R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1771, 27 August 1884, Page 2

R.M. COURT.

■ ■——' ♦ ■ ' OARTERTON-TUESDAY, / (Before H. S; Wardell, R.M.) Dockery & §mith v Nopera Tiki,— Judgment summons £4711 a Bd. Order made for payment of £2O within fourteen days, balance on Ist December, in default fourteen days' imprisonment. Armond Bennett and Samuel Oates v. John Burrow.-Olaim £66. Mr Sandi« lands for plaintiffs, Mr Beard for defen-. .dant, This was a claim for work and labor done upon 33 chains of road at 40s a chain, From the evidence of the plaintiffs it appeared that they undertook to make a road for defendant. A written agreement was prepared and signed by the parlies. Afterwards some farther words were added to the agreement statx ing that the grade ; of the road was not to be more than one' in twenty feet. After working for two months plaintiffs arrived at a place where it waß impraotible to make the road even at three in twenty feet, As the defendant declines! to make any concession, plaintiffs threw up the work and now sued for the value of the work done, The Court nonsuited the plaintiffs with costs £5 ss, There were a number of cases in which judgment was entered on contassion or the amount paid into Court. ■,,-,. ■ GREYTOWN-TUESDAY. 1 (Before H. S. Wardell, K.M., S. Rbvbdb '. ,and;F.;H; Wood, J.P.'s.) J, J. Freeth y John Ryan.—Defendant i was oharged with having failed to contribute towards the support of his son, now ; an inmate of the industrial achool at Nelson. Defendant pleaded his inability to pay, as he was already paying for his two daughters Adjourned for fourteen ' days. 0. Smith v G, Jones,—Detinue £45, ' This claim was for possession of a horse . alleged to be detained by the plaintiff, Judgment was entered for the delivery of the horse to the plaintiff on the payment by him to the defendant of Ml 2s Od. 1 Several, cases on the list were settled ' out of court or summonses not served,