The two principals in yesterday's case were next-door neighbours in Passage 316 of 3 Route Paul) Legendre and it was revealed in court that friction between the two parties had been of long standing. Tt was brought out that Mrs, Palmer-;|Baker and Mr. Keet had been at logger-heads on various matters; they had disagreed on the right of way to the passage; complainant had objected to the flowers of the defendant growing into her garden; she had also objected to Mr. Keet's placing several boxes of bees on their common fence; on the other hand, defendant had disapproved of the gate to the passage being left opened; it was also the contention of the complainant that Mr. Keet had "told on her" when he informed the French police of her building operations which she had begun without obtaining permission, Tt was this series of grievances which was said to have led to the assault that took place at about 820 on the evening of June 19, According to Mrs, Palmer-Baker's evidence, she had seen a couple of lady friends to the main gate of the passage, On the way back to her own house, Mr, Keet ran out of his house and shouted, "Why did you leave the gate open?" Complainant said she paid na notice to him as the gate was already closed,
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