R. Snyder appeared for plaintiff and Mr. J. E. Lemiére for defendant.
Plaintiff's petition shows that he supplied defendant with goods to the value of Tls. 3,751 for which defendant issued several cheques which fell due from time to time but which defendant failed to honour. Although repeated demands had moon made to him, defendant had refused to meet his obligations. Hence plaintiff claimed this sum together with costs.
The answer of defendant admitted having handed to plaintiffs the cheques in settlement of an account produced by him on the supposition that it was the correct amount, due by defendant. The statement chance as their that defendant failed to meet his i fellow citizens." obligations by refusing to honour the cheques is denied, defendant alleging that he offered to pay plaintiff Ts. 3,751, less Ts. 1,395.126 which is due by plaintiff to the defendant.
The plaintiff stated that he was a lumber merchant and defendant, was a contractor. He supplied defendant with lumber until the end of the year when an account was made and as defendant said he could not pay the whole amount it was arranged that he should pay by instalments by signing promissory notes, which were pro-Guced in court.
The hearing was here adjourned.
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