This was an action by Mr, August nit, carrying on business in Shang:
Messrs. A. Anderson, A How and R. Fergassvn, the trustees of Mrs, M. Gilmour, to recover Tis, 354.91, expenses incurred through leakage of the roof of a gudowin in Hankow Road, owned by defendants and occupied by plaintiff Mr. RE, Wainewright appeared for the plaintiff and Mr, C. Dowdall for the defen-wright having briefly opened the case, Plaintiff, examined by Mr, Wainewright, said—-I ann a merchant carrying on business in Shanghai. 1 first took the premises in the Hankow Road on lease on March 15th, 1887. In March, 1888, another lease, the present one, was drawn up. My attention was never called by the, landlords to the construction of the godown roof, Tt began leak in May, 1889. I deew the landlords' tention to this in the same month, Lafterwards received a letter dated June 28th, from defendants, stating that the roof had been examined by Mr. S. J. Morris, who was of opinion that the damage was caused by my own neglect in not
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