The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-23 00:00:00

COUNTY COUaT.

M..nlay.—Befor, his ll,mour. T. a P. Lefroy, Sm.
ear,l H. Smith, executor of the Iwo Mr, Yr tecie
Blendford fk. More, SI inor •
Henry L ti•tiaw, livery dill, -keep 2r , of Iliumn -
nsouth.—A dim o CIA—Mr. Brennanl superset for
pltintiff, whose ease was that some time tinv, in hls
csporty ae ex-eutor to his late moth-r, be had an ol
horse, carriage, and harness for sale, and Ito went to
Itiurnemouth and asked defendant if he would porch-tee
them. Defendant promise., to come and 'etre ct them,
but he failed to do go, and be wrote to him a dt,ng bite t.,
come on • certain day. Os the day named • Mr. C trloin
mote to the Manor House and representing himself t
d fondant's agent, purehred the hr's c driers, and
h troest for XIN, saying Mr. lotitlliter would send a cheque
for the amount the following morning. AP be did not
I receive the cheque he went to It turnemouth talc., to see
defendant, but did not And hint at home. On the second
occasion the clerk, said Mr. L tidies bat been spitting
about the horse, and they suppoavi he would itt him •
cheque next day. He stet the b tre at Mr. Butler's, at
Poore. and was told it had hewn purchased front Ur.
stahlea—D,fendaut positively denied tLat he
authorised C irbin or anyone else to porches. for him, or
that the horse had over been on his remises. He 10'•1
plaintiff that the bormand oerrisge wooll not suit hien. hut
that he would endeavour to swconstuend • customer, and he
did tell Mr. Butler, Csrhio. and other. • hat was for sale.
—Ur. Butler, °Dacia builder, of Prole, said defendant bild
him that the bores, carrier-, and hareem were for sale,
and said he did not want to buy these bimetal. Ho ait
w•rle beard that Corbin and Short had bought the It,
and he purchased the horse of Short —The Jude said it
was rather a hard ease for plaintiff, but he must give a
verdict for defendant, without costs.
Job Roes, farmer of Sturminster Newton, • John Tope,
Frank Topp, William Ridoot, and Charles Radon',
labourers, of the same place.—A claim of .2.5 6.l.—Mr.
Atkinson was for plaintiff, and blr. Brennatad for the
Topr—PlaintilTs case was thet in July last be made an
agreement with the defendants to mow, make, carry, and
rick 21 acres of hay on his Wes farm at Orchard. Ile was
to And a man and a horse and waggon, and any extra help
defendants might require they were toparor. Dalendenta
also agreed to pay a shilling • gallon for cider, and they
were supplied with 524 gallons, for which he now claimed
as well as for the extra help. The defendanta cued his
son at a recent Court at Shaftesbury, for • balanhs ef
£43'. 711. and as the pretent claim had not been pleaded
in time as a eet-off, the Judge ordered that the amount he
paid into Court to wait the result of this action.-11r.
Brennand's defence was that there was no agreement to
pay plaintiff for extra w..rk. an I that the cider was
supplied to the Sidoute, his clients being teetotalers.
He calLul John Toop in support of this statement. —His
Molitor said the fairest way would he to let this el clot
c ',vex the former claim, and gave judgment for plaintiff,
without costs.

William Henry Atkingoo, solicitor, of Illandf•ird, e.
Elwin Hodges Robert., ginger, beer manufac• liter, of the
earn, place.—A claim of Ca 10s. Id. for legal ex pcnsea.
Plaint ill' said be acted as defendant's solicitor in an adios
he brought against Mr. William Rogers for damages he
bad sustained through the lather's threahing machine com-
ing into collision with hi. 'aurae sad carriage. He anted
for defendant from tine, ti time, but he got nothing for
It and oh in he sent hia bill of costa to d eforihnt le
alleged that there was an sires ment to share the on ti of
the action.—Mr. Howard was now acting for the def.•n-
dant, and the cuss would most likely come on at the
aseigee.—Dsfendant admitted employing plaintiff se his
solicitor, hut said be agreed to undertake the case arid go
halves in the proceed., and if the case came to nothing he
eros not to lie charged anything for law expense.—Mr,
Atkins n denied that he made any such agreement —ir
would be illegal, and be should to liable to he ',truck eff
the rills. Ile had paid his Lthd•.n agents Lid th••
amount. —llia Honour gave judgment for thu
who cumentod to Lave Lis bill of c. sts taxed ly the
registrar.