The Archive · 1933

PORTUGUESE CONSULAR

COURT

Guarantor Ordered to Pay Loan Tadgment for $470, and costs was ven fr. Lil. Auslander by Dr. Joo ting. as judge inthe Portuguese in Barros erreira da Siva, sit. Consular Court, "in his action against Mr. Carlos Jacinto Machado for the payment of the balance of a promissory. note signed by the defendant. asa guarantor. Messrs.

.C. M. Gutterres, F. A. Alvares land J. Madeira Carvalho were. the members of the jury, while Mr. T. Rangel appeared for the pla Mr. Rangel stated to the Court that the defendant had been the lof $3,200 to a certain Chinese called ie. ¥ Tong. The sum was handed lover to the defendant by the plaint= iff despite the fact that the plaintiff? Iliad never seen or known the Chi-Inese borrower. The promissory which the defendant signed as jarantor, was sealed in the defen~ lant's office. Various instalments were paid by the-defendant, but the sum of $470 was left outstanding itor a long period.

"The defendant contended that responsibility in the matter was governed by the, Portuguese Law. Jand further disputed the merits of the document. Judgment was liven

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