RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2984, 7 September 1878, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

YESTERDAF. .

(Before W. Fraser, Esq., R.M.) . CIVIL SIDE. | ' . ' ■ DefendbdCa.se>. On resuming after the adjournment the follow ing business was disposed of: — BULLOCK V. OBA.KT. ' Claim £50, damage! for breach o£agree-j meat by failing,to sign a deed conveying property to him. • j Mr Dodd for plaintiff, and Mr Miller for defendant. j J.E. .Dodd; sworn, jdepose'—rl am a solicit' r practising at Thames. I presented Grant with the deed- in respect to some property for him to "sign. The deed is made out'in terms of an agreement between the p'aintiff and defendant in this action. He said be would' not «K;n the document till he got the'" sugar* from Eulloek.

By Mr Miller—He <?id not tell me I would have to see Mr Hume first.' John Bullock, sworn, deposed—l am the plaintiff. Some time beforethis action was brought I asked Grant to sign the deed transferring the property to rue, and he refused, as he said he had no.t received the money. - - ; Obadiah Grant sworn, deposed—l entered into the agreement to , sell. this property iv, Willoughby street to Bullock, md I would not sign it without Mr Hume's knowledge, as he was my agent in the sale of the property. I have never seen the deed till to-day., ( : \ „' ,; Alex. Hume, sworn,' 1 deposed—l am secretary +o the Land' Society/ and am also a land agent. It was through me that this property was sold to Bullockj, and Bullock paid methe money i; After the summons was taken out I told Dodd I could have had the deed signed in five minutes. •■• J. E. Dodd/ sworn, deposed—That is a proper conveyance. : I have prepared hundreds of them. ; „ ! Mr Miller said if that 1 was a proper conveyance he would let the verdict go. I His Worship said he would reserve judgment till next Court day. j DYEB AND HABT'V. BOBINBOK. ' '[ . Claim, £30, work done. . ) Mr Miller for plaintiff, and Mr Brassey for defendant. r , ' — Dyer, sworn, deposed—l am ihe plaintiff in this action. Hart and I entered into a contract to drive 20 feet for the Smile of Fortune, in which we— Robinson, Hart, Rouse, and others—were partners. We have received nothing on account of the contract. When we had driven 16 feet we were told to rise. The rise is six or seven feet high. Robinson said he was well satisfied with the contract. The shareholders asked us if wle would take the contract at 30s per foot, and we said we would. , I can swear that Robinson was a shareholder at the time of making the contract, : ; o : j; 4 John Riordan, sworn, deposed—l am a shareholder in the Smile of Fortune tribute party. I think £30 a very/air .price for . the work done. Robinson was a shareholder at the timer of making contract. Robinson employed a man named.Rowley to'work his share. •] ■ James Smythe, sworn, deposed—Robinson was present at a meeting of the shareholders, and took part in letting the contract. I believe Rowley was working for Robinson at the time. lican swear he was a shareholder. I do not know that he sold his shares to Collett. I looked to Robinson to pay his share of the- expenses. John Robinson, sworn, deposed—Before the meeting I had sold out my shares to Richardson and Collett. I think I told Riordan that I had sold out and was .not a shareholder at the time. It is false that I paid any money at the meeting. Rowley was working for and was paid by Collett. ■ . * ■ Bernard Quinn, sworn, deposed—l was present at a meeting of shareholders of the Smile of Fortune tribute ; Robinson was there; he told the meeting that he had sold out. Hart and Dyer did not offer to take .contract. I have half a share in this tribute.

John Holding, sworn, deposed—Bobinson sold out about the 15th Jane. . I was not a shareholder on the 17th June.

Wm, Collett, sworn, deposed?—l bought half a share in the Smile of Fortune tribute about the Bth or 10th of June. Wm. Rowley was working my tribute. The sale took place before the meeting was held. Ido not know who held the other half share.

Wm. Rowley, sworn, deposed—l received my wages from Mr Collett. I was not present at the meeting. Collett paid me half and Itichardson paid me the other half of my wages.

His Worship held Robinson responsible-, and gavo judgment for the plaintiffs for the amount claimed (£3O) and costs £7 17s. Court adjourned.