The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-02-02 00:00:00

BRIDPORT 0011,TY OurRT.

FIUDAT.--Before Mr. T & P. Luxor, judge.
There wen: Ur original plaints, I adjourned summons, and W
judgment saintIMILOS. but tho majority id theft won, settled
out of court or disposed of by the Nolatatrer (Ur W. U. Lanky)
flio !loamy took We at at half-peat ton o'clock.

A Ginti-llT•nliinti NMI TS.
Pope,ard CI. brewers, Durehoster, v. Edward and
RhsabetA Norman, ileivitiort. At the ectolver Court the defeu•
dant. were mod by the plaintiffs for the SUM of £3l Cr it being
attempted to pnive that they were the estvutors Ife mon fort of
the late 'Or Jom. Hockey, of the sun Inn, by whom the
de it 11..ii1 incurred. After hearing the evidence, however, his
Honour decided that their liability wag not proved, and the cam
wee dioniseed. At the folloaing Court (November) Elisabeth
Hockey, old, of the late Jame Hockey am sununonol, and
judartMlit against her was accepted, and an order was made
for payment forthwith. In niiNalitin • quantity of household
goods wise seised by the 1.-Miff, and soil by auction in the
market-place; but It eubecquently appeared that these gousis
belomnal to Mr &leant Norman, with whets Mrs. Hockey
lolgol, and at the January Court enaction was brought 5010.%
the plaintiffs for the recovery of the value if the good. relied
the ans..utit, howevvr hod bran psid into Court, and so the
affair win not gone Into. Today fresh procesmuure worn taken
be Mews k:l.lridge, Pope, and Co., for whons Mr Howard
(W., mouth) appeared, for the pumas of attar:him/ the debt to
the defendant., to 11110U1 the deceased had given glee Monty
latfore hls death, which it was maintained wee part of the
emote.- Mr llowanl, loorever„ 'laud for an ailjourzunent, en
the ground that he had been s. oecumed of late he had not had
time to give the cue due consideration. -Mr Lehrh(lierudnote.).
Ode' resemeuted the defendants, objectsal to this mune, liming
Drat his Honour had already delivered judgmeat on this
queetion !Logan' said bdi,l not wish to argue the point
at all oew he merely wished for an adjournment, and am
P"P"vd to., the costs .4 to-day.- -lii. Honour said he saw
no manes any he should Ina the matter ; at the emu°
tune he did not promise that h., would hear the use again, as
It manned to him he was wont to reverse the decision be had
rciedi:usi ly kthen Mr I deli said the Honour had alrenly
that the al.)0 heal been given by the duodenal to hie
daughter, Mrs Norman, for the maintenance of hi.
Honour said It appeared Mrs Nonnan had given g • to each
the children at the death of the father, but Mr Leigh mid that,
was not so, It worn Mr• Hoo.ey Isho had given the children tS
each. Mr Horkey, being at the point of death, mid to his
daughter. "Hero is £lOO. take care of, and keep your mother."
lie maintained it vat purely • gift, and thatlir Hockey had
acted in • very proper manner. -Mr Howard mid it persons were allowed to dispose .4 their pruperty In this manner It
would ismer do. Muppee • man owed £l,OOO and three weeks
Were his death gave away all he had -were his ceo-blOwn n. be
cheated in that say? Ile felt ewe he should be able to pn..ve
to Ills Honour by many came in point that the delandante
were Honour granted an adjournment.
garrotte. want.
Cherie.. Moot, L *lon, . Joao Bror..
ISs, for • quarter'. rent of odtage Mr Leigh amours' for
defendant. Plaintiff mid Ole defemlant had occupied • cottage
, helongiog to him, which be left in April, without gh log notice a• ise ought lo have d or, • quarter's now., . mth,
elk '
beingl agreed on. -Crmaelainined by Mr Leigh, he mid
the deft/sant did not n on the pehrtury teeoL
did he sell hint he e mid leave ari soon as he had • atm: '
tin —Defendant said he left the cottage in April ,as Valeta! had stated, but he gave notice the Vhdi of Fehrum7
reseeding;
plaintiff twit pmemaion uf the garden attached to the coolie La Marsh, said removed Wage from st. The