Appeals has upheld the judgment given by the U. S. Court for China for $44,865.61 in favour of Mr. Herbert Webb, former editor of the "China Press," who a year ago brought an action against that Faber for damages for. wrongful dismissal. The cable announcing the decision of the appellate court was received in Shanghai this week by Messrs. Fessenden & Holcomb, the legal firm which represented defendants at the trial of the action.
By the terms of the judgment Mr. Webb is to receive the full amount claimed, for which he has been waiting. 12 months, although, the newspaper appealed immedi ly upon the original judgment ing rendered by Judge Purdy.
It was rumoured yesterday that there was a possibility of the case being taken to the highest American court, the U. S. Supreme Gourt, but' no confirmation of this could be obtained. According to an evening contemporary, Mr. Arthur Sopher, managing director of the "China Press," when questioned with regard to the decision against his paper, merely said, "I have nothing to say."
The original case of vill be remembered, was that der a contract with the "China Press" which would not expire until June 17, 1928, he was to receive 10 per cent. of the advertising re venue. At the time of Mr. Webb's alleged wrongful dismissal, he received, $2,000 per month. His contract also provided for passage and expenses to New York' and back which he had proposed to take about the time his services were dispensed with. On March 4, 1924, when he was dismissed he began' legal proceedings. After a fou hearing in June, at which Mr.
Rodger appeared as leading counsel for Mr. judgment was. In addition to $36,850 in lieu of salary he would have received un-det "his contract, Mr. Webb was awarded:—Damages of $1,874.62, salary for 27 days in March 1924; damages of $2,025.55, salary April, 1924; damages of $2,115.44, salary for May, 1924, Damages equal to cost of a rail-Way and steamship ticket from Shanghai to New York, and return, This was fixed at "$2000 and brought the camp Mr. Webb by the U. 8. Court to '844,805.61 (Afexican currency).
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