DISTRICT COURT.-Yesterday

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3884, 10 June 1881, Page 2

DISTRICT COURT.-Yesterday

( ;- (Before iudg^ilacdbnald;>?^ ; .-■: "••■;":.■.:.-. MCKEB YW' DOUOtASU ■ ." This was, another phase of the celebrated Andrews Cup case. 4 I | M[r Brassey appeared for plaintiff,''and Mr Cnff for defendant. The following jury was empann6ll«Kl i !>?^!te»ira t . B. Athejrton (foreman), Aterj, Arscott, and Andrews. '' _■■•■•.•*'•■ : ■; --•--•: -• <■■ ■■ • -■>■ • : Before goinf into 5 the ease, Mr Cuff -said- wished to raise the question of jurisdiction on : the grouud- that; the cup was not of the Taluc^of j£i2O~ihe minim vm, amount upon which the- Court cpuldj adjudicate. . •' ;' ' \ & His Honor thought that that was not adrisable.

B. T. Douglas was then examined, his endenoa being •tfbstantially the same as that gi^»n at t! ie M> Court. . : His Honor informed Mr Brassey that Captain Douglas should not have been proceeded Mainst, being only Dr Andrews' agent. He advwed Mr Brassey to take a nonsuit. . , , „, Mr Brassey agreed to accept bis Honor's proposal, and plaintiff was nonsuited with costs, £4 6s. His Honor declined to gire costs to any one but Mr Cookson who had been subpoanaed as an expert^ :iS€f ;f wa-"^'---^'-^ --"^' The Court then adjourned till ten o'clock this morning. ■»- - - THIS DA¥---«.^« S vw= i -.-.^-..w (Before Judge Macdonald.) LAVBRT V. HOGO. . Claim, £68 Mr Miller appeared for the plaintiff; Mr Brassey for the defendant. ■ The ease arose out of a dispute ov«r the liability of the defendant to pay the entire cost of some timber supplied by the plaintiff to a person named Glotworthy. The defendant admitted' instructing the? plaintiff' to supply a certain amount of timber, but not to the extent claimed. A great deal of evidence was given, after which judgment was given for,the plaintiff for amount claimed, costs £13.