Tsoxa Waine w: J.-D. Vavonan.
This. was a claim for' $46 alleged to be, due plaintiff by defendant -for. certain furniture supplied to the latter by -one Chou Chu-sing, for payment. of which plaintiff had stood security.
Phe parties appeared in person.
Defendant denied being indebted to the extent of $46, He had hired the furniture at the rate of $3.60 per month, the first instalment. of, which he had paid, but having lost employment through his employer, Mr. W. von Milehling, closing his offices he.was unable to pay any more, The furniture was in the house at North Szechuen Road.and was. being held by the landlord, another furniture dealer, for hix rent,.$9, which he-was. unable to pay: He had asked plaintiff to pay the $9 and remove the furniture, promising that when lie, obtained work, he would refund the money., He had only used the furniture one month, for he had gone to Soochow to open an agency of the Stuttgart Insurance Ca. there and upon his refurl had found; that. his. principal, Mr.. yo: Milchling, had closed.,. He was now suing the latter in the German Court... He had only been in possession of the house and furniture for-one month.
Plaintiff' expressed his willingness to receive the furniture from defendant, as Chou Chu-sing was continuously bothering him about'the matter.
Lordship remanded the case till 10.30 a.m. on, Saturday to eliable defendant the $9 due as fent and return the ituré to plaintiff.
'3rd September.
Tsuna War-nixon v. J.D. VavoHan.
This was n case adjourned from Thursday. The plaintiff claimed $46 for certain, furniture. Defendant alleged that he hired the furniture for $3.60 a month and. that at the present time it was being held by the.landlord for rent, which he had not been able to pay on account of losing his employment.
His Lordship decided that the plaintiff had no right to sue the defendant and that he would have to sue the. landlord fo: the return of the furniture. The case was therefore dismissed,
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