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London, England, 1830-02-27 00:00:00

GREEN V. SQUIRES.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a stationer, to
recover from the defendant, who ls a livery-stable keeper. compen-
sation in damages for assault and false imprisonment.
Mr. PLATT appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. CAMPBELL for
the defendant.

The following weir the circumstances out of which the action
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The plaintiff and the defendant, being upon intimate terms, were
one day walking together, when they met a person who owed some
money to defendant. The defendant asked him for payment, but he
said he had it not. The defendant then demanded his watch u a secu-
rity, but this he declined to give. He offered his silver snuff-box to
be placed in the hands of Given, the plaintiff; until he should
have paid the debt he owed defendant. Some time after this de-
fendant told the plaintiff that he feared the person might call upon
him to pay the debt, and might refuse to do unless lie bad the snuff.
box to return to him, In consequence of this Cireen gave the snuff-
box into his possession. Subsequent to this they met at a public
house, and the plaintiff asked the defendant for a pinch of snuff;
whereupon the latter offered him the snuff-box in question. Green
took a pinch, and laid it on the table, but in a short time after took
It up again, saying, that as the defendant owed him money be would
keep the box until he paid him, as the defendant had himself done
by the owner of the box. To this arrangement the defendant ob-
jected, but the plaintiff continued to keep thc'box, and, an alterca-
tion taking place, the defendant sent for a constable, and gave the
plaintiff in charge for felony. He was taken to Hatton-garden,
but no magistrate being in attendance he was locked up all night,
and taken there a second time the next day, when he was imme-
diately discharged.
Lord TENTERDEN said there was no pretence for charging the
plaintiff with felony, and the magistrate who could hesitate to dis-
charge him was not worthy to sit another hour on the bench. The
plaintiff was clearly entitled to a verdict. but it was for the jury to
say what damages they would give to an obstinate man, who had
persevered in doing what he ought not to do until he got locked up
for the night.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages Is.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FEB. 28.
POYNTER V. ROSE.

This was an action brought to recover the sum of 701. and odd,
for work and labour done.

It appeared that the plaintiff, who is an auctioneer, was upon
terms' of great intimacy with the defendant. The latter called upon
him one morning, saying that he came upon business,and that lie
wanted his opinion upon an estate which he was urchasing in
Hertfordshire. The plaintiff accompanied the defendant to the
place, and acting upon his advice, the defendant declined purchasing
the property. Subsequently the defendant engaged the plaintiff to
assist him in the purchase of another estate called Cowley Hall.
On this purchase the plaintiff was frequently engaged, and the
estate was finally purchased for 1550/. A bill of 701. odd was
sent in by the plaintiff to the defendant, in which various sums
were charged for attendance, and one upon the purchase money.
The defendant objected to pay, upon the ground that the charges
were exorbitant. The action was accordingly brought to recover
the amount. The defence to the action was upon two grounds ;
first, that the charges were exorbitant; and secondly, that a
tender of 301. had been made to the plaintiff, and refused.
Evidence was given to show that the plaintiff had been profes-
sionally engaged, and that the charges were fair and reasonable.
Mr. Serjeant WILDE contended that the plaintiff was not en-
titled to recover, as he bad not gone with the defendant as a man of
business, but merely as a friend. He also contended that a tender
of. 301. being made to the defendant, a sum fully equal to the ser-
vices performed by the plaintiff, that he could not sustain the action.
The jury found for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.