The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-06-03 00:00:00

COUNTY COURT. HATURDAT.
Before Mr. T. E. P. Lefror, judo.
7116 VALIA OF • WATCH.

John COX V. Sheplierd.—Mr. Georte appealed for the
plaintiff and Mr. lianne for the deetelent. The p.r.
ties reside ..t Weymouth, and the 1,1 dual claimed
balance alleged to Le due fur a watch, end the defend•
ant eet up • counter claim for 13e. 61.. alleged to he due
for tirewoed. It appears'd from tie. °peeing statement
of Mr. Hanna that an agreement wee entered into
between the pasties that the defendant, wuo is a tim-
ber dealer, should supply Mr. Cox with 3) cwt. of fire-
wood at 2t. per cwt.. and that he should hays a watch
of the vslue of .C 3 inPead of money. Immediately
alter defendant had 1101 the watch he took it to a
eller to ex entitle and on, WIIAS it wad worth. This
j weller valuel it E XI 17s. ft., iestead of LI ()a
heint informed ef this defendant's wife ackuowlesiged
that it was not worth more than the sum at which it
bad been vetoed, and agreed to supply defendant with
another. Defendent therefore supplied plaiotiff with
only IS cwt, of fir-co sl. wterh at 20. per cwt. would
eearlY pay for the watch. Plaintiff now put down the
wood to he worth euly ls. 31. per cwt., makes"; Xi 2., 6L.
and claimed the tediums of Cm, the admitted actual value
of the watch. Os Ilse other hand detendatat claimed
13s. 61., the difference between 10. 31. per :wt., which
velne the plaintitf had put on the wool. and 2s. per cwt,
wh•ch defendant alletoi the plaintiff agreed to kiss
D •iendsust, on being called, said he bargained with the
plaintiff for a watch of the value of £.3 tor Newt of weed;
and that if the watch was not • good one he was to have
an. thee. On raced, ing the witch produced he took is toa
jeweller, who soil t was not worth half the e.mount,
SI agreed t • give for it. He told plaintiff'e wife
that he should not supply them with more wool until
I 0 hal the vale- f it. She Veld hie, that she would
let huu have another watch. Plaintill had been in the
lisblt of giving 2.. per cwt. for 'he saute kind of wood.
Nothing wee said about the price of the wood wore
eliso be had sts'ed.—Croese xsurined by Mr. George
This arrangement was made in Cox', house. Ile
did not *elect the watch; he took it at their word.
IL., agreed ta supply the 30 cwt of wood for a watch
of the valus of £3. It WOO not agreed that he was
to have this portico or wets-h.-11k Ilmsour: Who
has seen tho watch /—Mr. Haute: The jeweller I.
residing in thee town, awl I thought he would have
come hero soluntarily this morning, beet he refuses
to come unless selesteaaed. I have a hill here from
the plaintiff, where he charges SI 17s. 61 for the
with, and be gives cre lit for ISO wood at ls.
—Charles Taylor, resident at (3sickerel, said he was in
Shepherd's stud when Mrs. Cox came there and asked
loot (Mr. Shepherd) to complete his contract, and he
resealed "When poet give toe • good watch I will complete '
it." She then said "Very well. Mr. Shepherd, you shall
Live • good watch if you have half • &aro." Shepherd
further said that he had taken the watch to a jeweller,
and be had pronounced it to be of little value.—Cross-
ex stained: This WM about two months azo.—llie Honour :
Is it worth carrying the c VS) further I—Mr. George
I have some witnesses. I say that defendant selected this
• watch, and that there was • regular contract made that be
woe to impiety 30 cwt. of wool in exchange for it.
His Henour: It is perfectly absurd to suppose
that if a man seta an utVerly worthless watch he is to keep
V. If any MSG supplies a watch it is implied that there
its warranty with it.—Mr. Hanne : We hare paid them
for the watch.—Mr. George: But the wool is worth only
Is. 3d. per cwt.—llls honour: It is an ille waste of time
to keep up the case.—Mr. George: I will call a witness.—
The plaintiff, Mr. Cox, was then called, and said that
defendant came into his shop in November lest and stud
he wanted • watch for hio daughter. lie therefore showed
him a box of silver witch,, and be selected the °Lie in
question. There was no arrangement sat out the wood, and
he (plaintiff) said that wood was no goad to him. as he had
no place in which to keep it. but defendant replied that he
could sell it again. Defendant @closeted the watch he had,
and it was agreed that he was to have Al cwt. of weed for
It. He had sAd the wood at ls. 21 per cwt. He had
never bought any wood of the detendant before, nor taken
anything in part payment What detendaut had sworn
wee false. —Mrs. C ex corrohorat•l a portion of the alweve,
and adds! that Mr. Shepherd was insulting and impertinent
to her when she called on lieker sad he
had bought wood of the defendant et Is. 31. per cwt., at
which price it hal been sllng durint the put winter.
About two years ago he rare defendant 2s, per cwt. fir
VIGOd.-4IICTOSA-eXaniontion by Mr. Hann., sefear,,...id
that wood eras cheap at is. 3,l—Judgment was given fee
the defendant with wets.
aresaf. AGAINST TEM auDaa's

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The ileci•l,,n of the judge in the case of the will of the
late John Bridle it will be remenatwred was revere," in
the Court of Common Pleas on the Ilith Inst. Mr. H tone
no. .eked lii. Honour te vary his oriainal rirder acronlinit
to the one givrn in the iurt Honour said he
would do whatever was necessary.