eden. HAWKES T. BMITH. Claim, £7 13s 9d. Mr Brassey for plaintiff. Charles Smith, sworn, deposed—lam the person against whom Hawkes obtained a judgment, I haven't paid him anything yet. I have been working in a tribute in the Crown Princess, and for the past four months I have made only 17s 6d per week. I have not told any one I had paid .Hawkes. I have paid other people. His Worship said Mr Brassey had not proved that the man bad the means to pay. Mr Bracsey applied for an adjournment till next Court day, which was granted on payment of defendant's costs., OBME V. CLABK. Claim, £3 8s 7d, goods. D. Orme, sworn, deposed—l am a butcher. Clark owes me £3 8s 7d balance of an account for goods. He has paid £3 on the same account, the debt formerly amounting £6 8s 7d. . The defendant produced a bill of Orme's which did not correspond with the plaintiff's claim. The bill Clark produced showed a balance of 2s 6d owing. Mr Orme said that £2 had been put in between his signature and the end' of the account. ■

Fred. Clark, sworn, deposed—l am the defendant. This account is in the same condition as I got it from my wife, with whom Orme left it. His Worship said he would have to get his wife's attendance. Defendant: I'll fetch her. Defendant's wife appeared, and deposed that she had received the bill, and it was in the same condition as when she got it. Judgment for plaintiff £1 Is, and costs 9s. B. N. SMITH V. STEWAET. Claim, £111s Od, goods supplied. It. JST. Smith, sworn, deposed—l am a storekeeper. I supplied the goods to a man who has left the district, amounting to £1 11s 4d, on defendant's order. (Witness produced several orders to supply goods to a man, signed bj telegraph employees.) The man to whom the goods were supplied has left the place. I hold Stewart generally liable. Judgment for plaintiff, 14s sd, without costs. His Worship said that the other telegraphists were liable for the orders they had given.

.COLDICUTT T. EEDDY. Claim, £5 Is, board. Mr Brassey appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Macdonald for the defendant. The defendant admitted the debt, but pleaded, under the Statute of Limitations that the debt had been contracted more than six years ago. After some discussion the case was ad-

journed for the purpose of producing some further evidence re dates, the plaintiff alleging it was only contracted five years ago.

CAMPBELL V. BINNEY.

This case was heard last Court day, and judgment was to be given to-day. His Worship gave judgment for £45 11s lOd, the amount claimed, and costs £5, execution to be stayed for one month, to admit of the defendant taxing the account if he desires it.

Court adjourned.