This was a claim for $70 for board and lodging for 28 days.
Defendant admitted the claim, but alleged that he had had no facilities to pay, as plaintiff had sealed up all his private efivets.
fe was earning something, by work for an Insurance Ca., and there was every probability of his being able to settle the debt, ete. in the course of a month.
His Honour said that a lodging house keeper had the right of sealing up the effects in a case of this kind.
Defendant said that amongst his effects was his father's will, which he required in order to "apply for probate. H- wid guarantee payment within a month if his effects were given to him, His Honour gave judgment for the amount claimed, which ws to be satisfied before the 30th Sep'ember. He would d rect the plaintiff to hand over to she defendant all his eff cts, and the Court would see that the judgment was satisfied.
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