A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
AN OYER-DRIVEN ANIMAL. [Per Press Association.] NEW PLYMOUTH, August 22.
In the Magistrate’s Court this morning, Mr Stanford, S.M., gave judgment in the case Bishop v. Burkhardt, a claim for expenses and damages caused by defendant’s steer knocking plaintiff down. The evidence showed that the animal was ordinarily quiet, but was maddened by overdriving. In a lengthy judgment the plaintiff, for whom Mr Weston appeared, was awarded £SO damages and £9 costs.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume C, Issue 11665, 23 August 1898, Page 5
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76A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. Lyttelton Times, Volume C, Issue 11665, 23 August 1898, Page 5
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