States Court for China a judgment was handed down in the case of B.S.
Barbash, a Russian, against H.S. Carey, in which the plaintiff sought to recover G.$600 on a bill of ex-
The case was heard in chambers Judge Milton D. Purdy several weeks ago. Mr. F. Sarda appeared for the plaintiff and Messrs. Chalair? and Franklin for the defendant.
According to the facts set out in the judgment, the bill was drawn up lon October 81, 1925, ang accepted two days later by the defendant. The! transaction arose out of an agreement in which the plaintiff agreed to finance the defendant in order to facilitate the sale of Blanche Automatic Thermostatic carburetter controls. It provided that as compensation the plaintiff should get 20 per cent. of the net profits. All shipments were to be sold in four "-|months or the plaintiff was to take lover the remaining stock. It also provided that, should the defendant fail to dispose of the goods, the plaintiff could claim on the bill of ex-[change.
The bill of exchange, subject to the action, represented Jof money which the plaintiff? advan. ced for the shipment, which was not The goods were still in the hands of the plaintiff, but he was unable to sell them. "He, therefore, Drought by action on the bill of exchange.
His Honour, in his judgment, sustained all the allegations of th complainant and ordered defendant to pay the full amount, together with per cent. interest, from March 28 and costs of the action,
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