THE ROBERTSON-GORDON CASE.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VI, Issue 289, 6 February 1896, Page 11

THE ROBERTSON-GORDON CASE.

Action for Malicious Prosecution — Judgment for £250 and. Costs. [by WIRE —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, February 3. A trotting case of importance came on at the civil sittings of the Supreme Court to-day, before His Honour Mr Justice Tuckley and a jury. Andrew and Louis Robertson, of Palmerston North, claimed £5Ol damages, for malicious prosecution, from James Gordon, livery stablekeeper of Surrey Hills, near Sydney. Mr 0. P. Skerrett appeared for plaintiffs. Defendant did not appear, but he was represented by counsel. The case arose out of the piebald trotting marc Maggie, owned by defendant and leased to Michael Ryan. Plaintiffs had commissioned Ryan to purchase a maiden trotter in Sydney and sent him the money. Ryan failed to bring the horse required, and gave Robertson Maggie as security, and Gordon came across from Sydney in October last and proceeded to Palmerston North to obtain possession of the mare. This plaintiffs declined to allow until satisfied as to ownership. Gordon thereupon issued warrants for their arrest on a charge of theft. Judgment was given for £250 and costs according to scale.