SUPREME COURT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2165, 2 June 1914, Page 9

SUPREME COURT.

SEIZURE of a motor car CLAIMED AS DAMAGES ; His lldiiniir Mr. Justice and -i jury of fwtlro were oc;c i.ijiiocl th i out .yesterday in the Supremo Coiirt, hearing the e;ise of Trengi'ive r. 51'Gili, imairing a claim i'of jCSTi, as damages 'or ..the ■ Rokiire ant} detention of a motorcar. Jl r . A. Dufin a.nsrami for Iv 1 l«-my 'i Prengrote, of x lilo ' s,r uicciiariic; atnl Mr. n• ft.air, svitj) Mr, Cools, -appeared f>f .tleientlant, Join, M'Ojli, of Volminion. tumuiniT-Jttai iHascHi. Plaintffi's Evidence, . , ' aw Henry 'J'lvngroro saitl tjmt AiiiitisL. I:)!;!, ) iS divided to se«!iM ft mow-tar tj, bp n SCT j f O ,. j-,i r( , j n - lls business. lie heard that airs. VVilliatus, of lj.obsoii Street, hat! f ar *9?' sa '*?i and, after an interview, Jim. .Vdliains• intimated tlrafc lio eaiild feav-ft the ear far £100. He tittn ajvpronel*vi.;| M'Gill, with a request that' !;W should fiHßiieo bite. 3.fGLll aniil ho inspected .tlx? car, and suijsrriKeistly vamu ;o see Mr. Macintosh (Mr. Wiiharas's accountant), Jlr, MGitt telling mm on the. way i>ot- to inforin Mr. Marmtoah that lie (M'Gffi) was buying iho t«n iwr iiittiPSs, bift that hp (wikitss-s) tfas it .for Mlvr runner negotiations, t-lio priefc was ri 1 - flticttfl to £120. This fra-ii acc^pt^r), .* harhjg been pnid by .':' i ijrU Sl vrtiiK&s tfjo'k raa£ssssiott of tliu fur.

"£SO for Load af £120," Plaintiff went on ta state that. M'Gill ftuscl that ho would have ta .charge witness.£oo For Hhe) loan. WitWOSS replied that h« thought it- was ft rather 'r . * 1110u t nHfl ckf.-iidaHt remarked that Uit\y iiad got possosskm of a very' fiflod car s niielj by weekly payments of • would sqoii he able to nay liip amount oft-, Wituess accepted tie twins. am! a bailment was .prepared a week or two Inter. Witness at once pr«i:«dj»! { 0 thoroughly overhaul ' poi'ti.ojjs of ife ear. Ho niit! ins so)! were ojijjaged for jsijt weeks bis the effecting repairs ami t-eHOt-atviviis a fair cshafge for u-iiieti would bave been botweoit j(}00 and Aftogeither Its paid £4.1 to M'Gill.

To introuuco Motor-car Business. t iMowtat bad told luiu (plaintiff) that he could be a valuable jjian to him. Ht> had Mime money to jc-.t out., and, if o{ 'h c 'i' WS to ii;iaiif'e-. Ite (M w»il) would pay hint a commisu afciiess jntrodi'K'cd a man Haivied L 'v desired to irws himself from , tv -liiibilUy to luglis tiros. llns.is-TMs ' Wontuatal.'iii this matter, and .M'Gill offered witness £15 for' bis services-, j w.-iieu sum was accepted. M'Gill asked ! "W-h if he would have i-lio- £-lu iii cjisl) ol ' t«ko credit on tire ear for i!.' W'h-fii'-ss Feplied that it iv<jui<i swit i»im vwy to tnlie credit Jor tho amottjit, as gi't his (iar elo-af as »soon as possi'Mc. At-.ii later ftago l;o ijfonclib ■ Hiidci AJi M'Gilj's jKitice a eaJ cewiwcl •\ " -I'l1' 1 • and M'Gill saM tljiit, wi-teess couid find him a buyer for tho ear, he' would piir.-hasi! it frain iass, Witness liitrodEicod a luiyt-r jiamed Scott, and M'fjfli wctrt to Ifoss and fia-W ovef tho snoney. Boss ism*' wi.tuess £5 per oommissioiii of whlc-li il'tjiil Si-OTSftqiwiiUy claimed, ami \yas paid., 4-J 10,, In due cofirio ;Sco : tt- piTrcbasL'd U.o !*ar, whirl- bad been bought from lioss, iiiid M'Qill cave him t'ho «amo eommi-ssiou as in- i!:<• case of tiro fflreMOite car, £15. Witness <hd work on Sfifett s oar to tho y-alue of fof wi-wwi i\[ v Gi.li agreed to pay. When tho repairs TOj-ro completed, M s Si:ll said to lnm: "Hh the oomuiissions afd this Will bo about iii

