DRURY V. SCOTT

Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England),
Saturday, April 10, 1824; Issue 3702.

DRURY V. SCOTT,
This was an action to recover the value of a dog
which was killed by the defendant's gamekeeper. It
appeared in evidence that the plaintiff's servant was
out with the dog ( a lurcher), and that when near the
defendant's residence at Woodhall, he killed a hare.
The defendant's gamekeeper came up immediately
after; the servant threw the hare into a ditch, and
the dog instinctively ran away, the gamekeeper having
previously sworn vengeance against him. The
gamekeeper then seized hold of the man, and the dog
seeing this, returned to defend him. The game-
keeper threw a cord around the dog's neck, and
brought him to his master's house, and there hung
him. The servant was convicted of poaching, and
sent to the House of Correction for three monthes,
The only defence was that the dog was a lurcher, and
was found in the pursuit of game.- Verdict for the
plaintiff - damages 40s.