The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-10-15 00:00:00

cumrry PETTY BESSIONS.

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ThEADAT.—Bdors_ J. thindry, Esq., aad Sir M.

'Sepsis— ,Thaii.,

This was • special day appointed to bear a great many-
eases in which the BrWport Highway Board were the
plaintiffs, and the defendants eissupien el bled adjoining.
roads repairable reheat tenisrm
Mr. Nooks, Q.C., appeared on behalf of the Highway
Board, and Mr. Jolliete on behalf of Mr. John dley
and other defendants.
Moors. George Walden and Junes Burt were auras-
mooed for the repair of a highway from Loden I.
hakerewell.—Mr. Walden was ordered to pay £49
and Mr. Burt, £lO.
John Studley. of Sestiorough v. the Waywardens of
Karehwood, Whitehureb Canoniocram, and Nether--
bury, for noo-repair of different pane of a highway •
from Paddoek's Cross, to Filford. Mr. Flocks admittted
the road for which the two former parishes were
summoned was out of repair, hot denied the liability to
repair by the parishes or the Highway Board, and in—
dictments against the mid parishes were ordered, Mr.
Studley to be prosecutor. The Netherbury parish
road from illford Water to Bowood Cram was admitted
to be repairable by the Highway Board, but denied to
be oat of repair; the ease was adjourned till next
petty sessions at Beeminstar, and in the meantime
the magistrates, or Nome competent person OD their
behalf, will view the road.
Bridport Highway Board tr. John Studley, for non-
repair of part of highway from Paddock's Cross to
Filford. 66 feet long, and the whole of other por-
tions of the same highway, 4,142 feel in length, the
same adjoining lands in his outipation. Mir. B. J.
Cox spoke to the non-repair of the road, and its being
reputed in the neighbourhood that Mr. Studio,' was
liable to repair it, that he had never repaired it for the
Parish or Highway Board, and that the repairing weed&
cost about £150.—C00,-examined : Had never knows
of any repairs being made by the 011/01111 or ouncriers of
the adjoining lands.—Mr. Gillingham, waywarden of
Marsh wood, aged 68, John Turner, of Whitehureh, age&
57, Mr. Simon Warren, weywarden of Burstook, an&
William Caddy, employed by Mr. Studley, were milled,
to my they had never known the parish repair the mad,
but that Mr. Studley, when he improved the road by
diverting it, did put some stone on it.—The Bench did.
'sot think there was sufficient evidence to saddle a private
Individual with the repairing of a public road, arid dis-
missed the ease.
The Highway Baud p. Mr. John Forney, of Monk-
wood, Manewood, for the non-repair of 639 feet of the
highway, from Paddock's Cross to Filford. Mr. Simon
Warren, who previously occupied the farm held by de-
fendant, and his father before him, spoke to their both.
repairing the road fres time to time, and the Bench
made an order of £2O on defendant for the purpose.—
Mr. Johnl3prake was ordered to pay £2O for the repair
of another part of the rune rood.
Kr. Matthews of Wych farm, was ordered to pay
£l5 for • road id Botbenhampton.—Mr. R. Gillingham
and Mr. Samuel Studley, £2 10a. each, for portions of •
road from Mosterion to South Perrott.—Kr. J. Burt,
of Mapperton £B, for • road adjoining his land,—Mr.
S. Creed, Bioaderinsor, £l4.—Mr. J. White, Little
Winsor. 1.11.—W. T. Cox, Fog., of Cluddington, £l2.
Hugh Gale, £7, and William Miller, £2, for parts cd •
road at Shiptou.—Mr. Walden, for parte of read in
Shipton and Burton parishes, Ea—Several tames were
adjourned to the next County Petty Eiralons at Bair
minster, II being past six o'clock.

BRIDPORT COUNTY COURT, WIDIRSDAT.
(Refine Z. Everett, Reg., Jades)
There were 214 original plaints, Modes some adjourned'
MOM and judgment summonses. .
Gould,. Copp.—Claint Cl ss. 24. for thatching.—
Plaintiff and his father nines dead) had been employed,
by defendant to there& a barn and stable. Defendant,
a farmer at Whitehurch, disputed payment, on account
of the work not being properly done, and some of the
reed used by the plaintiff,- whkh defendant supplied,
being spoilt by his neglect; be had offered repeatedly
to pay the bill if plaintiff would deduce the amount of
the reed that was spoilt. Ha had paid 13e. 84. into
Court, which his Honour considered was sufficient, and
gave a verdict for the defendant.
Mike and Handord Hutchlep.— Claim of £3 se.
on (manage of horere—Hr. Del for plaintiff, Hr.
Jolliffe for defendant. —Biller. said on 12th Marsh he
exchanged pease with defendant, who was to pay him
the amount of claim and two loaves of bread. Plaintiff
agreed to take out the amount in bread if he preferred
It. A short time after the deal &deeded ream to his
and wanted to return the pony and have back his own.
Plaintiff went to look at his pony and found it in • very
bad stet.; it appeared to have been moeh beaten. He
called in a veterinary surgeon, who said it was not in a
fit state to be returned. Defendant afterwards ex-
changed the pony away and refused to pay the await
Plaintiff bad been a tumor and was now a dealer in
horses, pip, In.—Kr. Jolliffe creevegmained woo at
some length, who stated he told defendant he Amid
not think his pony was more than seven years old; het
would not say the pony was not 1.8. On the third day
after the deal defendant, who lived about 'even mike
off from him, eame and wasted to return the pony.
Witness warranted the pony as weed, and good in
harness. —Simon Hanalonf the other plOatiff, • butcher,
and brother-in-law of Billen's said defendant brought.
I back the pony a few days alter the deal sad said' it
was no use to him; it was not sseerdilsg to Billows
word." He spoke to the horn being thee in • bad
*sedition. This winless was also cross-examined by
Mr. Jolliffe at greet length..--Hr. Himook, the
veterinary surgeon galled in, said he found he borne
bad bean beaun very much; it had been very cruelly
treated, and was in s vary weak state, not at to
be
geturned.—Crese-examlned : Witness did not say the
hens was dinned, and that it might have been coming
man. day,,—Mr. Join& then addressed his Honour
In defence. mid celled defendant, who spoke to plaintiff
Patter he borer was " good and gonad" before the
deal, and to finding it not espial to its work. Wine he
teek it back plaintiff mid it was not in a returnable
anditlee and would not have it. There was a swelling
painted out, but he had not demi anything in any way
to genes that swelling. Kr. Hiseeek said it had been
caused from spurring, or • kick, They sold
his pony to Stanley for 35.. before he attempted to deal
with Stanley. He afterwards exchanged with Stanley
for another horse, sad gave £4 to boot--Cries-examioe :
lie returned the bone in the same conditimi as he had
it. Handord did say something about beating the
horse. He beat the hens with the lash and the nick.
Selina Dare, delter-in-law to delandaet, said: I saw
Billet at my father's hone. He warranted the bone
ea sound and stroz,ufwoo:lisinharneas, over seven year.
but not eight. hoard Mr. ley
that the blew might have from • spur or a kiek.
Kr. Hereford wanted defended to deposit £4, but he
refueld to do ge.—Jelin Dare, father-hi-law o f defied.
ant, also gave earrelacrativ• evideasa —The Judge bee
Popped the ems, awing the 9?aelkie was windier •
was given, and If that warranty Was
H• was steady of opinion that then was •
warranty. and that wwwwW
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