28," before his Lordship Judge' Sit Peter Grain, Mr. Sassoon [Somekh claimed against Mr. W. Rance for Tls. 38850, said to be rental due for business premises.
'A. settlement was arrived at in' Jcourt on the basis of which his Lordship gave judgment in favour; for Mr. Somekh for Tls. 70 rental) plus Tis, 3.50 water rate. Liberty!
ly. was also granted.
ing the case for Mr, Somekh, Mr. A. E. Seddon said that Mr. Somekh was a French protege, who had submitted to the [jurisdiction of the court and also given security for costs, He (Mr. Seddon) was acting under instructions from Inv. D. E. J. Abraham, Mr. Somekh's attorney, and. was in possession of a Power of Attorney' related to the proceedings. The total amount claimed from Mr. Rance was Tis, 388.50. There special endorsement on the writ jand' a statutory declaration had also been filed by Mr. M. M. Cohen verifying the particulars. Unless Mr. Rance showed that he had a Jdefenee to the action, he proposed to call evidence of service and then Jask for judgment.
Asked by his Lordship whether Ihe had any defence, Mr. Rance sai that he admitted owing two months rent, amounting to approximately) Tis. "70, but he thought it questionable if he was at all liable for the balance of the amount. The business carried on in the premises for which the rent was being claimed was purely and simply a. Chinese Jconcern, of which he had been only fan employee. While he was quite prepared to submit to the court's decision, and was appreciative of [the courtesy and kindness of Mr. 'Seddon, he was out of work and had no means to pay immediately. He had promised to see that the indebtedness was liquidated, despite! his questionable liability, a' promise that had been made on the basis Jof other promises made to him, Giving evidence oath, Mr. Rance added that the name of the firm involved was the Western-Eastern Trading Ca, the title having been so changed from *Universal Trading Ca." He had had nothing whatever to do with the leasing fof the office premises, the Chinese principals alone being accountable for that course of action. He was prepared to see, when his cireamimproved, that all outstandters should be settled.
MIN. M. Cohen, who described himself ax an employee of Mr. D. E. J. Abraham, said that the preines were rented to Mr. Rance and two Chinese in September, 1990. He] had always looked to Mr. Rance for, payment of the rer it. Rance had signed cheques in payment for fand on behalf of the firm. The applications for rent were addressed to the fi After consultation with Rance, Mr. Seddon announced settlement, as stated, and said that Mr. Rance would move out of the premises by June His Lordship, giving judgment, said that the arrangement arrived at was a very fair one and he thought Mr. Rance was being. tre ed very Well. He wanted Rance to understand that to apply" meant found that his fury per= mitted Mr. Seddon could re-open the coe with' the object of effecting. payment of the judgment.
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