Witness Who Accordingly Could Not Tell a Lie On Tuesday morning in H. M. Supreme Court before Mr.
Xing, Pooran Singh, a moneylender, tought payment on a proamirsory note of $115 signed by the defendant, Kebr Singh, Defendant admitted signing the note, but said that he had paid interest at the rate of two per cent. per ninth and had also paid $45 on the principal. Plaintiff denied that any of the amount of the principal or interest had been paid.
Defendant called Relard Singh, a watchman, who said that he had served inthe 20th Punjabis for 21 years and could not tell a lie, Witness had received $45 from defendant and had paid it to plaintiff at the Gurdwara, where he and the plaintiff were living in the same room. No receipt for the amount was given because there was friend. ship between them.
His Worship, in giving judgment, suid that though there was direct conflict of evidence, he was sure that the interest had been paid, since this always received the first attention. As to the payment of the $45, he was inclined to believe the story of Relard Singh. He would, therefore, hold that the interest! to date and $45 of the principal had been paid. There was '$70 still owing with interest at, two per cent,, and this should be paid.
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