Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1871.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1118, 12 September 1871, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1871.

In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, the following civil case* were heard : v. Dyett.—A claim of £5 damages for trespass by pigs. Defendant said that the pigs which had trespassed on plaintiff's property did not belong to him. Several witnesses were examined, and after a patient heaiing the Magistrate gave judgment for £l, with costs of Court, os, and witnesses' expenses. At the same time his Worship pointed out that by the Cattle Trespass and Impounding Apt of last session of the Council, which had by this time come into force, it was competent for an pwner of property to destroy any goats or pigs trespassing on his land. Millan V. Mitchell. —A disputed claim of £3 for cart harness. According to the plaintiff, tlie defendant in June last agreed to pmcha.se from him a set of harness tor the sum of £3. The harness was then delivered, and defendant psed it till the end of August, when he repudiated his bargain TJie harness was all delivered in June except the ppllar a-ud blinkers, which were delivered on the 28th August. Defendant haxl sent the things back, and plaintiff had since had an opportunity of selling them for .£3, but did not do so, as he considered they were not his.— Pefendant said that in the first instance |ie borrowed the harness in question, and agreed to buy it if the collar and hljnfcers were equal to the other portta Plaintiff took in hi» hill foi* £3s

without delivering tjiese articles, and the way he deliyered them at last was to bring then? at night and leave, them on the premises. Defendant did not till next .morning, and they were so bad that he would not put them ,on one of his horses.— The Magistrate said that the claim .did not seem to be sustained, and there was apparently something wrong about the collar and blinker.*. —Judgment for defendant, with 9s costs. Grey y. Da\is.—Der fendant did not appeal', and plaintiff who did appear, was not sufficiently sober to be sworn —Adjourned to Friday. £Tikora v. Gonnell.—Defendant, vvho was charged with unlawful detention of a horse, pleaded that the animal was detained, pursuant to an arrangement between himself and the plaintiff, until a bill amounting to £2 14s was settled. This case was gone into at considerable length.— Defendant, ordered to give up the horse as soon as the account (from which a disputed iteoi of 8s was deducted) was settled; costs, 19s, to be paid by plaintiff.