The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-11-03 00:00:00

LANGPORT COUNTY COURT.

A sitting of this Court was held on Thursday,
before C. Saunders, Kwi., Judge, when there were
7 after.judgment summonses, 1 bankruptcy cane. 7
adjourned =sated 89 were newlphunte for adjuilic&-
ti.an. Several, however, were as usual mottled out
of Court.
A NON-SUIT. —Glover a.. Coppin.—The plaintiff
in this ease sought to recover 164. 7d., being a
I since on account for goods supplied. They were
itt plied at the time the husband of the plaintiff was
living, and by way of payment she 'had had of
di fen lant a quantity of coal. She did not
aluoute the debt, but contended that It cuts. had
been sal plied more than the plaintiff accounted for.
His Honor requests] the plaintiff to prove that she
was the administratriz of her late husband's effects,
but having failed to bring the necessary documents
she was accordingly non-suited.
DINPUVIE ABOUT BOMB BACON.— Quick r. lingers.
To recover LI Iss. for becon supplied. Mr. ('loath,
on the part of the plaintiff, stated that the bacon
was sold to the defendant for the above sum. De-
fendant had consented to pay him if he would not
take the matter into Court. —Defendant 1
said anything of the sort; the bacon was awful bad,
and if that isn't true I'll die for it. (Laughter.)—
Plaintiff: The bacon was not bad, and I had letters
from you stating that yo.a would pay the money. This
the dtfendant denied, and mid be had written no
letter at all. Words of a rather passionate nature
parsed between both parties, and His Honor even•
tually adjourned the case.
A TKUDIPENY CARL—Dare r. Booloyes.—To re.
,cover the sum of It 6,1. for damage done by
ducks. The plaintiff stated that the ducks belong-
ing to the defendant had walked into his garden
shout seven o'clock in the morning, and destroyed
a quantity of peas and beans. —Defendant : My
ducks were not out at seven o'clock, and that I'll
swear. —Plaintiff : Oh, yes, they were—Defendant
Flow many beans do you thank you have lost ?
Plaintiff About sin quarts.—Defendant : There
wasn't two quarts of beans on the stalks; if there
was there was two bushels. (Laughter.)— Plaintiff :
I don't suppose there was two quarts after the ducks
had come in and oat 'em. (Renewed laughter).
Plaintiff: There were twodocksthere.—Defendant
No, there wasn't, 'twee a duck and a drake. (Con-
tinued laughter.) —An order was made for the pay-
ment of 6i1.. each party to pay their own cods.
Dew? FOR BREAD. —Gordon r. Leaver. —To re-
cover Al Es. 2.1. for bread. The plaintiffs wife
having stated the facts of the ease, the defendant's
wife said that she had paid his (plaintiff's) man for
bread on several occasions, and that it had not been
credited. His Honor was of opinion that she ought
to have entered the payments in a book, and that
those who did not do so, placed temptation in the
way of those similarly situated to the young man
in the plaintiff's employ. Verdict for plaintiff,
2s. &I. a-month.
" RIPATIAEST” OF KINDNISB.•—Whita r. Fean.—
To recover the sum of 17s. 6.1. The plaintiff said
he claimed the money for poor-rites. During the
time he had filled the office of collector he had paid
the above amount himself out of friendship to the
defendant at his request. He had since asked him
for it, but he refused payment. The defendant
denie I that he requested the plaintiff to pay the
amount for him. His Honor considered that defen-
dant retake to pay the money, and gave judgment
for tle amount claimed, to be paid in two metal-
s:aerate.
ALLCOED BAD MEAT.—FOIItaT V. Meade.—To
cover £1 Is. sd. for meat supplied—Mr. Leech
appeared for the defendant. The plaintiff said he
received the order from the defendant, and it was
sent to his residence, at his request, by a carrier
of the name of Locke. Ile had borrowed a cask of
defendant's son, and he was to receive the money
on its being returned. He accordingly did
so as speedily as possible, but on doing so
he was told that be could not be paid just
then. He had applied several times since, but in
consequence of not receiving it, he sued the defen-
dant in the County Court. It was •querter of a
bullock he had sold to defendant. —By Mr. touch
He could not swear what the bullock coat, for it I
was three years ago he purchased it. He sold it at
4.1. per lb., and of course he got a profit. Short
time after selling the meat, he contented to tale
some apples of the defendant. Meade did not send
• boy down to him to say that the meat was un-
wholesome, and that they had been obliged to give
it to the pigs. lie did not receive • letter till
twelve months after the deal, and then defendant
represented that he was in his debt. —Defendant
said he had not ordered any meat of Foster. He
(plaintiff) bought some apples of him, and upon that
sent him 'quarter oft bullock. When plaintiff asked
him to take some meat, he said he would not do so
before be saw what it was, lie considered that the
bullock from which the meat was cut could have
been bought for about 300 As soon as he saw the
quality
.of the meat gent, he forwarded a letter to
the plaintiff, and should have sent it back to him
bad he not been in Wales at the time. They were
obliged to give the meat to the pigs. He did not
prevent plaintiff, however, having the apples, and
wrote to him several times respecting it—Defen•
dent's wife was then called, and said she remembered
some meat being brought to the house between two
awl three years ago. It was a quarter of a bullock,
and was very unwholesome. A letter was sent by
her husband to the plaintiff a day or two after the
meat was brought. 'Some of the meat was eaten by
them, but very little. His Honor was of opinion
that the admission of eating of some of the meat I
was sufficient to decide the case in favour of the
plaintiff, and gay!
_judgment accordingly.
ll•irwitio WEAVIR.—To recover £4 10s. for
timber.—Mr. Lough for the plaintiff, and Mr.
Langworthy for the defendant. —Mr. John Manning
said he was a fames living at Narrow, and in the
month of February b. bought some timber at an
auction. Weaver wags's° there. Defendant came to his
home shortly after, and said be had a great mind to
bid against him. As he himself did not care much
about the timber, he consented to let Mr. Weaver
have it, but on the understanding that it should be on
his own account, and not on that of bis employer Mr.
DoeL The defendant paid he had purchased it for
Mr. Duel, and he had never purchased any on his
own amount in his life. The timlier was bought of
plaintiff for £B, and he had been supplied with some
tree tops fur £llO., thus reducing the debt to the
amount now sued for, namely, £4 10a Some dis•
coalition took place between the plaintiff and defen-
dant relative to the letters which had been forwarded,
and the interviews which had taken plao4, and
several witnesees were called on both odes—Hr.
Lunch submitted that the plaintiff had made out •
good case; but his Honor said he could not look
upon the defendant as liable. If Mr. Doel had been
sued, and had not been in difficulties he was at
present, being a bankrupt, the plaintiff would
nudoebtedly have obtained a verdict; but under