THE ALPINUS CASE.
JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Oct. 30. Judgment was given in the Magistrate’s Court by Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., concerning a claim brought by Mrs I. E. Sweetapple, owner of the seven-year-old galloper Alpinus, for £2OO damages against Robert William Joseph Cutlibert, hotelkeeper, of Dargaville, who had leased the horse from her. During the hearing of the case plaintiff stated that the horse had to be destroyed after it had received a broken shoulder through falling when it was being sent over hurdles by defendant’s trainer on June 9 last. Plaintiff alleged the horse was expressly intended for flat racing, and that by sending it over hurdles defendant or his agent had been guilty of negligence. The Magistrate said he was quite satisfied that defendant did nothing that an ordinary, prudent horse-owner would not have done. Judgment was given for defendant with costs totalling £l3 ss. Mr Moody asked if the Magistrate would fix security for appeal, and Mr Hunt replied that he would do so when application was made.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 286, 31 October 1934, Page 13
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176THE ALPINUS CASE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 286, 31 October 1934, Page 13
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