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ing the matter on reasonable terms between the 

 indignant farmer and my hare-brained friend. This 

 case may save some other scape-grace from a similar 

 calamity. 



A case of importance to job-masters has lately been 

 argued in the Court of Exchequer, but as judgment 

 has not yet been given, I only refer to it as one 

 which, under similar circumstances, must hereafter be 

 considered as an authority. It is the case of Quar- 

 man v. Barnett and another, and it was argued on 

 the 18th Feb. 1840. The action was brought against 

 two ladies to recover compensation for injury done to 

 the plaintiff's gig by a collision with the carriage of 

 the ladies. The carriage was served with horses by 

 Mr. Mortlock, a job-master, and the horses were 

 driven by a man named Kemp, to whom he paid 

 weekly wages. Kemp always drove the ladies, by 

 whom he was supplied with a livery coat and hat, 

 and also paid two shillings for every drive. On his 

 return home one day, after setting down the ladies, 

 Kemp, who happened on that day not to be wearing 

 the livery, but only the hat, quitted the horses for a 

 few minutes to change the hat for the one which he 

 usually wore. While he was thus engaged, the 



