RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 296, 7 August 1875, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Gisborne, Tuesday, August 3, 1875. Before W. K. Nesbitt, Esq., R.M. Webb v. Rocbfort.—Claim, £4 I7s 9d, for printing and advertising. Judgment for plaintiff, defendant to pay 5s a week into Court. Webb v. Beda.—Blaim, £1 Ils Cd, for printing and advertising. Judgment for plaintiff by default. Priestly v. Te Hau.—Claim, £2O, value for the destruction of 20 sheep by defendant’s dog. Judgment for plaintiff for £l5, with costs. P. Barrie v. A. Moylan.—Claim, £lO 10s 6d, goods sold and delivered, Judgment for plaintiff by default. M. Mullooly v. Te Maurirere.— Claim, £37 4s 6d, goods sold and delivered. Judgment for plaintiff for full amount, with costs. Read v. Mann.—Claim, £3B 16s 7d. Judgment for amount with costs. J. Trimmer v. Hori Pete.—Claim, £6 14s. Judgment for plaintiff, with costs.

Strong v. Bryant.—Claim, £8 10s 3d, balance of account. Adjourned by consent to Tuesday, the 10th. Craig v. Anderson.—Claim, £lO, £8 value of a certain mare, and £2 for her detention. It appeared from the evidence that the plaintiff bought a mare at a public pound sale in 1874 and put her into Brown’s paddock. H e authorised Anderson to release her if impounded again. On subsequently demanding the mare Anderson told him he could have it if he paid for breaking her in. Defendant afterwards said plaintiff should not have her without an order from the Dummy, a native who originally owned her. Plaintiff gave no authority to defendant to break in the mare.—Mr Espie deposed to breaking-in the mare at plaintiff’s request. —For the defence, Clauson Anderson said, “ I told Craig to take the mare if he liked. I told him I paid £1 for breaking her in. He never told me to take her out of the pound.”—Plaintiff was nonsuited with costs.