DISTRICT COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4189, 31 July 1876, Page 2

DISTRICT COURT.

Mos'juy, July 31. (Before His Honor Judge Bathgate and a Jury of four.)

John Welsh v. Tire Corporation of Dunedin.—This was an action to recover L2OO for Joss and damage sustained through the alleged neglect and default of the defendants’ servants or contractors in quarrying on certain Corporation rescty.b m Maelaggau street, whereby portions of the plaintiff 1 s lauds w ere undermined and thrown down, and not left with sufficient support. Mr Maeassey appeared for plaintiff'; Mr Haggitt (instructed by Messrs Smith, Anderson, ami Co., Corporation solicitors, for the defendants, who pleaded not guilty.—J. E. F, Coyle, C.hi., slated that the house was 1 ft on the edge of a precipice, ami that it was unsafe to live in the Louse at present. The house was permanently injured, am 1 a. similar one would cost 1.120 for erection. If witness had a DJ ycarh’ lease of the house he would estimate the damage at L2BO- S. H. Mirams, City Engineer, deposed that the quarrying in question ceased on* May 11, when witness

found that no injury had been sustained by Mr Welsh's property.—PJaintiff stated that the house cost Ll2u in erection. He had a fourteen years’ lease of the ground, and there were yet nine and a-half to run. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for Ll5O. J homas Allan v. James L. Dunn.-—1 lain* of LIBB damages for the loss of one case of plants shipped in good order and condition per ship Übvron, from Londou. Mr Mackey appeared for plaintiff; Mr Haggitt for defendant, who was master of the ship, and pleaded not gudty, and that the plants were not of the value mentioned. [Left sitting.]