TWO BALLROOM DRESSES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1649, 16 January 1913, Page 7

TWO BALLROOM DRESSES.

! * COMPLICATED LEGAL .POINT, , ' J (Bj* IWcgraph.—Speolal; Oorrcspohdent.) > - Auckland, January 15. I . A case presenting some, peculiar : teal tures was licarjl .before 'Mr.' IS. C. Cut--3 ten,\S.M., ; at the Magistrate's . Coui't yes--1 terday. • 1 . . . A . young lady 60ine ' months ago took t certain materials to a well-known local , costumier to be made up into ballroom i dresses. The dresses were made to tho ; young lady's order, but she failed to'put l in an appearand? ;to.claim them. ' Alter j keeping the dresses on hand for seme t months, tho costuihicr decided to sell r them,. believing that, the' owner. had no i intention of claiming' tlienii. The dresses - were accordingly sold, but a short time i later their lawful 1 owner appeared, and i Stated .that she had been-unable'to call i before, living to a severe, illness, Which had prOstfated her, and: kept: her in the hospital. When she ' that' her. dresses were lost to ' her,' she promptly instituted ail action, for. tho recovery of tho value of the material, £2 lis, The ~ defendant firni paid the amount bf tho j claimjiito Court, but brought a coUntcr- [. claihl against:tho plaintiff for 4$ 125.,-.for alleged loss on ' the sale bf tho dresses, . owlng ( to alleged neglect on the part of , plaintiff in hot'taking delivify '.cf theni, t • The magistrate heard legal argument on the matter at some length, and stated *• that 'ho! wai Inclined to believe that a wrohgful act had been oolntaitted by'tlio drcssuiaking firm ;in disposing- of the goods. The legal :position' somewhat complicated, however,.And:the magistrate adjourned the case, sine die, lb .enablo himto look into tho, ■ legal' asjiect of; the matter. '