Mr. Shepherd's Compass and Captain Hansen's Chits Coming to a decision on the "pro-abilities" dri what he described az most unpleasant case," his Honour Judge Sir Skinner Turner Saturday gave judgment for Captain Miles Hansen against Mr. C.
Shepherd. Plaintiff claimed is. 100 for installing a compass on defendant's motor houseboat, and. Jdefendant, when the case was before the court on Thursday last, denied that he had ever given structions for the work to be done, id alleged that the claim had been invented by Captain Hansen to meet counter-claim for $132.
Tt had been suggested at the previous hearing that plaintiff' simply Eorrewed the houseboat for an afternoon's pleasure trip for him-alf and his friends, and not for the purpose of doing the work in question, but plaintiff now said that he had no' occasion to borrow the boat, as he was a member of the Yacht Club and could use the Club's hosts he wanted to goa pleasure ut put in a bundle of cor respondence to show that while he was attempting to collect from viaintifl the debt of $132, Captain Hansen made no reference to any. claim for Tls. 100, On the cor~ trary, he actually signed an i.o.u, for }$10, "Nor did he mention his cour-fter-claim when Mr. Shepherd threatened to stop his credit.
Plaintiff admitted that he did not newer these letters and that it was, 'a mistake on his part not to do 30.
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