Mihail Alexandrovitch Russetsky, who. was arrested on Sept, 20. for having sold an alleged forged Czecho-Slovakian passport. toa. foreigner famed P. Hamm in Shanghai in February last, -was "charged with such in' the First Special Distric Court on Sept, 21, Hamm and his wite recently' returned here from and, according to Liam, {the alleged forged passport had been sola to him by the man in custody {or $28. "The accused, questioned by the Judge, denied this allegation and Holding that the meaning of violent and forcible entry" was an entry' effected by Using an ite force, although the doors or the windows might not have been dam= aged, the Appeal Court of Saigon recently reversed a decision of the French Consular Court of Shanghai favour of the Cle Franco-Américame dt Assurance in connection with civil action brought again firm by 'Dr, M, Gora dentist. practising in 'Cly. Gersh took out a polley' from the insurance frm against Toss oF damage by burglary and housebreak= ing. 'The potiey mentioned that "the Habiuity' of the frm in respect of the property contained in waiting of consulting rooms and/or surgery, of the premises, shall be limited to loss for damage by' theft consequent upon fetal violent and forcible entry of the premises. by" the thief."
Several months after the policy had been taken out, in the absence fof the insured, the greater part the insured property was stolen, the Ulet oF thieves entering the doctor's walling and surgery rooms by" passing. through the top of the window Which was not closed, The insured Todged with the. insurance. firm. a lain for US.$807.80, but the frm the' scope of the gunraniee forded bby the policy. "A. case wns then started im the local French Consular Court by Dr. Gersh who was repre= sented by attorney' Paul "Premet The insurance firm was defended by 2 J. Barraud, said that one Nicolai Ivanof had sold the passport to Linmin. The hearing was adjourned till September 25,
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