COURT OF APPEAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1713, 2 April 1913, Page 4

COURT OF APPEAL.

CASE"FROM THE NORTH ' CONCBIINING CATTLE GRAZING.' Yesterday morning the Court "of Appear cou'tinu?d t?re - licarin:; of the appeal by E. A'. Kich and .others from the decision I 'of "the Chief 'Justice, • Sir 'Hobert', Stout, in the case of Lindsay Johnstone, farmer, ' Whata WJiata, Auckland, v. Francis Arthur Eich (civil engineer), Annie Reardon, Ernest Eead . Bloomfield, Jolm'diirlcs Sm-ith, and -Alfred Chafl(company 'manager), all of Auclrliirid:,. ■'• . ■; The/bench consisted ot his Hcnour Sir' and their Honours / <M«ssrs. Justicb;;.- Dennistou, Edwards, i uCooper, and Chapman. % Mr. J. B. Heed, K.C., and ■nith him Mr. F. P. Endean, appeared for the ;.,appellants,-.i...and v Mr. H. Gillies for. ,tlie • ;respondent,-.•; . . .;&'ln'uopening-[.tKe . case,. Mr. - Reed said :. -plaintilr in the original case was ,a,/fanner,' andv;th©, defendants' tho '-'ow-n- ---', ,'CfS-of'-;209l) • acres in' the. Oronga Block, - 'Ilauraki.'dist.-i^s... Defendants had agreed < and-to-not. put them. > : pn; tlik-'.par,t oi', : the land , where' the . tail .-'But the cattle.'had been ■Rfazcd" there, it was alleged,' and they had considerably depreciated in value, and c.iuld not bo mndo fat cattle for that tenj.onl -The defence had' been a, denial ' that'" the' cattle ! had so depreciated in value. The Chief Justice had given judgment .'for plaintiff or. tho claim'for .£105.' '. 7. -'.Dccisiolinws'reserved.