EXTENDED JURISDICTION.

Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 104, 5 February 1870, Page 5

EXTENDED JURISDICTION.

(Before W. L. Simpson, Esq., R.M.) Herbert and Co. v. Mervyn. — Claim of £23 10s., balance of old bill of exchange datad over two years back. In this case the defendant pleaded that as regards this balance, the plaintiffs had undertaken in writing to accept a quantity of chaff instead of cash, a portion of which (about half a ton) he had delivered, but that they had refused further to carry out the arrangement. On defendant's application, an adjournment was granted to allow Mm an opportunity of procuring witnesses from a distance. The case was subsequently settled out of Court. Boulton v. Halley and M'Donald (executors of the late Wm. Griflin). — Claim of £46 for bread, groceries, confectionary, and spittoons supplied. Mr. Mouat for plaintiff; Mr. Keen for defendant. A cross claim of £3 18s. 6d. was admitted by plaintiff. The plaintiff swore to the delivery of all the goods, which extended over a period of upwards of 18 months Mr. Keen took great exception to the manner | in which the books were kept. It appeared that no day book was in existence ; all the entries being made on a slate in the shop, from which they were occasionally transferred to the ledger. His Worship also commented upon these facts, and considered the matter ! mosb unsatisfactory. He had, however, no alternative but to find for plaintiff with costs. This case occupied the Court nearly two hours, but is too uninteresting to report in full. M'lntyre v. Campbell.— Claim of £23 6s. 9d. for timber. The plaintiff was non-suited, it being shewn that he had sued the wrong party.