SUPREME COURT.—CIVIL SITTINGS.
Thursday, September 20. {Before hia Honor Mr Justice Williams.) JOHN SHAW V. ROBERT OAWN. PJaintiff claimed £250 compensation for damage alleged to have been done to his land, at East Taieri, through water, gravel, and silt being deposited thereon from a ditch dug on adjoining land by defendant; and prayed for an injunction prohibiting defendant from using | the ditch to the injury of plaintiff. . Messrs F. Chapman and Catomora for plaintiff, and Messrs Haggitt and Stout for defen dant, • Plaintiff's case was concluded on Wednesday, and on tho Court resuming this morning Mr Haggitt, for defendant, contended that this was a case in which, under rule 2G7, the plaintiff must be nonsuited. . . , .His Honor thought it would be as well to call witnesses for the defence, and afterwards consider the nonsuit point-^nd the whole case together. , . . ■ Mr Haggitt then quoted several casoa at length in support of his motion for a nonsuit, ana after Roveral witnesses had given evidence on behalf of defendant, His Honor intimated that ho would reserve his decision. The Court adjourned at 5 p.m.'
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 6740, 21 September 1883, Page 4
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