ments, Bubbling Well Road, brought fan action for $95 against the Cathay Laundry, in HM. Supreme Court, [Werore Judge P. Grant Jones, on Ost. 15. Tt was alleged by the plain-if, represented by Mx. N. A. Ivanow, that the defendants had' opalled an exclusive model dress of hers in the process of dry-cleaning. The Cathay Laundry were represented by Mr. H. A. Rocks, In order to learn just where were the stains on the dress, Judge Grant Jones had the Judge's Chambers turned into a temporary Indy's dress-Ing room to enable Miss Ducoff to ut on the dress.
Counsel for the plaintiff stated that the dress was bought on April 12, worn three of four times, and sent to the Cathay Laundry for dry-cleaning on June 3. On June 2, it was Teturned, absolutely spotted with discoloured spots in front, and the laintift refused to accept it.
Miss Ducoff denied that the marks were caused by perspiration, pointing ut that in April and Mfay the weather was not so hot and she did not dance, Further, if the spots were perspiration marks, discoloration would be ¢x-ceted under the arms and there was Mr. John Holmes Prinold, manager of the Cathay Laundry, said the most probable explanation was perspira-Mien. He had found from experience that perspiration stains showed dur-Ing. the process of dry cleaning for the first time, 'Judge Grant Jones said he had come to the conclusion, from the position of the stains, that they were caused by the eleaning process and not by perspiration, though he would also hold that the' plaintiff was not entitled to the full value of the dress.
Mr. Reeks pointed out that the Cathay Laundry did not accept any ability when work was done." They could not be responsible for any' latent defect in. materials.
There was no evidence that the material was defective, Judge Grant Jones said. and it had not been shown that no guarantee could be given for the dry-cleaning process. He felt was an important case, as it was the sort of thing that might happen again, fand therefore should be settled one
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