No Coniplalrtts by M'CliL lij) the (lay of the seizure or tho far, Mr. M'Oiil had .iiever inado- anv deii'md oa bin-, for paMueiit, Al'lieii i 10 ear Was bought from Mrsj William.u ftero was an instuauco on it, bun fcJio ii;s;!rai;eo eoinpauy would .not agree totho transfer, Alwiil 6'aid that he ft'otild msufo the- ear, and the premium jteymei'its Avoiud on to the Qi'd.iiutry pay« ■fliMts witness was liable for. AtMtHll's request wii.n.ess tilled in the. imrJ.'ieuTrtrs in tho flpplinatjoii for iiifjurattee, with the e'seeptiou o-f tho pneo iii which the car was bought. Tlie ift-= stiranee- premiums- wer& to come to £G a yeftr. No d'Ciimtid for tho payin'efit of the prefniiuiis had ever bec-ii 'made by tfpkTiiisurt.

| Tiio Gar Soizect. '■ OnjMarcl) & hisl Wji's engaged- ; filoamug his car 4S ftyi> mintjtos to. g»s , m t«e wlreji .M't.lili came i«f tu mm and said: "ion arc like iho | i ' e ' st of tk.30i." % Witness replied: "Whom ido yon HiCiM'i , J '' M'Gili ''Ncish ailrj jjooti." M'Gitt iiiriiiar said timt )«4 wanted .CIO irom witness at. oaee. Witness rciiiofistrntel that, instead of him tiding Ji'Kiif. £1.6' jf'Gffi !""« iiO- said that it whs •'•Mke his —— check"' t<7 Expect combiissiwi on cars which had licv'.i thrown hack on ins bauds. At request Witness Ui.il: sorae rfi&ior .g&jf down to Magnus SaHtlersmi's garage, nwd vrhon atr that garii-o. ' M'Qill sa-ld: ';I am going t« detain tins tiU'. iX's my car, you've broken year agt'eonwnt.," _ Witness siibsofraoiitly wrote to M'Gilj telling Mm tjiat lit! was fen titled to written notices of intention !o seize tl'u? citr, Ho afterwards gfcr, a fetter tram de-f Mutant, an a notice. Stat* iiig that the car had -bOoii seized because the ivntoi was id .Urea:' and the agroo- : i!iei:t. had been broken ii:i other j Wftflttifi y.enc on to say that im dematid ! !"f |>»ymeut had ever bftcn msdo on S him.

J Knjpst -Witliafti Treniirove,. son of ; |daintW, cerioboraled tiro ovidoiwo ©f i the previous Witness as to cqhvoi'sr- , tions niifl lsegotiatiuiis wil4 dcfonihnt ! ■,!(> to Kebrunry 8. ' Iteftry Sft'otf, motor driver, gave «vii doiicy ■reg!iw.lin;r his purtflinsfi of n car <«i bailment from Jl'Gill, bitting boen • ! introduced bv Trmigrove,' Charles Voting, toxieab propricrtm',.. said that according to tlie way ilic oar lflii when' Tifiigrme first hfli'l it, ami flic sound of the engine, tie sfoonld $tty thivt the car w;vs in gfiod order and o'qi\» ditiow. . 1/Videnee as to imjiroveiiients efetod mi the ear by ]I.Vei!i£r(ivo was gireii by I',. liiincim, taxionb proprieter, wl'm Said ibat he Used to drive jJrs. Wifliaitis's far previoiisly to its being., sold, and i'lioiiias Patrick [?voiis, uaraao pfopri"tm, olesed plai'iitiff'g cjiso.

