CIVIL SIDE.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3783, 11 February 1881, Page 2

CIVIL SIDE.

o'hALLORAN V. AHI PEPENE. Mr Miller appeared for the plaintiff.— Adjourned. 08B0BNE V. WOODS. In this case Mr Miller appeared for the plaintiff. Claim £13 7s. Since the issue of the summons defendant had paid £10 on account. Judgment went for the balance £3 7s, with coats, £1 9s 6d. PAYNE V. 3HCKENZIE. There was no appearance of either party and this case was accordingly struck out. OWEN V. HEALEY. In this case Mr Brassey appeared for the plaintiff.

Mr Alexander Dewar proved that defendant was indebted to their firm in the amount of £44 Is 3d. In July defendant offered to pay £5 per month. He made two payments of £5, after which he refused to pay any further sums, and it having come to the knowledge of the plaintiffs that a bill of sale had been given by the defendant the present action had been taken.

Judgment weal for £44 Is 3d with costs. Defended Cases. war. cato v. gbant. In this case Mr Miller appeared ibr the plaintiff. Claim, £2.—The prices charged were fair and reasouable. The amount had not been paid. To Mr Brassey—He received the money for the goods—the first time a fortnight after the sale. He never received £1 15 s ou June the llth, in Mr Grant's shop. Mr Gubb deposed to delivering the action. Mr Grant said he had bought two lots of pig potatoes. He usually paid 6s a

bag for them. He always paid cash on purchase. He had paid defendant for the potatoes. •: Had given him a note, half sovereign and two half crowns. One of the bags was rotten. Defendant was to give him some shells in place of the potatoes that were bad. There was no present when he paid the money. He never took the receipt. He did not owe the plaintiff a penny. The Court gave judgment for plaintiff for £2, with costs.

KOYCEOFT V. STBONGMAN Claim, £4 7s 9d.

Plaintiff said defendant took a contract from Mr Dunlop to drive 100 feet more or less. Strongman got hurt the first day he went to work, and never came until 36| feet had been driven. He was to get 19s 3d per foot. Strongman was represented by a wages man. 25 per cent, of the contract was kept back until the contract was finished. He was suing for the full amount of the percentage money due to the two mates who had left him. Mr Strongman had the 25 per cent, handed over to him.

Corroborative evidence was given. James Strongman said he had received £8 15s 6d, of which he claimed half. The men, when they left the contract, had no claim to the percentage.

James Donnelly said he was working on the contract. The plaintiff was nonsuited. SCANLAN V. LAUSIE. In this case Mr Miller appeared for the defendant. Mr Brassey appeared for the plaintiff, whose claim was £2. After hearing the evidence in this case the Court nonsuited the plaintiff with costs, £1 9s. Court adjourned.