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MARCH PETTY SESSIONS. Tuesday before Messrs. T. Richards (chairman), J. T. Avehng, and W. C. Little.
Thomas Guy, and Matthew Guy, farmers, of Doddington, were summoned for assaulting Richard Marchant, of the same place, farmer, at Doddington. the 2lst of July.—Mr. A. H. Huston, of Chatteris, defended.—lt appeared that the defendant, Thomas Guy, farms some land adjoining complainant’s premises, a wooden fence, belonging to complainant, forming a portion of the boundary line between them. On the day in question, complainant was engaged in tarring his fence on Guy’s side, and was standing in Guy’s garden, when, after some words, defendants knocked him down and struck him in the face.—Mr. Huston, who complained that complainant in tarring the fence damaged his clients’ fruit trees, submitted that Guy had a legal right to use all necessary force to eject complainant, if, after being requested to go, he refused to quit defendant's premises. —Their worships resolved to near the next case before giving a verdict.
Richard _ Marchant, farmer, of Doddington, was charged with assaulting Thomas Guy. farmer, of the same place, Doddington, on the 21st of July.—Mr. Ruston, for complainant, stated that on the day in question requested defendant to leave off tarring the fence, before mentioned, and took hold of the brush to stop him, whereupon defendant struck him and gave him a black eye.—Mr. Ruston remarked that the case, being one involving a disputed boundary, was not within the jurisdiction of the court, and at his suggestion both cases were allowed to withdrawn, each party paying his own costs. |
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