The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-07-19 00:00:00

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COUNTY COußr.

(Before bevjeant Tindal Atkineloo.)
YonBo Katt AND lie Deere—E. 3. Read It Perri Zit'
1•111 • COIIM Of £l4 Lir jo eel iery against it Young man who
hot been a member of one of the best cub, in the town,
and has aleo figured lie rear and ceicketer.—Kr Hann*
appeared for Zl4, and said defend int was 001 10 a poeition
pee one farthing: he had bole shilling in the world.—
The Judge returned the defendant must appear himself ,•
he was in denier of going to prison.—Mr. Hann, said if
the defendant were here, he would confirm him (sr.
Hanon'iq statement on ottb.—The Judge said defendant
moat appear, and edionrned the 0190 for that Pernee..
Oi OBSTINATI Dennolt.—Georg4 &twirls 5. Wllliam
fie rg, Mardmiliev.—Tne 'thole debit wee £l4 16,. 61.,
and AI arshellasy hid already been to prieon twice for non-
Purulent of inalalmenta—The Judie asked him why he
oil not per, and def. n lent replied that be •lid not owe the
ninmi- —The Judge: It Inc feature of the Earlish charao-
tee th E•tcli-hru-n will not submit to what 'hey condder
'duo Ire: but I c.nnot go into the facts of la, nisei again ;
it hi. in..... tried. —The Judge enquired by whom the
C 1660 W6R tried, and it appeared that it was by himeelf.
Flo Honour cootinuel he had endeavoured to arrive at a
jii•t conduct ot, and could not ooeu the case again.—.C 1 16..
was now dub; bit the plain iff raid ha would take any
smell ainount.—Defendsnt, however. refused to offer any•
thing, derlaring he didn't owe, and wouldn't ray.—The
Judie olfi•red to reduce the amount of itrit droents ; bat
defendant wee still 'letti, tie. Oa this the Jtltig• reduced
the order to 4.. a month, and made an order of imprison-
ment in default.

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Savers' cases of the Water Company against various
defenklante were heard, verdicts given for the companr,
and orders made, this hems the rely way the debts maid
be reelvereril.

EXCIL AGAIN —Thomas Snook.. Excel was a claim by
Kr. Snook, of Wevnr.uth, grocer, la., against an officer
employed at the Portland Prison. for Di fit 81. for fro-
cerise. Ike., supplied. It bad been adjourned from the
last C ,urt ; the arc ,unts commenced in 1867 and 1968, and
defendant's wife denied having received the goods dis-
puted, and declared thatch. disputed the account when it
wu brought in.—Kr. fisook produced his books, and His
Honour having examined them. said all the goods were
entered, and he could not conceive that any respectable
person would bare entered them if they had not been
supplied —Judgment we. given for plaintiff for £6 6a. 11.,
to b. pad in 4.. a month.
MARRYING • LADY'S CUM.—Combats Thelley was •
claim for £l7 for &year's rent of. hone' at E
land.—Kr. H ,ward appeared for plaintiff, and Kr. Menne
for defendent 11.iward stated that the def.ndant
wee married in 1876, hie wife having previonaly *roan's.'
the same h,tile, en i they continued to do so until 1876
Hs was prepared to prove that at the time of the marriege
atm had • good house of furniture—The Judge asked why
he did not nab- the wife • party of the act on. and if
Howard sugge.ted that her name mialit be now added;
but to thi. Mr. Hanna objected, as the lady woi not
Present —Mr. Howard said she only 'trot about 100 yards
from the Curt, and might easily be induced to attend.
—The Ju ige remarked the original contract of tenaticy was
with an unmarried women, and after some conversation
told the learned advocated the case had better be ad•
jammed for Kra. Daliers attendanne.—Adjournsd on pay-
ment of costs _ _ _

