RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4708, 8 February 1884, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

THIS DAY. (Before H. Ke>mck, E: q., E.M.) CIVIL SIDE; :., UNDEFENDED CASES.

Ebreufried, v., J. 5. Cooks.'-Claim, £13. iAmoant of sydishoaor^d prbmis?&oxj tbie. "JufgitilPt*W'S given for"the amount claimed','end con s, 22s Gd.

Trustees of Barclay's:e-tulev. George Eeid.—Cl im, £3 ?6a 2:J, for gcods told. Judgment for r mount a id costs. McX i v. D. Siiwa;t, jun,-.—Claim, £3, for. demE^c-. done to a bilibrJ-t ;ble by cutipg Hbe cloth ia tbrowing: a. h..Hcrovrn on~it. It appealed that tlefendant had been^ warned not to ;do it, but con^ tfpu- A. Judgment was given for amount claimed and coTtS.

James Erowne v. Grorge Devy.—To recorer £3 9a lid for gcads. The plaintiff was awarded the trnount i.nd L'OSl?. ; „ ; Defended oase3. . w. pabkeb v. r, a.. wight.

Claim, £8 4 , the pii?e of a chxff-cuttar, a cor a bin, and ;ome & jd boxes

MrLuih appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Miller for-defendant.

The plaintiff deposed that he bad left the Thames find left the articles" behind him in a shed, and on returning to Thames be found that they haa b^.m remoyd. He we,?t to the deti.'live. He afterwards t.ok s'epi (o i.scer'ain where they were, and found ihr.t Mr Wight h.d possession of them. Never authoris- \ Mr Wight to remove them.

To Mr Miller—Did not iusffuct defendant to sell the goods for him.

The pkiniiff called t!ie ; defendant, who admitted having^ ;he goods. Parker had fcone to his store and placed them in his hands for ii\e.l Had not a< counted to Parker for them. Did not inform Detective Doolan th?t be held the articles as securiiy for a sum owiDg by Parker to him. Paid Parker 103 for ihocombin and two boxes.

Eor the defence, Mr Miller examined the deferdant, who swore that plaintiff went o his store ia May, 1882, and told :iim of aereral articles including a chaffcutter, a pair of bugsy shafts, an old dray, a p;ir of wheels, and a sledge, wl.ich lie gave ;be prices of to Wight and cs\" d him to try and sell them for him, and told h'm (.0 6enu arourd his cart for them, PaAierask d witness for an adTan c on I' 1© goods, but he declined to make one. Bought the corn ' joxes, and pa;d ten shillings for them. In accordancD with Parker's instructions went and l{ k p« asession of the. chat cutter and jrn boTes. -Waj prepared:to gire | up the chaff cull r en Parker demanding it. Joseph Willis deposed to assisting the defendant tjd his brother to remove the chs-ff-jut *r, t.-d to s^iiiag the p^ijilff

speaking to defendant in tho store of the latter a few flays -prorio'idy, and heard Parker tell Wight to go around for tbe chaff cutter. . ■

A bert Wight deposed that he assisted to remove the chaff-cutter and two corn biiis; had seen P.jrker in his brother's store, when heasUd R. A. Wights Sell the things for him. The Bench said it was unnecessary to call any more evidence. It appeared that the defendant was willing lo hand over the chaff cutter. Judgment would be given for defendant with cost*.

S. ENSOB AND J. TAYLOB T O. BBKD. Claim, £33 JOs 6d, Yor felling trees." Mr L'lsh appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr Miller for defendant. A set-off was put in.' After hearing lengthy evidence a verdict was given for the plaintiff* for £19, with £8 2s costs. Adj jtjened Cases.

The cases of J. Head t. Winding Association, £31 10s; T Adams r. Hobson GkM.Co., £11 8a 9d; W. J. Adams v. Hobaon G.M.Co, £11 8a 9d, were adfourned until n^xt Court day. '■■ ■' *