OPUNAKE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 5, 25 May 1914, Page 6

OPUNAKE NEWS.

IS.M. COUKT. At the S.M. Court on Thursday, W. P.. ' I'larke and Hay Julian (,of Warm) s:wu Chaa. llnnsi'ii for damage done to fences *"* I and destruction of 'turnip and mangold crops by defendant's working bullocks. I Julian and Clarke gave evidence that ;•. | the bullocks were repeatedly breaking i in to their paddocks ami Uiey warned | Hansen ito ko«p tmrai from trespassing. i Ultimately the bullocks were detained by plaintiffs, and defendant gave an <>r- ; der, for £lO, which lie averred was paid under protest, lie obtained his bullocks, and then gave notice to withdrawn the order. The defence was th:it the charge was excessive, and that plaintiffs' fences were not legal fences. The case, was adjourned to allow defendant jto call corroborative evidence, the witnesses being ill. T. P. Huglison and Sons v. Mure Horo. This case occupied the court a!) the afternoon. The plaintiffs are suing defendant for £O7 Us for goods supplied to Cunroy, who wis engagod by .Mare Hero to'frill !>2 acres of bush. Defendant had made arrangements with T. P. Hugih.son ami Sons to supply stores to the Imshinen, on defendant's guarantee. The cjv* was adjtonrned' to -next court dav.

Mr. Nicholson, of New Plymouth, appeared for Messrs Clarke and Julian, and for Messrs T. P. Hughsoit and Sons.