London Evening Post in London, Middlesex

Trial of Meares and Shepley against Ansell in Surrey

An 18th century account describes Mansfield ruling in a trespass case over Boreman’s Mead and Mill Croft. The defendant’s agents trampled plaintiffs grass after repeated discharges. Evidence suppression and a forged agreement prompted a new trial order by the Court of Common Pleas, which condemned the verdict as misdirection and noted perjury risks.