Opposite Poles of Evidence in a Compass Case: Mariner and Hotel Keeper "It is difficult for me to know which of you is approximating to the truth," his Honour Judge Sir Skinner Turner observed in the Supreme Court on Thursday in a case in which plaintiff and defendant flatly contradicted each other. The case was a claim by Capt. Miles Hansen against Mr. C. E. Shepherd, for Tls. 100 for services rendered.
'Mr. J. B, Davies, who appeared for plaintiff, said the work done. was that of adjusting a compass on Mr. Shepherd' in master mariner, with a Ticence parish Government, and competent to perform Plaintiff handed defendant a bill for Tis, 100, which was practically the amount he at that time owed Mr. Shepherd, and he therefore concluded that the one account would off-set the other. However, Mr. Shepherd sued him in the Danish Court for $132, and as the procedure of that court did not allow the counter-claim to be set up, judgment was given against Capt. Hansen and he was advised to bring this action, Plaintiff, who is an instructor in the Public School manual training department, gave evidence as to doing the work, and said there was prior agreement as to price. He put in his bill for Tls. 100, which lutely reasonable charge, rided to defendant the chart and adjustment table. De-fondant neither paid the bill nor gave a reason for not doing He never complained. On the contrary, he was pleased with the job.
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