SUPREME COURT.
The i ase of Hoddinot v. Barrett was heard on Monday before bis Honor Mr Justice Johnston and a special jury. The plaintiff sought to recover £SOO ordinary and £2OO special damages for the defendant having left open and unprotected a trench in Manchester street whilst making the tramway, whereby the plaintiff, who was riding a horse along Colombo street was thrown into the trench and suffered considerable injury. The plaintiff alleged that the illness thus caused had caused him to lose his position in the Government service as a telegraphist. Mr Harper with him Mr M'Oonnell, appeared for the plaintiff. Mr Joynt for the defendant. Mr 0. R. Blakiston was chosen foreman of the special jury. Mr Harper railed the plaintiff, Messrs Trevelyan, Harry, F. H. Morioe, J. Pox, J. Swindell, G. Thornton, and F. Back, and Drs. Chilton and Patrick. No witnesses , were called for the defence. Learned counsel lon both sides having addressed the jury, his | Honor summed up, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for £415.
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Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2082, 26 October 1880, Page 3
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