CIVIL SIDE.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3738, 17 December 1880, Page 2

CIVIL SIDE.

Judgment fob Plaintiff. Charles Dalziel v. Henry Green, .claim £4 16s Bd. Mr Brassey for plaintiff. Costs £1 2s 6d. Adjouened Cases. For the benefit of plaintiffs, all cases where more than £20 were claimed were adjourned until next Friday for the hearing of the R.M., the Bench not having power of jurisdiction. Defended Cases, bbassey t. kanb. In this case Mr Miller appeared for the plaintiff, whose ctaim was £2 4s, and Mr Dodd for the defendant. Mr Miller said as the Bench would see on hearing the case the claim was not for professional costs, but for actual money paid out of pocket. G. N. Brassey, being sworn, said that he knew the defendant Miss Kane. She engaged him to take action in the E.M. Court against Mr Peck. He did so, and she was nonsuited. He agreed to charge her only the actual fees out of pocket. She had often promised to pay him, but had not done so.

Ellen Kane, being sworn, said she resided at Grahamstown. Mr Brassey had not asked her for the money. It was a case of "No cure, no pay." If Mr Brassey had won the case he would have paid himself. She supposed if she had Toted for Brassey the action would not have been brought against her. - Cross-examined by Mr Miller—-Mr Brassey had never done any other work on the "No cure, no pay " principle. - The Bench ordered the defendant to find the amount claimed with costs. BfeASSEY V. AICKEN. Mr Miller appeared for the plaintiff. Mr Dodd for defends at.

The defendant said he had paid Mr Brassey £2, and considered that amply sufficient for the work done. He would not pay the remainder, as he considered the charge too much.

Mr Brassey said that the agreement between them was that he was to do the petition for £4 4s. The defendant came into his office and paid £2 and asked for time to pay the balance. Judgment went for plaintiff for £2 4s, with 7s costs.

The Court was then adjourned.