RESIDENT MAGISTRATE COURT.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1603, 21 September 1885, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE COURT.

(Before F. Bibd, Esq., R.M.) Thursday, September 17th, 1835. JACOBSON V. CoCKBURX. An action to recover £14 10s for rent alleged to be due and owing. Hans Jaeobson : Defendant owes me £14 10s for rent of shop in Broad- ! way ; the arrangement was 15/- per j week ; never reduced the rent; the amount is due. By Mr North : Defendant did not occupy the same shop all the time ; he settled up to January 1885 ; ihe simp was let in September 18<S4 ; sued him |up to 28rd July ; l>e took possession on the 25th September ; he never asked me to do repairs to the shop ; never agreed in lieu of repairs to lower th« rent; i nuule the alteration of the figures in the book produced ; the figures 7/6 were altered to 15/- ; may have rendered defendant an account charging the rent at 7/6 per week ; swear positively I never agreed to reduce the rent. [Plaintiff here explained to the Court that he suffered from loss of memory.] Examination continued : Defendant cannot read ; I want to put defendant in gaol, don't expect to get any money out ot him. By the Bench : It was a mistake on my part to enter the r«ut at 7/6 in the ledger; swear positively I never reduced the rent John Cockburn : lam a saddler and during he spurt the rent was raisod to 15/' per weuk ; times got dnll ami I complained to him ; after speaking to him he rendered me an account at the reduced rate of 7/6 pev wr^k : I clearly understood that the rent was to >>c 7/6 I per week from the time I spoke to him; It was some time before the I all was sent in that he agreed to reduce the rent to 7 0 ppr week. His Worship said he saw no reason to alter his previous judgment in the case. Judgment for plaintiff for amount claimed. Same v. Same. This was a judgment summons calling upon defendant to show cause why ht> had failed to satisfy a judgment of the Court for £15. Plaintiff was examined but was unaMe to prove that defendant had earnt money since the judgment was recorded. Case adjourned for a month. Shaw v. W- Tie. Claim for £1 10s for a pair of boots supplied. Defendant denied the liability. He was passing plaintiffs shop wheu a Chinaman asked him to go into the shop as interpreter because the man could not speak English. He did so, and that is all he had to do with the matter. In reply to the Bench plaintiff said he gay« the credit to defendant and not to the other Chinaman. Judgment for amount and costs.