RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 5, 24 May 1878, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

TquiwipAY, Max 23jid, X*B7Br> (Beforo E. Shaw, Esq,, 8.M.), GpsiW y. W•Vc• rJUMS^ Mr MosAfpr the plaijcti^ Mr Roid for defendant. This was an aotion brought nnder the Oontraotor'a Deb/m Act 3)871, to recover from John Williams,, contractor,, the, sum, £6 IG/i ou,t of m,onoy,'B allodgod to. bo, dn^e to, his fyidvoontraotors, Barton and Jonoa,,, tho lntter having omplpyod the plainti-ff. Th.l3 oasio was partly h,eard on Tuesday Inst, when, plaintiff's o.vidionco. oloftod, and \Ras concluded to day. Aftona long, hearing hia Worship.. gavo judgment for defendant with ooats, remarking in, vi-xy alropft terms, upon, thp, evidence given by Barton, (othorwise, known na ' Yorkey ')) fox the plninti^. From the ovidonoo givon, by dofettdanli nn,d Ujjb witness^ it appeared tlvtt no monoy's wore, due to tbo, subcontractors, and that tho lattor. had been overpaid for. a very indiffioront class of work. Min Worship, oppressed bia sympathy with tho plaintiff, whom, ho said had ovi« don.tly been, hood-winked by garton, and stated that it appoarod tho conduct of Barton throuc*hou,t, was highly ropEohonfiiblio. His Worship aiao. pointed out, that this onso would bo a, warning to mon, I not to accept work from person ofi l*iko I character to Barton. I CaVIBBON' V WHLMAMIB. , Mr Moss fot plaintiff, Mr B/cid for.. i defendont, I Claim £6, ll^j Similiir qaso l( plain.tiflf npni'u.ito'J,', i

Bon wits v Williams. f A similar oaqp, Claim £\\ 2s. Plain- < tiflf nonsuited, ' GpKsoy v WILpiAMS. ( Plaim £8 17s. Plaintiff nonsnitpdj WAKpEN'S OQUftT, ' (Boforp Mr Warden Shaw.) j Clifford y. lUimpv. Ut Moqs applied on behalf of defendant | tq withdraw tho sum of £H0 lodgod by tho plaintiff as security for thp due progcou- ( tion of his application, such application baying failed. , Mr Reid opposod as to £10, part of Ihe sum so olnimed, stating that from bis rocollection tbis «um was not lod>:el to defray the exponses of tho defendant in tho ovont ot tho application being unsuccessful, but was dopositod in Court as a guarantee of gaflfl faith pn thp pare of tin' applicant. On referring to tlie notes the Warden gtatod that frotp his, entry it appeared the £IQ waq to. abide thp result of thp appli' catiop f and accordingly mndo tho ordor sought for. An affidavit had been filed showing that Mr ftaithhy's oxponaps weyo pyer #2QO. .