TAURANGA R.M. COURT.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 110, 20 September 1873, Page 3

TAURANGA R.M. COURT.

WEnNESDAT, SkPTEMBEB 17. (Before Major Roberta, B.M) Civix Casks. PHIXIPS V. McaOTKBN, Claim £5. “ n action brought to recover the sum of £5. for alleged illegal detention and value of a p£* d ?&^ be property of plaintiff, by defendant. Plaintiff deposed that the dog was given to him by Captain Moorsom ; •* after a little time it prowled away and -as lost j _ he heard that the dog was in McGoverns possession ; demanded its return, bat was refused, on the grounds that defendant had purchased fcne dog ; he did not ask for the dog to be returned until about three weeks after ho knew that McGovern bad it. Bucy Philips corroborated the evidence of last witness, and further stated that she had applied to the defendant at his house for the dog, and he had declined to deliver it to her ; when asked for the animal McGovern bad said, “ It will be a dear day when you get it back j” McGovern had never said ho would make arrangements with her husband to return the dog on payment being made for some medicine. ” Charles W. Rolphe and James T. Bradley supported plaintiff's evidence as to the identity of the dog and its value being over £5. Por the defence, McGovern stated he had purchased “ the miserable little pup ” from a little boy; he had first offered the boy hve shillings for the dog, but the boy seemed to think he (witness) was joking, and asked only two snilhngs ; he had ultimately given the boy a pig instead of the money for the dog ; he considered he was justified m buying the animal off a child • the boy said it belonged to his father, ’ Thomas Hendry' corroborated defendant’s testimony. M illiam Watson, a boy about twelve years old, said ho had sold the dog to McGovern for two shillings ; the dog had followed witness about for some time previously ; he had no idea who the dog belonged to j had never chained it up; when asked by defendant who the dog belonged to had said he didn t know ; refused at first to sell the dog to McGovern. Thomas Hendry, recalled, reiterated bis statement to the effect that the da find ant had purchased the dog from the boy in his presence. Ihe Court gave judgment for plaintiff for full amount claimed and costa. nouitm v mitciieix. Claim £3 13s od, goods sold and delivered. No appearance of the defendant. Judgment for plaintiff for full amount and costs, to be paid withiff one month from date ot hearing. w „ CORGIS V. A. fOTTIBH. Claim £3 os 3d, for goods supplied. Defendant admitted claim. Judgment, for plaintiff with costs, to be paid before next Court day. BXXX V. XALTON, Claim £6. for horse hire. Judgment for full amount and costs. PIKKCV V. f LIOXT. Adjourned until next day.