RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 3777, 2 April 1875, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Embay, April 2. (Before J. Bathgate,". M.R.)

Cameron v. Duncafi.—Claim L2O, fop the value and wrongful conversion by defendant of a pony, saddle, and bridle, the property of plaintiff. Mr Stout appeared for plaintiff: Mr Stewart for defendant.—Duncan Cameron said that on the 4th ult. a Mr M‘Coll (since d* ceased) left the peny and the articles specified his house, as he was leaving town. On the 7th defendant took them away in witness’s absence. Witness believed that M'Coll originally bought the pony of defendant for Ll3.—Duncan Jpraeer said that one Sunday last'month he helned defendant to put a pony plaintiff's shed. It was : winning m plaintiff’s paddock. Witness believed de fendant was the man he assisted, bnt could not swear to him.—Counsel for the defence submitted that plaintiff could not recover. M‘Ooll had agreed to take delivery of and pay for the pony in November last, bat instead of doing so went to defendant’s place and took it away without paying for it—paying, however, LS in January. Three weeks before he retook posm *r>°u ahd , • fortnight before ¥ Coll died, defendant told deceased that he sheuld take possession ef it, as it had not been paid for. M’Coll said he would pay for it on the 4th ult., but did not do so. —William JJUncan, defendant, gave evidence to the above effect, adding that when he got the pony back yaein much worse condition than when he ®o]<i it, everybody in the neighborhood hating ridden on it.—Judgment was reserved. In the following cases, judgment went by default:—Bakewell v. J. 0. Wylie, claim L 3 3*, for medicad attendance; J. N. Watt, sheriff, y. Edward Pritchard, claim LlO Us, poundage in the case of Pritchard v. Pack loam; J. Asher v. J. Wiley, claim L2l 18s 6d, for meat supplied.