Civil Cases.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1079, 26 April 1882, Page 2

Civil Cases.

Lynch v. Overbad. Mr Lynch for the plaintiff. Mr Jones for the defence. This was an action to recover the sum of £20 for alleged injury done to a mare and foal the property of plaintiff, through an entire horse belonging lo defendant, which he allowed to roam at large. The plaintiff stated that on the 20th of last month the mare and foal were in his paddock, and the horse strayed into it and bit and otherwise injured the mare, causing a large wound in her neck, and nearly killing her. He would be obliged in consequence to lose the use of her for some months, and the foal, through losing much milk from its mother, was also injured. Proof of the horse having bitten the mare was given, aud several witnesses swore that it was a dangerous animal. On the other hand it was shown that plaintiff only gave £2 for the mare, which was all but worthless for anything but breeding purposes. It was admitted that the foal, which was by a thoroughbred horse was worth from £6 to £10, but it was alleged that it had not sustained the slightest injury. After a very long hearing, the Magistrate gave a verdict for the plaintiff for £1, with £7 6s costs. OVEKEND V. IYNCH. This action was between the same parties, only their respective positions as plaintiff and defendant were reversed. The same legal gentlemen appeared. It was to recover the sum of L34 damages, alleged to have been sustained through a vagrant bull, the property of defendant, that had trespassed on plaintiffs land, fought with plaintiff's bull and thereby frightened the milking cows and caused them to give less milk, and ako caused deterioration in plaintiffs stock, the calves by the offending animal being worthless. As in the horse case, the evidence was very conflicting, but a verdict was given for 1,2 injury done to fences,

1 the other items of damage, hi the Magistrate's opinion, not being proved. Tha coats allowed were L 6 123. The Court then adjourned.