Newton Right of Way Case: Further Hearing – To-Day: At the Newton County Court, to-day, a good deal of interest was centred in the right-of-way case, adjourned from the last Torquay Court. — Mr. BOND, of Buckland Farm, Newton Abbot, is plaintiff, and Mr. DOBSON, Newton, defendant —Sir Walter Phillimore (barrister) and Mr. Mackay, Exeter (instructed by Messrs. Kitson and Co., Torquay) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Metcalfe (barrister) (instructed by Messrs. Hacker and Michelmore) for the defence. — The claim was the nominal one of Is for trespass by defendant upon a road leading to plaintiff’s farm, near Penn Inn, and the contention of the defendant was that over the road in question there was a public right of way. The first witness called today was Mr. Pinsent, wine merchant, of Newton, who said he always regarded the road as a public one — Mr. Reed and a number of other witnesses gave evidence, and it was pointed out that the road was used freely by the public. — Mr. Reese said he had been in Newton since 1842, and on one occasion he rode through the lane to Netherton, and on several occasions he had met quite 50 people there. (Case proceeding.)
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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901