The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-02-26 00:00:00

COUNTY COURT.

TursDAY —Before Mr. Siorjaint Thadsl-Atkinooo
(Judge) The undefended oases were taken by Mr.
Symonds (Rxrbtrar.)

itmaxtrr .RUNIPOIII.

J. and G. Greening (Dorchester)v. William Woods-
ford (Everehot.)—Claim £47.—An or hr hal been
made for SI a month. His Honour 1111,1111 inquiry as
to the defendant's circumstance', and it WWI ewer-
tabled he warn a good workman, and could earn good
money if he would keep sober and would work.—The
Judge said be would not be able to go under the 122nd
seal m of the new Bankruptcy Act, which gave
bankruptcy to small people, for he could withhold an
order of administration if there were intemperance,
Idleness, or fraud. Now they had smell bankruptcy
In every court, if the Act were workable, although he
thought there would be some difficulty about it.—
His Honour suggested to Mr. Groaning he should take
• reduced order, say 10e. • month.—Mr. Briar (bailiff
of the Court) in answer I' the judge, said the defend.
ant was in the habit of getting about at public homes
—The Judge: That la it? We will stop that. (To
Mr. Greening) : Take an order.

CLAM 10i GOODS DILITIMED.

Menem Clark and Sae (oerne) v. Alfred Haden
(Cerae).—Clalto 85 12s. 81. 1,. goods delivered. —Mr.
El citable was for the pla)ntiff. Mr. W. H. Clark
sal be WU a partner in the Gm of Clark and Son at
Cern*. He produced a copy of the savant for good.
delivered. Defendant had been served with the
aooount. Hs adoiltte i the amount, but there We..
omits ter-claf oi,sad he said he would gl,a cheque for the
balsam—Verdict for the plalutiff It would be open
to the defendant to bring a croeraction.—Judgment
forthwith.

• HOLZ OAIL
Ga. (carrier and dealer, of Powersteek) v.
JsClZ.Teraes (horse dealer, Chicken'll).—Clake ,
damages suataked through breach of warranty, and
uile-repnseautatko oa • bores dead.—Mr. Weston was
foe the plaintiff, and Mr. Percy Street for the defied-
ans.—nom Mr. Weeton's opening speech, it appeared
the treassotion took piece on November 93rd

at Martinatown Fadr, where the defendant had
several hone. for elle. Aasorg other animals was •
brown cart odlt, which he ( lehludant) had purchased
the same morning. When be soli the hone to the
defendant, be warranted it aound and rig tin every
reopect, while at that time he lie... full well that the
ltdrs• bad had a nail nut into its foot while it
belonged to its former owner, • Mr. Miller. It was
soon f 'owl the horse was lam., and it died eleven days
afterward,—George Gale said be was a "little
farmer." end resided at Powerst .ck. At Nlartlndown
Fair (23rd November), be piirchiseeil • cart colt id the
defendant When he porch .sod it he asked him lilt
was all right and sound. lie replied "Yes." He
paid hint f er the colt, and it was led horne by his
ado. He 6r.t tow • imething the matter with it on
the folldwing Tuesday m 'ruing. It wint lane in the
hind-leg, and he sent for the awth to examine the
foot. The smith cam* am I en unload it in hi. presence.
He niulticed the foot, but the horse died eleven days
after he had bought it. A day or two aft-irwards be
saw the .iefendant„ and iofortned ham of the death iif
the alt, and he 1.44 bins nit to tronblr, fir he had
agreed with Mr. Miller to pay back the money again
If anything went wrong.—Ur. Street at this stags of
the Proceedings, made applicstiou to add Mr. Miller,
who live. at Bradpole, as a defeadalt, p:ainttff being
awarded his costa in any event.

IN LIQUIDATION.

Mr. M. 0. Weston made application that the trustee
of the estate of John Seymour (of the Hit or Miss
lon, Sidling) should pay hie taxed coati, togedier with
the costa of, and ciusequent on, lid. application.—
Granted.