Shanghai Building Ca. Sued for 'The case of the Asin Engineering Corporation v.' the Shangimi Building Ca. was opened: in the U. Court before his. Honour Judge Purdy on Tuesday afternoon, Mr.
Schuhl representing the plaintiff and Mr. H, R, Snyder the defendant. The plaintiffs petition alleges that the defendant is indebted to them in the sum of Tls. 2,966.70 for labour and materials used in the: piping and plumbing of the new. Carlton Cafe, furnished between September 1,' 1922, and June 1, 1923, and asks for judgment to that amount, with interest at 8 per: In the answer 5 the allegation part that the only work and material ordered w: covered by four contracts, whic! have been duly met by defendant} and that the items set forth in the plaintiff's claim.were not included in those contracts and never authorized by defendant.
In opening the. ease for the plaintiff, Mr. Schuhl said that was not denied that the work had. been done and the materials used; the point at issue was whether. th defendant had authorized this extra work. The first witness was Mr.
HI Smith, at present secretary of the American Club, but previously the overseer of the Carlton Cafe, supervising the installation of furniture, fittings and the like. He said that the Asia Engineering Corporation was installing.the plumbing under orders from the Shanghi Building Ca. and that the extra work done, for which payment is now being asked, was authorized by the manager of the Shanghai Building Ca. "Mr. P. A. Sargeant, president and general manager of the plaintiff company, stated also that this extra work was ordered by Mr. Bell, in order to comply' with the requirements of the Muni cipal Council and the lessees of the Carlton Theatre. The extra work consisted of the installation of extra lavatories, additional fire protection, and hot water pipes from ithe Cafe to the Theatre.
Mr. H.L. Ait, Consulting Engineer of the Asia Engineering Corporation, gave evidence to the same The case was adjourned until next! morning.
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