(Cust for $1.29 tu foes oulsiandlng for nun to. Defender 18 for Blaine, hrs ney' Altman for iocvendants Before Judge Milton J. Hetmick (Gudgment Reserved)
'The re-trial of a sult, for which judgment was given by' default on November 19. but was stayed from execution on December 4 when a new hearing was "ordered, came before Judge Milton J. Helmick in the US. Court for China on December Dr, Josef Fuchs, represented by Dr. A. Grossman, sued Mr. W. K, Grove, for whom Mr. Roy Allman appeared, for $1,470, being an amount outstanding for medical services rendered to Mis, "Grove between April. and October of this year, After hearing the evidence of "witnesses called by both parties Judge Helmick reserved Judgment, The application for a re-trial was made by the defendant, whose law stated that it was due to a misunder standing that he and his client had not been present when the case came for hearing on November 19, Judge Helmick granted a rote provided the defendant furnished bonds to cover the amount of the Sudgment.
Dr, Groseman, before calling any witnesses, said that the defendant had fiven two cheques covering the amount now claimed at the of October. The cheques were postdated, Since then his client had not been able to collect his money in spite of repeated promises of payment by the defendant, Dr, Grossman then called Dr. Fuchs to. give evidence. Witness said that he had treated Mrs. Grove, who was suffer. ing from a mental' sickness. He had sent in bills to Mr, Grove, who had undertaken to pay in cash and cheques, Just before Mr. Grove went 10 Japan he gave Dr, Fuchs two post-ated cheques, which Dr, Fuchs had not been able to cash, Dr. Fuchs ca that the defendant had always pressed complete satisfaction with the treatment he gave Mrs, Grove.
Pressed by Mr. Allman, in_cross-examination, regarding Mrs. Grove's ness, Dr, Fuchs said that her case was very serious because she had high blood pressure, which had ed to temporary Insanity. He had ae vised Mr. Grove to. send her 10 hospital and the defendant asked him to take her into his hospital in Avenue Pelain, He had done so for fen days. Later he closed the hospital on account of a series of robberies." Dr, Fuchs denied that he pressed the defendant for payment. The defendant, he said,-after Mrs. Grove left hospital, had often telephoned him to come over and attend to her, Dr, Fuchs said that Mrs. Grove, at the request of the defendant, had occupied the best room in the hospital costing $25 a day. His cheapest room was $128 day. The defendant, Mr.
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