RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2480, 27 January 1871, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

This Day. (Before A. 0. Strode, Esq., R.M.) Civil Cases. Russell and Go. v. M'Kenzie—A claim for LIOO. Judgment by default for the plaintiff. Galloway v. Paterson—L27 10s. Mr Haggitt for the plaintiff. Judgment by default for the plaintiff. Parke and Curie v. Wallis—L24 Ids 3d. Judgment by default for plaintiff. Same v. Tulman and Wallis—L3 10s. Judgment by default for plaintiff. Pearson and Hastie v. Menlove.—L3o. Five pounds was paid into Court. This was an action brought by the plaintiff for compensation for damage done to a paddock, by trespass of a number of sheep, ‘whereby it was alleged that damage had accrued, through the grass being rendered unfit for feeding and pasturing cattle. Mr Turton for the plaintiff Mr John Hyde Harris for the defendant. For the defence, it was alledged that the plaintiff was bound by agreement to keep the fence in repairs, and it was not kept in good order. It was admitted by the plaintiffs that the defendant had proposed to submit the question of damages to arbitration. Several witu eses were examined, who proved the trespass by the sheep, and one witness, a shepherd in the service of Mr Menlove, estimated the damage at between three and four pounds. U. Sutherland, Taieri, stated that he had seen the paddock after the sheep were in it, and valued the damage at L 25. Several other witnesses were called, who variously estimated the damage at from two to five pounds. His Worship considered that the amount of damage was ten pounds, including ih'e'amount paid into Court. Judgment accordingly.