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Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 73, 8 December 1887, Page 2

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■ (Sefbr»B. Waid^ Eaq. ? BJK;) J. Peters v. J. Grace.— Claim W 6* Bd. Mr Pilot for plaintiff. Tbt» was » claim for wages. Judgment for plaintiff for L 8 6s 8d and costs 3.1». John Jones v, John Tamer, junr.--Claim IS Ift' 63.. for' wages for bushfeUHrlg. Judgment for plaintiff and eoati31s. ■: ■■ -■•-■••'■ .•■•<■'•■'■.;<: '>:'-■ :•■■;■;-.. CO Stait© t. Jobn Tttlwr, jumr.— ( Claim 14 13s 6d, for wages* Verdict foeplaintiff and costs 6s. . : , : ■;• ■ ■Wm. Jones t. John TornefT.jnnr.— Claim L 5 8a 9d. Yeidict for plaintiff: and costs 3tts. Mr Staite was lor plaintiffs in the lasfc three cases. Mr Hankins here applied for the ess* Peters v. j. Grace to be opened sgaiiu Application- granted by consent. D. Johnston t. H. Botherford.— -Claim L 5 4s 4d. Mr, Prior for plaintiff, and Mr Mellish for defendant. •;_ Plaintiff deposed : He was > surgeon practising. in Feilding ; had attended son. of defendant for a fractured thigh on certain dates, f dairy produced) ; charged : LlO 10s for reducing the fracture. •; Cross-examined by ;Mr. Millish: At» tended the ease on the day the accident happened; reduced the fracture as scon as he could went to Halcombe on the 7th July; two da jaafterwards defendant asked him if he had forgotten the ease ; it was not for defendant to saj when he should call or not; went to Dunedro, and . left instructions with Dr Monckton to look after his cases. Dr Monckton deposed ; He knew the parties to the suit ; took Dr Johnt ton's practice while the latter visited Dunedin^. . a list of cases wa» sent from Dunediu ; Llo los is a fair charge for a* fracture of ' that sort, irrespectiTe of the yisits f (he described the condition of the child when he visited it). ' Mr Millish opened his case for th^-, v defence, and called T ? • * Defendant, who deposed : He was a> butcher, residing in Feilding ; Dr John- -" ; ston attended hi* child on the 6th Jiilj ; •■ he put it in temporary splints ; he did . ', not attend again until the Bth. -.--■.-• ' • Dr Monckton was called and stated , the leg might haje to be broken again. - Defendant continued : An agreement , was made to supply plaintiff with doga meat for from '£ to. 5 dogs ; there was no- /' •< arrangement for charge ' * Croßs»eiMmined by Mr Prior : Could . notgife the date of the arrangement thaih a cli urge was to be made for the dog* ; meat ; it was about six years ago ; had not hi* books in court, so he could not v] tell whether the item had been charged m«ny previous account, where a settle- k, ment had bet- n made ; had never madeany charge in the accounts to Dr John- ' ston for the item ; there had been a slight dispute about the sale of bullocks ;;wiU neiiti was examined > at length, as towhether he was in, the habit of supplying • his customers with dogs meat gratis. By the Bench; The last settlement of . account was in November 13, 1836 ; when settlements were made had referred to the charge for dogs meat. Dr Johnston deposed j H> had dcali with defendant for about 10 years; aU ways paid in full when he did pay him ; there waiilio arrangement made for pay* meat of dogs meat ; dogs meat had been charged in the accounts. F- S. Linton and E. B. Gichard deposed to the affect that it was asnal to charge for. the dogs meat. " The B.M. said the dogs meat, ought not to be charged lor. Judgment for plaintiff with co« ta. ' ; . ? 's , [Left, Sitting^ - , . ■■■