S.M. COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 48, 24 February 1903, Page 4

S. M. COURT.

VtSBAX, 23RD Februart.—Before R L. Staoford, *.M. BOILDERi' CLAIM. • B. N. Hcoker v. F. P. Ebbs, claim £l9 Bs. Mr Quiliiam {Govett and Quilliam), for plain'iff, and Mr Ed mun<?s (Mr R C. Qugbes) for de fendant. K.N.Hookerbt tc-1 that be agreed t. eract a (W'ge for defendant at. a cer tain price, latour > nly. Ho gave par ticnlai's of woi k done and matoiial hi bad afterwards r.uppiied. ile disputei in 'ome te-pec*B defendant's wt-cfl £6 10-», for wcrk do" o at thecol t-.gi and at pl»ir>tifi*B property Fr*ul:l«; Pi-rkr Ebb offe ed £lO oj Satur day t - fix 'ho dUput« up. MrEJ'nuo iscio---esa»'i «*■! wi *>•'■ at some length *•» to t'n» W'lk • mate ial ujf'l, =>v I th< c'lar.cs m Eis «c , i*rv«■> were lair a d f « n -®■ t He •ii-1 not lemeinber asking M Edmunds t" sop £l6, the c.n'iac fa'ic Ebba' money. He ted to be paid f >r the extra woi k, etc. ever and above tbe contract Ha suei Ebb-; because he wanted bis mouey. This w<«b the pontiffs ciee. Mr Eiiaui'ds called F. I*. Ebbf, labourer, stated fha Hc ker itg. eed to build the place fo: £ls, >nd iot £l6. He asked Hoykei togi. rt agreement in bu Hock>r neglected fo give it. He de taile<i what matcml had been used at the '»oose, acd the work he had doc< for H j iker. Mi Quilliam croea cx ;mined at some leDgth. Albert Bullcck, formerly employed by Bocker, also gave evidence. Heard Mr Hooker say tie price for the woik was £ls. He also g >vo cvidetca as tc the mit'*rial usfid. His Worship ssid he considered the weigV" of evidence wasio favour of the price for thu W'rk bei;ig £ls ar.d not £l6. All the c-thcr items in Hooker claim appeared to be made cut carefully with 'li > excep'i' n of ne item < f ss, and he con-ider-d that Heck- r was entitled to judjimen'. Wi'u l'fganl t'i Ebbs' counter ho was not s ttisfied withiti.nl would disallow it. Judgment would therefore be fur Hookt-r for £l6 3s, and costs £2 7s. CHINESE LAUK DRY. F. Fabian sued Ta» Lece, the ownt r of a Chinese lau 'di y, for sh'.r! s, collar s, handkei cV-i"fs etc., h<* had 6ent to the wash on Dec -raber 20th, and wbich had not been returned.

The pbinitiff, who conducted his own: ca*e, Mid be was unable to obtain the clothes, al'bou.h he had applied several times for them. lie be'ievel a ticket was obt 'ioed for i lie {•> wis, but he beliavd fh* licke- hj, 1 *-een lost. Mr C. L. McDinrmid, who appeared for Tni Lee, cross ex .mined as to the ar'ie'cs scot, and the ticket received. Eilcn Howell, daughter of the proprie re*B of Chatsn ith House, gave evidence that hhe tcok a parcel of Mr Fabwi.'a linen to tV.o Chifeße lmndry a few days before Christmas. She go;, a ticket in return, a-'d tins sh* gave to h-r m ther. Mr Mac Dial mid p'cduced tie Chiiusa laundry bock, awl nid that the ili-fence was that an !d m»n railed ou January lOtb, and get Mr Fabian's ctothts, and gave up the tiJcet (produced). He called, Tai Lee, whose evidence was interprets! by Chow Wab, give evid neeir accoi dance with Council's cp ning re marks. Bi* Worship siid that; the evidene* of delivery if the was weak, bu' he \>culd have to non-suit the pi •iutifl If people gave clothes to a Cbines< laundry, and got a ticket in hit-rogly phicc, in a foreign language, then i was their own risk. The pkintil would be non-suited, witfcou' c .s's.