RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
Fbiday, 2nd Junb. (Bofore J. C. Crawford, Esq., R.M.) ADJOURNED CASE. The case againsfc Mr Lemon was further adjourned until to-morrow. • CIVIL. Ellen Spray v W. Griffiths— Claim, £8 Is. Judgment for amount and costs. J. Cattle vW. Udy— Claim, £9 Bs. No appearance. A Harris v E. Toomath— Claim, £5 13s lOd. Judgment for £2 4s and costs. Warburton v Beunard — Claim, £1. The case arose out of illegal impounding on tho one side, and claim for damages on the other. The horsos, it appeared, had been running in Mr Brady's paddock, alongside of defendant's field. On the ground thafc the horsos had trespassed in the field at different times, de* fondant; impounded them, and demanded £1 indemnity. Plaintiff, in order to gefc his horse back, paid fcho money, bufc sued after at the Resident Magistrate's Court for a refund, on the ground that defendant should have impounded them off his own land. As defendant swore to eight; distinct cases of trespass by the horses, the Magistrate sot fcho damages afc 2s each time, and gave judgment for fche balance, 4s, in favor of plaintiff, defendant to pay further costs.
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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3216, 3 June 1871, Page 2
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RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3216, 3 June 1871, Page 2
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