In H. M, Supreme Court, on Monday, before Judge Grain, Messrs, Keylock & Pratt sued Mr.
Mancell for Tis, 161 for professional services and the keep of doge, Mr. E, H, Platt appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. J, E, Badeley for the defendant, Evidence was given as to two dogs being treated at the plaintiffs' ken-els on defendant's behalf, for which the regular fees wore charged. The major portion of the account was for keep of a dog at 80 tae! cents per day, which was'the firm's usual charge, "Being unable to get into communication, with the defendant, the plaintiffs kept one dog for several days after it was fit to leave, They had not received any complaint to their charges being excessive.
Defendant's case was that he con sidered he had been over-charg ai as regards an item of Tis, 116, He aid that he sent @ work puppy to the kennels, ao it had contracted rabies. This dog subsequently died, He then sent an Aberdeen terrier for observation, as it had been in contact with tha other dog. Tt did not require treatment, but only watching. He received: accounts regularly and complained to the shroff that the charges were exorbitant, The Judge—By experience is that it is no good complaining to shroffs, bbocause none of them seem to understand.
Defendant—This one speaks Eng-Aish fluently, On one occasion agreed with mo that the charges were excessive, Cross-examined, defendant said that he was quite prepared to pay. as much a he considered reasonable, He know that the plaintiffs charged 80 tael oonts per day for keeping, a dog and he regarded this as all right for a short time, but ha thought when a dog was kept for two or throo months that there would be a. reduction. So far ed, ho took the dog away within week of hotriay that it was so Subsequently, his wife sent the dog back, but not at his direction, 'The Judge said that the defend: had admitted knowledge of the plaintitts' charges and no evidence that they were unreasonable had eon produced. Therefore, there must be judgment for the amount claimed with $30 costs,
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