Misrepresenting a Farm

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 June 1910, Page 3

Misrepresenting a Farm

[XTI'.IM'ST[\G WOODVILLE CASE. £ir>o DAMAGES ALLOWED. His Honour Mr Justice Cooper was en lc:ion Saturelay, nfc Palmei'.stoii North, in hearing vn interesting: cn.se in which Albert James "Wells sued Frederick R. Douhleday I'or £'200 damages for alleged misrepre.sentation. Evidence was led to prove t haltdefendant represented to plaintifT that a farm of 14 acres which ho sold to plaintiff was t.*;ipaible erf carrying 20 to '21 co-ws and of wintering 1(5 or 17; that the daily supply of milk was between -100 and (500 lbs; «inrl (Hint 14 of the cows were in calf to I?(Mii'ii'nnt'.s prize Hofotein bull. PlaintifT stated that hi.s first lot of mi ilk taken to the factory was H23lbs, and the two succeeding days flOOlbs and Ml-libs. Plaintiff could not see how he was going to iiKike tlio farm pay at that, and n.«ked defendant to take it back. He said ho would if plaintiff would forego CBO or CIOO. Later on he made it Cl5O. and' plninltifF rather than keep the farm let defendant have the CloO. Edward Pri'te.hard, a creamery manager, said defendant (vi,mo to hiin one day and said : ""What did you want to tell Wells what milk T brought? A nice way vou've put me in now. T Ifold him 1 had brought between GOO and 700 lbs of milk." William Rem mint. o.wuer of the prize TTolstein bull, contradicted the statement as to diife'i-'iant's eo.ws being in calf.

After hearing the evidence his Honour held Ithat the defendant liiisrdoresented the poKition and gave judgment for £150 and costs.