A CURIOUS COW.
fEXPENSIVE TO THE OWNER. At the Colac (Vic.) County Court last week, Nellie Hooke, licensee of the Lome Hotel, sued J. T. Anderson, storekeeper, of Lome for £l9 iy s , lor trespass of a cow. Plaintiff deposed that the cow was a source of constant annoyance. The animal walked into the bedrooms, ate the mattresses, broke the furniture, and did other damage. It went upstairs and explored the balcony, and upset everything. It ate a bag of potatoes and a case of apples. The cow was famed far and wide for its depredations. The defendant paid £4 into court in settlement.
Judge Eagleson said the defendant had neglected the supervision of the animal, and he gave a verdict for £lO 0s 6d damages with costs.
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Mataura Ensign, 22 August 1910, Page 4
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128A CURIOUS COW. Mataura Ensign, 22 August 1910, Page 4
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