—POL-Lill-O—DOWN A PARTY WALL—Bridle e. Crahb came
Op arain on the question whittler cost, should be allowed,
—This was the owls where a tenant of ens house sued his
neighbour for pulling down the north wall of his house.
and leaving him exposed to the cold; but the low was
entirely against gising putting on the person who puled
it down, any ly to protect his neighbour from the
cold and wet. Plaintiff ant his wife hod suffered, although
cisfendant had put eomo b oasis up soe nrotectimt for Hr.
Bridle's boost —stt the outeet, the Judge said it was a
question how he should Aral rquitahly with the mete.—
Mr. Rains for plointil ; Mr. Howard for defended., and
the hitt., said he had don all he poosibly could to avoid
an action b4ll/4411 0,6114 ti,) "nor Metl.—A rather earnest
discussion followed between Mr. Menne and Mr. Howard,
when the Judge said there was nothing of an inflammatory
satins in the case; it was • pure question f costa —Mr.
Howard asked his It pour to make no rxception as to the
coda, sinks his client woo holy • poor labouring man, and
just above a inrchonic.—Mr. Hanna remarked his client
had suffered great hardships, and been turnel out of
house and home.-11th Judg said he bad dedorred sward.
ins coats, because, although he thought plaintiff was not
entitled in law to recover, yet in point of fact, he had
suffered a great deal, &RAW been driven out of the house,
where he carried oo his business in • pork butcher. He
thought the owner of the property ought to 'try in and
help the party. It wee one of those eaceptiotuol came in
which he should not sward costs.
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House TOR fffsHIMIIIIL-ta-rtlett s. Claxton VU
judgment summons, which had been adjourned in order to
allow Claxton to bring en action against 'event fisher-
men, on witoeis behalf he st dal the debt was incurred.
Mr. Hines wes for Chit,,. Mr. Reward on the other
side.—C extols now hal put in particulars, tanking up his
olaim sassiest the other fishermen to 1:7 15s. SI. He said
that in 187 Th. was working a fl.hing boat on the beach.
in conjunction with these defendants, and be hired from
Mr. 0 K. Bartlett an old cottage for the tiro of the men,
and they did use it WI a store, sad also took their meals
there one wet morning. He was °bonen be the crew to
make purehases for them and gut things done, and was
authorised to hire the cottage. The landlord brought as
action against him to recover 3.. 5.1., and he claimed
from those defendants their proportion, amounting to
Le 10,.—8r Mr. Hanoi : We did all we have est out in
the amended particulars+ because we were asked to do so
on behalf of the crew. Fetching a trow, or flat-bottomed
boat, cost 31.—Oider and a cask of thee drink were also
among the expenses, and the Judge asked whether it was
pretty equally shared, as some men had a greater capacity
for drink than others. (Langhter.)—By Mr. Howard : I
j dried this company in 1870 to go 11.hitig, but there was
no foreman, eaptaia, or head-man; but I had to run about
for the odd jobs. Charles Bartlett well not °bourn head.
man. The company authorise( the taking of this house
I 101 l before the end of the season, boo cue.! couldn't net
all I owed them, and I never w Int near them for Mb.
They wantel about Lit from one but that was not the
reason I left; I went to work elsewhere. I told them
they were to Mks the mon v owing, and sett.° the
account. I told them repeatedly they were in my debt.
When I was sued on mv first summons I did not say any-
thing about the rent. I sakei for an adjournment because
they owed mu the money —Mr. Howard urged that those
transactions were ootside, and indenent .nt of the partner-
chit, —Referred to As Registr.r. Mr. H sward objecting,
as hv clients had come nine 1111t0A, tile Case had been
previously adj some I, god his clients were smarting under
it, and preferred his Honor shoold try the rem —His
Honour said them men went into the expelment together,
and to that extent they were partners.—Tbe reference to
the learned Registrar was conermed.
EQUITY Cant—John Desch Rowe v. Ann Winter—Mr.
Howard, for Mr. Rowe, made an applica,ion in this ca*e.
There were two cottages, which were left in a will with
other properties, and Kr R owe had become the purchaser
of fouelftbs, the other ome-fifth belonsing to Mrs.
Winter, who was pot saluted with the adatMistration of
the estate, and said she would have nothinr to do with
it. The consequence is she !slit* scam with the value of
the fifth being settled at ; but she would not take
the money. She did not object t any order the Court ,
may make, and Mr. Howard asked His Ii moue to make
an order for onedlftls of the property, subject to the pay- ,
meat of Lls.—Tha Judge said it was very wise of Igre.
Winter to commute as otherwise they would have to go to
the Hormel Weds, which would cost £5OO or ittal.
Winter's daughter said this had been in the Court of
Chancery before: it was a disputed settle Pent —Hr.
Howard repeated that Mrs. Wieter ',ova pt touch the
money, as she thought it would ,v jor I c. hns in nogg
matters with regard to the will. —The Jodg. said Wn,
it would not prebulies her at el.—Mrs. Winter's
daughter said -121 h it received nothing under her father's
will—Thu Jude., snub an order for the conveyance for
one-fifth of the property, subject tithe payment of £25,
pi dune to nay the costs.
letsgarritse Dters.—Clothier and Co. v. W. A. Smith.
Gisler for a balance of 41. ils. for boots,—Defendant tai4
ths balsam was left when his mother died, bet ss. he paid
for boots for his little sister, which he himself ordered.
The hill ought to have been sent to his father.—The
plaintiff said the father was not there at the time.—The
ledge, examining the plaintiff's account, said it WM
evident he hit erased the s. and debited Mr. Smith, lutes
of Mrs Smith. It was said of the ostrich dint -hen it
woe pursued. it hid its heed in the seed and fancied it was
not seen, and this was what pisintiff had done ; but it
mattered nothing to his can, as defendant bad hied his
mother's go 4.—Ordered to pay doe month,
OLD CHATTZLIL—Goorgo Lovell W. J. ii.evene—Clisim
for various article*, left by IV Lovell at his lodging,.
He said he had written tor them live or six times, ant at
last begot a very impodent letter.—The letter stated that
if he (Mr. Lovell) would pay for the food supplie I to his
wife to keep her from starvation while he was in the
hospital, he WWI quite welcome is come sod fetch "the old
rattletraps." S owe of the things named he could enquire
of the dustman about —Defendant's wife said that the
things were left by Mrs. Lovell in part payment of the
money her buster:ld owed. As to Mr. L oval'. ho Heed
upon other people's labour, and by begging from the
gentry. He we. a very had•orincipal man.—Mr.
And you are a very bad-principal woman.—The Judge:
Stopi Do not torn this C,urt let, a brawling-room,
remember where you are, or I moist have you removed.
Mrs. Senses wee called, wed said that Mrs. Lovell agreed
to the hoses bettor left with Mrs. Stevens. She spoke to a
list of the goods bowie/ keen drawn vtp. and an arm mg,
mett made, which else witnessed -A-Hia Honour slid this
witness had satisfactorily explained du emits', end gave
a verdict for defendant.

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