Wednesday. before: his. Honour} Judge Grain,, the adjourned: flouring, took place of the ease which K, ¥. Waung,, caterer to:'the Shanghai, Voluntee: Corps, was the plaintiff in) an, action! aguinst I. W, White the claim being; fon the: amount of chit. signed for food! and. drink supplied His Lordihip: entered: judgment. tow the plaintiff in the sum of $167.44 and S. Hi, Lewis. represented: the plaintiff and Mr, Tycho Wing apeared for the defendant, 'Q: M: $.W.T: Rose deposed' that] hho was. secretary: of the Club, The caterer wag. engaged by! the Club-but.thero was, at the time of. the engagement, no written.contract, The defendant: had. joined the Club in.1922, He had often, seen}) the defendant in, the: Club. but not.
Recently.
The plaintiff, said: that his. shroff Tind: made many, attempts to: collect Defendant. had. never ity but had. always: ask-the. shroff to. wait for the money.
dence was corroborated. by the stiroft.
The defendant said: that ho wa tock and share broker. git not know that he was responsible the plaintiff. Under cross-examination, he denied' that he had promised payment. If had never} seen the shroff and had.never rocaivpd'any accounts, His Lordship remarked that if the! Wefendant. thought that he wag indebted' to the Club: and not to the caterer, did.he (the defendant), not think it peculiar that the Club: had jot asked him to: settle the account? lih think that the Club was give him free meals and whisky. and Bodus? The defendant replied that Me: did not know the money was!
His Lordship:—Well, you ate the food and: drank the drinks and should know. Judgment would be entered for the plaintiff in the sum of $167.44 and) costs. would, be fixed lat $100,
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