R.M. COURT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4189, 11 August 1892, Page 3

R.M. COURT.

mSTERTON.-TIIURSDAY,

(Beforo Colonel Boherts, R.M.)

Mrs Dickson v. Henry (knell.— Claim, U k Mr Bunny for plaintiff. Judgment for the amount claimed, with Court costs 6s and counsel's foe 21s.

Mary A. Casey v. Thomas Unssidy. —Claim, 112 4s for money lent. Mr Pownall for tbn plaintiff. Judgment lor the amount olainicd, wiili Court costs 28s and counsel's feo 21s, Wairarnpa Farmers' Co-operative Association v. P. O'Dwyer.-Claim, £lO 10s, balance of account owing, * Judgment for the amount claimed, With Court costs 27s and counsel's fee 21a. 0, A. Pownall v, W. Ashmore,Claim, £2 7s 6d, bnlnnca of account due. Judgment for tbe amount claimed, with Court costs.

J. Elloy v. B. H. Elliotte.—Claim, £9. Mr PownaH lor the plaintiff! JiAnent by confession, with costs, Claniberlain Bros. v. Doff—Olaini fpr goods supplied, Judgment for the arnount claimed, with Court costs 80s.

Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operalm Association v. A, W. Benall.—Olaim 486 7s Id, Mr Bunny apnearec

for tbe plaintiffs. The defendantad- ' mitted tbe liability, but put in ~ ft net-off of £95 lor tbe conItfuction of water channels between the Post Office and the residence of Mr Uaselberg, Mr Bunny submitted that the set-off could not be allowed, as it did not concern the plaintiffs. It was a private airangement with Mr Caselberg. Tha prober course forMr Kenall to adopt was to enter a separate claim against Mr Ctuelbeift. Tho defendant, wbu conducted bis own case, stated that the account with Mr Caselberg was contracted two years Bgo. It was not lair for Mr Caselberg to transler the account tn tho Asso-

ciation without giving him prop.

soti'CGK Mr Bunny replied that prOpsiiotice had been given, Colonel Roberts said lie could not admit the ± seUou. 'He'would tjierefoio 'gjy'e judgment for tbe amount claimed, with Court posts 12s, and counsel's fee £8 3?.' P, A, Pownafl v F, p. Smith,— Claim, 16.s Gd, Judgment for the amount claimed, with Court costs 6s, 8.-H.Elliottev.J, O.Eastwood.Ipaim, LI 3s 8d fur valuation of furniture and £3 3s for attendance nt Court. Mr Pownall for tho plaintiff, Mr Bunny for defendant, This was practically a caso in which tho Court bad to decide whether the plaintiQ fas entitled to £1 Is a day for his kendjmce at Court 'or I.os,,which Unit 'Wpaid into Court. Mr JrawrJatl B'tated : 'that ! Mr filliottpyas malled'as an expert witness, a'ud was. therefore entitled to |'l Is a day, Mr ißttimy maintained that the plaintiff mas not a professional man, an pquiro or a merchant, and oould [therefore not claim more than 10s, [Colonel Roberta stated ibat be con(Bidere&lie sum of 10s'sufficient, and

ildgive judgmeat for that amount, , H. Wyatt v. 0. W, Lmgstone, laim, £l2 4s for wa°es due and ig, and expenses. Neither party represented by counsel, A set-off 5183 6d was put in by the dolant. Mf U, A. Pownall. imposed ; ho had drown up' m agreement seen lb plaintiifand UiedefeVid- , (lie former to vlot'li for the latter be rate b(s3 per'felt, udgment via given for jlio plajnfor tjie apount'plaiped, ->vit|i Court :'p, and witnesses! expenses fl Is, 3. Dixpn v,"W; Ip.Tttit.—giaiii) on gm'ent summons, Tlio defendant, oath, deposed that bo was not pre:ed to pay, as ho was only workinj

three days a week. In cross-examina-lion ho admit-ed having been engaged to Misa Dixou. Ho wan not married to orn. Mnry Tuflley, although lio had lived with hor atTapanai. He was twcnty-firo years of ago, and was born at Lcitb, in Scotland. Ho swore distinctly that up to this date ho had novor been married, and liad no children by Mary TulH"j\ MrPotvnall produced a ceriilicnte, showing that ono Thomas William Tail was married to Mary Tnflloy in Dunedin in 18S5, and put in a photograph of the man and Mb wife. Tho Bench made an ordor that the amount of th« judgment summons bo paid in instalments of £5, in dofanlt fourteen days' imprisonment in the Wellington Terrace Gaol.