ging wrongfully withheld by the defendant, and amounting io valoeto approximately His Lordship (to defendant)—I have seen your writ. How about theee various articles Defendant—I have to make an application for security of the costs, I desire to employ Counsel, and I have filed so affidavit which I should like permission to read.
Hie Lordsbip—Can you give security for costs, Mr. Pierce intiff Yes.
His Lordship—I don't see why you shoald give security. In the case of British plaintiff, we are not in the habit of asking for security. If Mr.
were a foreign pi be would be red to give security. As it is, he need not. I will give defendant time in which to get his legal adviser.
it imple defence Defendant—Very simple, His Lordsbip—When can Counsel appear Defendant—Any time next week, scoording to a list he farnished, bat there were other things remaining which were his own property. Beyond this, hho still had claim, which be might or might oot bring on, with regard to joint property.
His Lordship—Is it not possible for Mr. Pieros to go and see these things, together with Mr. Green or bie legal sdviver, and take away what was his Tt was absurd wasting time in decidiogthe ownership of a Hongkoog Directory, 1903. If the thing existed it was not worth ten conte.
Defendant gare evidence as to plaintiff! receiving certain things upon leaving his house, for which plaintiff gave an scknowledgement. of things now claimed, be only admitted having " quantity of electrical fittings valaed at about $9, the ownership of which was joint.
His Lordship in giving judgement said: Having hoard all there is to say about it, I am quite satisfied that the plaintiff's object is not the value of these things, because they are scarcely Il, I shoald think that st the outside everything mentioned here is not worth $30, and I am great number of Mr. Green's porsession. Some of the things sent a boxes may have been stolen by Chinese. Nobody knows what has happened to them. Mr. Pi evidently not things for months. In consequence of his feeling of spite, or whatever it may be against Mr. Green, he brings this utterly trumpery action. All there was of his was his share of the value of the electrical fittings, In order (0 dispose finally of the matter, sod order to be quite sure plaintiff' got
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