RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, LAWRENCE.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 395, 30 September 1874, Page 3

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, LAWRENCE.

Monday, 28th September (Before E. H. Carew, Esq., R.M.) Police v. Jacob Davidson. — The defendant was fined 10s and costs of Court 5s 6d for allowing two horses his property to wander within the Municipality. Becher Hanson, for whom Mr, Gooday appeared, was fined, the same amount for the same offence. Ledgerwood v. Telford. — Claim of £2 Ss, for bringing a buggy up from Dunedin. Mr. M'Coy for the plaintiff. It was urged for the plaintiff that a buggy should be paid more highly for than ordinary goods less easily injured, as the carrier was responsible for damage ; and a dictum of Lord Mansfield's to that effect was quoted ; tolls had to be paid to the amount of ss. The plaintiff said that there was no special agreement, but that £2 6s would be a fair price for bringing up the buggy. The defendant, who had paid £1 5s into Court thought that was ample and called William Hayes who said he had had a buggy brought up from Dunedin for £1, but added, that the carrier demanded £2 which he refused to pay. His Worship Baid that in the absence of a special agreement it was hard to say what the remuneration should be, he thought the plaintiff sought too much, and the defendant was unwilling to pay enough. Judgment" for 30s and costs of Court 9s ; the matter was too trivial for professional costs. Taylor and Oooday v. Draper. — Mr. Hen- , derson for the plaintiff ; Mr. M'Coy for the defendant. Claim of £2 11s., balance due on a bill of costs. The plaintiffs case was that they had been concerned for the defendant in two actions — Draper V.Herbert and Draper v. Mervyn— the costs of which (certain credits being deducted) left the amount sued for due. The defendant contended that he had only employed, the 'plaintiff to write a letter and fill up" a summons in the one case, which never came to a hearing, and for which he credited Mr. Gooday with 10s. ; and that in the second case he had agreed that the matter was to be undertaken for two guineas, with which amount he had also credited Mr. Gooday. This would leave Mr. Gooday somewhat in his debt. Mr. Gooday gave evidence in support of the plaintiff's claim, and negativing the supposed agreement. Mr. Draper deposed to the existence of the agreement. His Worship reserved judgment.