LONG-NECKED HORSE
NEIGHBOUR'S PLANTS EATEN [from our own correspondent] SYDNEY. Feb. 17 In the first ense of its kind hoard at Forbes, William J. Bedford sued Charles Rutter for £lO damages, alleged to have been done to his garden by Rutter's horse. Bedford said that the horse, which was kept in a paddock adjoining his garden, had a particularly long neck, and ate the tops off valuable plants over a 4ft. 6in. fence. Ho had had to heighten tho fence to protect his garden. Mr. R. Meillon, solicitor for Rutter, said that if Bedford had knowledge that tho horse was there, he sho\ild have built a fence capable of protecting his property. Where tall flowers were grown clogo to a fence, there was no liability. Mr. H. B, C. Evans, solicitor for Bedford, contended that precedent showed that it was not even necessary to have a fence. The magistrate, Mr. M. J. Ryan, after an inspection of the garden, said that the garden was adequately fenced, and there was a of trespass. He awarded £1 damages, with costs.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22352, 25 February 1936, Page 12
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178LONG-NECKED HORSE New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22352, 25 February 1936, Page 12
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