Mr. Blair Raises an Objostkm. | Mr. Hlaiv Bitiri h(* was in a position of | great (iifliciilty. KvukMiep. luul toon leij ■ on like basis of «u'w<?r.shj{> of tha oar, :U«! eriikiitlv plaintiff cOHSfilwcd tirat hp ceuld got jmlsment although Jvo ha>l Ti ';' i " r ' 1 ] pn'J the car. His Icarace'l fi'icwt eonW not claim damages on' tho t)»sis <?f ow-ners-hip, Irecnitso'liis eonlci sever liav-e hOMtae Vise ottwr except on t.I;VW basis of Jill.vilig ij'in 11!' (lie money. Bis Hciiiom-: Uniter the iuiihu. Hi he hnd the right to possession which was disturbed, ;i!*d, if di>;torhviil, tit for thai; and damages for it;? wiusovpitcos sviiioh raisonably flovwd froijt it. Mr. lihi.it .sisid hi: WHS piiU'tii-d Jo know how Ohiiiiliff |,; s Mis iiiiitoitr: Thai, can i>! floured np More (he ami lei- is vrfenwl to tl'Rs jury. Continuing, His Honour w»<*cstcil Blair should o|ieit his cuso to tJio iurj; oil tJu'i ciitsO <:(s submitted

by phiMiti/l'. and clear up the oilter n.iatters tim lolloivtHg muraiiig. oefciiifant's Evidcncu. Mr. Uluir brio-fly addresset'l tlw jury, and then willed Jolm M Ciii, dek-nd-••tnt. Witness sakl that hi; fivst Uiet Ireiigrave at the latler's house. A Sew days aiter'.vnrds TrMgrove, acco«i« puttied his son, came to witiiess, and asked hiiu to finance liiin in Uss pureliaso oi tlio ear, a. stun of £80 being riasiie-tl. He inauei'tcii the eaa-j and subspr|tK>ntly pnrcliftsed it for £120,. He i-n,sr!ict.l it (or £2i)t) at a piemituH ®f x'G per annum. Tt'eKgi-Qvo, rju several nceasimis, volijntai-ily promised t-o pav mm tliß ifisijranee motioy. The ear wa« soJ.d. under to for £1/0, to be paid at the rate of £2 P-«r vseok. Be frequontjy asked TrcnSi'ove fer piiymeut iuslnlmeß-ts, and ie■peatediy -went to ihe taxi-stand foa- that I'l'rpose, ■ \Vhett the matter «rf cnasing the Qrwlaiiti, or Hossi, car \riis being discussed, he asked. Tr«i>grov« ffhist In* es-iwetcrl t« ffet out «f <Jw transaction, ami TroHgrove sum svlintovet ewwiiissioii he (Sj'Gili) approved. No decislau was eonif- tti; but witness sihd that he would allow a commission if the business tvirm'd out satiiif'actorilv. 'Uio saiii fjf £1,3 mav tiave been liieittioiK'tl by soinek/fiy, 'bnt at- no. tiit» lind ijc« ever agreed to a snm boitig deducted from the nuiaunb of the fJa.v-. Jl-afits. a matter of fact, i';o shmv<;d tire tmanm} jjositiou in rognnd to on. very reeoipt he gave hiin. A'eish was brought alottg .after: the car, Jiciiigiit. frotn li-rtsa, l.vnt-i hw.i, sold to Scott. At no time was any j mcfiiwi.l wado of oommissioii in tin? case • of Keish's car, Iti to tho Over- i iiind car, he paid £380 for it., find spent, £41 on ii, and sold it oiui lia-iitncsitt for; £220. frith pichveon mn-ulhs la i-mh, ; He had, in addition, to pay fot-insMr-' aura afriiivst .tirc, Tlio iwsl'iimi \\~-as that- he bat! Ui ta&e all the risk of tia.n>iieo and s»isli3p. Tfongravn's car bad iiot been touched since it Was placed in Saii/Jersoii's jiara-io. Ho would gladly- take £5:0 for it. Further iiearitijj of tlio ease was adjourned until this nvoniiiig afc 10 o'clock.