MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2286, 21 November 1889, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHB (JRTON— THU&SD^Y* (Before Mr 0, A, Wray, &M.) OVflh OABBB. L. Kattray tQ, T. Mllner, claim £1 2i sd, milk sapr,Yled. Jadgment for plaintiff by defauV. foe the amount claimed a«d OOStS. JS. Norrlsh v W: Gandy, judgment Buuimone, £2 14* Bd. Me Omhbevtioo for jadgmeßt creditor, Case adjourned foe a fortnight, W. Baylis v G. Belllngfoed, jadgment lummons £1 18a 4d. Mr Outhbertson for. jadgment ocedltor. Order made for Immediate payment, In default seven day* Imprisonment. * ~' x ' A« L. Joseph v S. Boyle, claim £16 I4i 6d, Mr Oroßswell foe the plaintiff, Mr Parnell for the defendant. Thli oase wa» a olalm for damages for loss alleged tohaye been sustained by the defendant of certain sheep. Plaintiff alleged that defendant gave a guarantee that the sheep, ewes, were free of lamb, bat as a matter of f»ot a large percentage proved to be la lamb, Plaintiff bought the ewes on the, strength of the goarautee, but m consequence of some being In lamb they rota unfit for botohers' purposes, for wbtofc.he. required them, and affected the pike realised by the whole flock.— The. e«Menoe> of F. Pyne, auctioneer, and Mr MoLennon* farmer, whloh has been takes, on oommisaton at Obrlstohnroh, wm read, and that of the plaintiff and U.v W. Sawlo taken.— For the defence It was submitted that nolegal gumntae had been given as to, the* state o* thii sheep, and that to the Wit ofe defendant's knowledge they were sot im lamb, thoogh h was poßalhle tbataod^ one or two mlgnt be m that oondltloo. When defendant was. informed by plo'.ntiff that some o£ the sheep were la, \tnib he offered to take them baok. T> A [ H WBg the DBUai eoßtnm of tha sheep . trade m a.Quh ooaea. It was not poßilhV, t nt f BDQQ m large poroentage wpJaJntlff K ad afrted w«r« la^lamb ; tb,a aheep sold muat have been difforeutfromthosebpjJ^bt f eom de&ndaot. . ?£ W iVlffi t . tp^twd that anyloes tbe plaintlft atoftt have eastained wai m oonNwaw of h!a ohoohlng a bad time In whiob t0 offai . the aheep at aaotlon.— * h3 I?idehoeofS. Boyle, the defendant, !>.vid Wilaori, and David Thomas waa taken for the defence. The Magistrate said that he was satisfied that the plaintiff bad suffered loss to tbe amoant alleged, 1« 6d a head, and gave jadgmant for the> sum clalmod with ooste. W.B^ant v«J»mßs MoOronor, olafm £1 13j 3d, bread ouppliod. Judgment for plalatili by default for the amoant claimed and coma. Mrs S. A. Brauklu y X, Rlppeng«l«|

elalm £7 15a. Mr PupneU toe iha piam* : tlflf, Mr Oayglll tot the defendant. In this oase It was alleged for the plalnVff that an arrangement had been made with the defendant to depasture certain iheap, and that ho had agreed to become responsible for tbe sheep committed to hte care. The cumber of - delivered by an agent forthp pWutfff to the defendant was stated *t 289, wbere a It wan alleged that only 273 wore roiusncd. Tha sum of £7 7o wbb claimed as the value cf tic sheep not returned, and there w»* a" farther Item of 8s foe a couple <t okin^, the pioperty of plaintiff, but not d silvered to her by the defendant* Left sitting.