A Cricket Lawsuit.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 68, 13 February 1883, Page 2

A Cricket Lawsuit.

, DISPUTED MJEMjBERSHIP.I A MEAN MAN,^_ _

.d 'ci-i ( BY jbkworaph). PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ; i %unbdin, Ffy. 10. A very peculiar and most unusual caße came before -.-the^ Resident Magis*traie, tMiJdJWWobdi &&'Ml&m on Tuesday. Mr Donald Reul. secretary ot theßracal^ndketGlabj^ughtfco recover from Mr Fred Swiss, a well-known settler; the sum of £2 odd, moneys paid b> plaintiff pn^his^^ehajf.. .pjej^aap ' Herald r<ep'6~r& ' t^at ' the evidence ion behalf of the plaintiff showed tntS defendant Md paved in matches and acted ,aB. un>pire f .a.nd-on many o^asiqns. pirtaken of la ncneon when matches With foreign clubs were played, and generally enjoyed all the privileges of a member." For, thje defence, .jllr^ Swiss tn&t^li^had noV 1 beeiT a memb'er of tHe .clujtfcfor many years^ and only played in and acted as umpire to oblige ■them, and considered that the dinners renderea. Hw^ Worship in delivering i judgment, stated that he never before fqlfi at), inpjjoft'i,.tif> ffirfl,.,^jrfttdicLiindflr. the equity and good conscience clause of the i_Act,Jrafc ''*&^^^^pfaiiifljhra^hini^ self a solicitor, and the defendant not represented by Counsel, he thought that' he was justified in slicking to tue strict rulesof law. The~" magistrate added, f«.l tbin^MT/Swiss inji|t. thiak^himfcelfi a remarkably mean m»n. This is one o£ them9aneatithingfl.J:heard>o^in!aUlmyv life. He has had the kudos of being a inember of-jthel Blub, baa? 'enjoyß&Ufihe privileges of plajing in .their matches and partaken V>f tfiefr luncheons, and bow hasithe'meannesivto.'.reptt.diite all liability. Mr Swiss here interrupted the bench. His" Worship, " Silence, sir. . ,Jttdgementifor}j;he .defendant.^J; ff