DEATH OF BROOD MARE
DAMAGES AWARDED. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received October 4, 11.50 a.m. SYDNEY, Oct. 4. Holding that the joint defendant S. Readford, the stud foreman, had not been guilty of negligence, the jury of four before Mr Justice Stephen returned a verdict for £9OO in favour of plaintiff as against H. S. Thompson only in the two actions, which were tried together, brought by George Bell to recover £SOOO from Thompson and Readford regarding the death of the mare Sundear and foal. After the jury had announced that they had found against Thompson in each case, the foreman said £9OO was the whole amount. A stay of proceedings was granted. Damages totalling £SOOO were claimed by George Bell, of Kandwick, from Herbert S. Thompson and S. Readford, following the death of tho thoroughbred mare Sundear and a foal at Thompson's stud, Tarwin Park. Readford is an employee at the stud. Plaintiff stated that he bought Sundear in New Zealand for a little piore than £2OO.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 264, 5 October 1933, Page 2
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169DEATH OF BROOD MARE Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 264, 5 October 1933, Page 2
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