The Archive · 1920

Claim for Money Lent

At H, M. Supreme Court last Friday, before Mr. G. W. King, Registrar, action was brought by Takeo Tamemasa against Barretto to recover $200 and_in-tore at five per cent. on an I. O.

Plaintif's knowledge of English was so poor that he had difficulty in stating the nature of his claim, but defendant simplified matters by admitting that he owed $200 and offering to pay by instalments of $25 per month. He explained that he had previously paid to plaintiff $100 that he owed him, but he was at present unemployed, as the firm for which he had been working had recently gone out of business. He could only pay $25 a month for the present, but would increase the instalments when he got employment.

Judgement was given for $200] and Court costs. payment to be made by monthly instalments of. $25.

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