RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2065, 17 December 1869, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

This Day. (Before A.O. Strode, Esq., R.M.) Civil Cases. Anderson v. Howell,—Claim LI. No appearance. Paterson v. M'Leod.—LSTOs, No appearance. Irving v. Robertson and another.—Claim LlO. Plaintiff nonsuited, Jones v. Abercrombie.—Claim L 7 10s. Judgment for plaintiff with costs. M'Lean and another v. Mackenzie.—Claim LI2 Judgment for plaintiffs with costs. Jenkins v. Barford.—This was an action to recover the sum of L 6 11s 6d, being balance due by defendant to plaintiff on a loan of L2O, and interest thereon. Mr Wilson, who appeared for defendant, put in a set-off, which was objected to by Mr M ‘Keay and withdrawn, upon a consent to stay execution for a few days. Judgment for plaintiff, L 6 lls Cd with costs. Tackle v. Read.—This was an action to recover the sum of L2O as damages for certain injuries done to a cow, the property of plaintiff by defendant. A number of witnesses were examined. This case was the result of neighbor’s quarrels. Defendant had lost a dog and charged the plaintiff with destroying it, at the same time asserting that he would take it out of his cattle. A short time after this, when the plaintiff’s cattle were brought in, the cow iu question was found to be seriously injured. The children in charge gave evidence of seeing defendant strike the cow with something, but could not state what it was. The evidence was very elaborate, all tending to prove that a bitter antagonism had existed for some time. Judgment for plaintiff, Ll6 and costs.