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London, England, 1820-04-12 00:00:00

HEDGES. r. sovaita AND OTHERS.

The Plaintiff In this case had, under the order
of the Defendants, laid a barrel-drain iu a place
called the Nag's Head-field, Bethnal-green, of the
length of 1,323 fret, fire which lie was to have received
78.9 d. per loot, the drain being three feet in the clear,
and was to have been surrounded by brick-work of
nine inches thick. Some part of the money bad
been paid, but the Plaintiff still claimed a balance
of 136/. It appeared that the building of the drain
had been resolved on by the parties occupying the
houses in the Nag's Head-field, the Plaintiff him-
self being one of those residents. The expenses
were to be paid by a subscription. Mr. Beek, the
surveyor to the Cummissionets of Sewer., was ap.
plied to, so that the drain being constructed at..
cording to proper directions, might afterwards be
adopted by the Cun►rnissioners.
The objections were, first, the imperfection of
the work ; and evidence was given that the brick-
work was iu some parts defective of the thickness
agreed upon.
The Plaintiff had received 4371.

The CHILI JUSTICE, in ti►is stage of the case,
put it to the Jury whether the Plaiut►ff had nut
received enough money, considering that he had
done his work ►mperfectly, and the Pleintiffs would
have the expense of uncovering the whole of it. to
ascertain the extent of the deceit practised.
The Jury depressed a wish to hear tha rest of
the defence.
The next objection was. that it• would coat 43/.
according to evidence given, to make geed thaw
parts winch were known to be defective.
The CHttt► JUITICI now declared that he oast
uotrauit time Phuutill. as the 'sapper of bis eiteestp.

ing the work intrusted to him hsd been actually
fraudulent.

The nou-snit was entered accordingly.
HODGES O. JOHNSON.
This was an action to recover damages for an
assault, and receiving bodily injury, &c.
Mr. MARRYATT stated the case. The Defen-
dant was the landlord of the Plaintiff si house, is
Skinner-street, Bishopagate, on winch some re-
pairs were going ni, under the dirertinn of the
Defendant. An altercation ensued between the
parties, in the COlllfte of which the Defend ut took
violant hold of the Plaintiff's collar. and 'swung
him round with such force, that a coil-Forger, with
whom the Plaintiff was impelled into contact, was
thrown down, aii had his shoulder dislocated by
the shock.

The assault was fully proved.
Mr. Ken•erley, who resides at Kingsland, was
passing, and saw the Plaintiff lying on the pave-
mcut, apt) believed at first that the skull was Inc.a
Witness did not hear the previous Niteroi.
tint,. ..There was another man of whom the per-
sons assembled informed witness that he had been
iiijnred by the fall of the Plaintiff.
The evidence armed the testimony or • medical
man to prove the whole of the alleged injury.
~Ir. GASELEE, for the Defendant, Islamic() the
high prom:i given by the Plaintiff, alleging
that the letter bad called the Delenitant " Thief!"
" Swindler !" and other titles of like courtesy.
There was no plea of justification on the record,
but evidence was given of the abusive and provok-
ing language used by the Plaintiff.
The Jury, alters short consultation. gave • ver-
dict for the Plaintiff—Damages, Is.—Costs. Is.