A. Serebrenik claimed Tls. 25,000 with interest, upon Bd of aries covering cargo shi y the s Nigretia, dated the 13th of December, 1904.
The Russo-Chinese Bank made a claim of similar nature for Tls. 195,000 with interest.
Mr. Morgan Phillips appeared for the plaintiff Serebrenik, and Mr J.C. Hanson for the bank; defendants were repre. sented by Messrs. W. A. C. Platt, Mr. Phillips said this was a claim for a liquidated amount. His friends on the other side said they had some defence to it.
Mr. Platt asked for pleadings.
Mr, Lordship asked Mr. Phillips if he practically sought to go under rule 14, from what he had said about the defence. Was he prepared to file a statement of claim Mr. Phillips said he was.
His Lordship presumed there was the same form in both cases and made the order for statements of claim accordingly.
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