RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3171, 18 April 1879, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

... THIS DAY. (Before Colonel Fraser, R.M.) Judgments Fora Piaintiffs.

In the following eases judgment was given for the plaintiff and costs: —Hayman T. Ransfield.—Claim, £12 lls, board and lodgings, and costs £2 lla. Townsend v. H. H. Tizard.—Claim, £6 14s. goods, and costs £2 lls. Hewin and Bros. v. J. Pollock.—Claim, £4 9s 6d, balance of account, and costs 16s. K. Bull r. Martin.—Claim, £7 16s 6d, balance of account, and costs 18s. Mears and Co. v. Miln.—Claim, £2 8s 6d. goods, and costs 15s. Endrei v. Ransfield. — Claim, £7 13s sd, goods, and costs £2. Judgment Summonses. macdonald and Icilleb v. j. mcoob« .'.'.' ";.. , micb;. . ' ... ' Claim, £9 ss. { . ;; James McCormick, sworn, deposed—l ami the person that plaintiffs obtained a judgment against some time ago. I have not paid anything. I have been out of work a fortnight. I was in the employ of -th» County-Council. I have no other pressing debts at present. I cannot promise.to'pay anything. Since my bankruptcy I have paid off several debts of •honor.- "''' '' "J '" '"■' " -:; ' ' •■■;'. '• Ordered to pay 12s per month. '.'."' SAME V. JOHN GBAHAM. • ,^lf^tAm,£4iM .■■;■, ■.-, i, :.. y -■:: ;.■-,: t> "John Graham, sworn, deposed—l am the person against whom plaintiffs obtained a judgment some time ago. I paid £1 into Coort.in accordance with an agree* ment with Mr Miller, by which I was to pay £l per month. I was going to pay the ijther £1 when I received a letter from Sir Miller threatening to sue, so I paid the money to another creditor. Ordered to pay £1 per month. BABTT V. BLAIB. Claim, £3 Os 9d. A telegram had been received from defendant offering 5s per week. Ordered' to pay 5s per week. Defended Cases, loddbb v. hat. Claim, £10, damages for breach of eon- ' -MflJraßsey-for plaintiff, »nd Mr-Miller for defendant. Richard May, iworn, deposed—l am the'defendant. I recollect letting a fisbiag^boat to Lodder on the 21st, and >he took, possession on the 25th. Before letting it I had it repaired. It is a flatbottomed dingy worth £3 10s. I don't recollect speaking to Wilson,' asking him to hire me a boat to give to Lodder, as I had taken mine from him and feared to get into a mess about it. I lent Lodder • the boat for only one • week. I re-took possession of the boat on April Ist. Lodder had the boat for one week and a day. Mr Dodd paid me 3s on Lodder's account for the week and a day. I did not say I could take my own property when 1 liked. William Lodder, sworn, gave his version of the agreement, which was that he had the boat at a weekly rental of 2s 6d, and May, was to give him a week's notice when he; required the boat to go up the Piako. The agreement was made in the goods shed at Shortland wharf. Through the taking of the boat he had lost a net, having left it at Kopu. ' William Parker, sworn, gave corroborative evidence. He heard May asking "Wilson.to hire a boat to give to Lodder, as he knew there would be trouble over his taking away a boat from Lodder. Alfred Gubb and Henry Elvin, sworn, also gave corroborative evidence. Richard May, re-examined—l made the agreement with Lodder to let him have the boat for one week for 2s 6d. I only let him•,have it for charity. It is not necessary to give a week's notice when a boat it hired, unless particularly specified. . Thomas Arnold gave evidence concerning the usage respecting the letting, of boats. ' " ,-;,,.... .. - •'. '.;'.■'..;.; '.1 , Judgment for plaintiff £210s, and.costs £3ios. .. „_ ;"■; . „, . : B. k'DONNELL V. BEATTIE. Claim, £5, balance of accouat. gjMi-Dodd for defendant. Edward McDonnell, sworn, deposed—l am a produce merchant, and supplied goods ;to defendant, amounting to £9 8s 3d, and have received two sums, viz., £2 8s 3d, and £2 on account, leaving a balance of £5 due. Jo By Mr Dodd—Two items were left out of the accounts at Mrs Beattie's request. Elizabeth Beattie, sworn, deposed—l never asked Mr McDonnell to keep two ; items put of the account. I never got any wheat. , '„ „Cisc adjourned till next Court day for jpirpduo^bn of further evidence. The Maiden's .Band of Hope.—A husband. !';:;;'. '