The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-05-15 00:00:00

DORCHESTER COUNTY COURT.

SH111111•LL, Toexisy : Before & Everett, KN., judge.
There leas as nosenid number at plaints at this
sonrt—nearly 85, and several tem sieeasously defended.
A DAT LADOCRIVB Clll.ll TOR TILAMPO.—
John Fox a. Charles Atkineoa.—This was a claim of
t:i lits. 8d , for trapping rabbit., harea, woke, and
moat.. Plaintiff was formerly in defendant's employ,
at Woodalord, aa a day labourer, and for six menthe
was engaged trapping rabbits. Its., in his spars time, at
Id. per bead. A settlsonnt was made at the beiponing
of May, 1885, wben dsfeadant allow and *lntll
denim that Fox was to do no mm' trapping exarpt
his day work. Plaintiff sal &maimed from Er. Atkin.
son'a service on th. Btl. of April lank and wben they
settled Fox made this claim, and Mr. Atkinson Mused
to pay it. —Verdict for dermadaat—Mr. Andrews woe
foe ddsooi.
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A WTNroID EARLS MAIRIAOI PORTION.
Jim. Baniways r. Thomas Chitrebill.—This eras an
action to recover a rick-axe. It belong. d to defendant's
father who died ten years ago, at Wriford Eagle, pow
mewed of • pick-me end an only daughter, whom
plaintiff married, and he took the piekmas with her.
Last Marsh defendant obtained the axe by prvtwegang
to borrow ii. refused to give it up, and maid Seruways
.taalingli. Defendant and his mother alleged that
the me had been is the family for twenty years. The
original owner died without kerb* • will. His Honour
pre • verdict f v defendant.

Hors
Elliv—Thie we.. ol4m of £23 18a, for breach of
warranty of • mare. Plaintiff is a dairyman, brag or
Lower Riegel:webs, Teller Poreoeunt, and defender a
butcher, of Catlistook. Mr. Day, of Bridport, appeared
for plaintiff, and Mr. Weston. of Dorchester, for de-
fendant. On the 14th of P•braary Bilk, who had •
mare valued at £29, spoke to CherehUll at lb* Phasic
lon, Dorchester, about exchanging it for his bone,
valued at Ll 3. Defendant said he would warrant the
sore sand, quiet, sod staunch. ik deal was not mak
that day. On the 20th defendant took the mars to
Churchill's resideooe, and he then said be would warrant
her mound. quiet, and good in harness, and stanneb—she
would poll • ton ,n say fair road. Churchill thereupon
dealt with defendant, giving his and his horse for
the mare. The bona were passed from one to the other
at once. Neat day (Wednesday) plaintiff rode the mar•
to Dorchester and was well plead with her. The mare
did nothing till the following raterday, when plaintiff
put her in • light two-wheeled raring rut, containing •
barrel (861 a. of butter, to go to Doolter. The tare
went quietly for KO or 700 yards, and then on coming
to a bill she jibbed sod ran back. Re touched her with
ilo, whip and pot her to go up the hill, when she jibbed
On trying her the third time she week op. The
boa be eitaged for the mere word draw 10 art
up that hill. 8h• afterwards went to Dorchester all
right. The mare rear till Tuesday, the 17th, when he
t...k her in the cart currying aa old lady to Toilet
Whelme—aboot • mile off, and she weet without any
no-h•p. The next day (Wednesday) he pat her in the
art, lades with nine calves, to take to Mr. Harked,
hatcher, of Great Teller. On arriving at the bin seer
Great Toiler, the mare jibbed, and would not go Weber.
The calves were takes front the out but the mare
would at take the empty cart up the kill. The
hareem, it was alleged, was all right. But, in
cram-examination, it we. abated that the altar
was two or three inches too large for the mare, and her
✓aider, were galled. This plaintiff and some of his
• nos., •ajel was done before be had her, but defend-
ant averred that it woe net, althoush be admitted on
leqn• p.eskd that the mare might have • "hit of •
pock" OD the neck when be exchanged her. He aid
the collar being too large for the mare—a three-yea, old
and broken about 12 months—bad palled her, whir
made her jib. Defendant's brother, however, rid
there was a 'bit of hair off up the neck, bat out where
the more pulled. On the night of the 28th plaintiff
,ok the mare back and complained that she was a
but defendant would not take her back—he said
that ehurchill had "wrung" her shoulders, and that
re never jibbed while he had her. Plaintiff said
rather than go to law al., t It he word pay for any
romp he had done to the mare, if any there was.
Aft•roards, at Dorchester, defendant offered to take it
back if plaintiff would give him O. Mastiff said be
would allow RI. Notice was then given that the mare
would be sold at • tartan 467 bat it "8 not dom, on
which defendant said be bail sent lb. Riggs to bey the
mare, but now 'meld bare nothing to do with bar. A
mond notice to sell woe given, and the mare was
offered by auction In Bridport market, and was sad for
£1 to the Mr. Riggs befors-mentioned, and defendant
rode away upon It. Tbk astir wee coasequently
b printiff claiming 30• foe for weeks' keep, 84.
for auctioneer and crier. and £22 the difference be-
tween what the nuns eat plaintiff and what the realised
at the sale. A beet of triremes were celled on
each side.— His HOS/MT said be had no doubt bet
that the mare jibbed en the days alleged, but the
question was what made her jib? Re would take time
to consider his verdict, sulfides judgment at the mat
wort.