Judgement for Tis 18,782.68, with the assignment of a debt due to the defendant company from the Hong kew Hotel of Ts. 14,016.75 nnd costs for the plaintiffs, was given in H. My Supreme Court on November 21 by the judge, Sir Peter Grain, in final settlement of the suit brought ently this year by Dunn Sing-yi against, the Mechanical Equipment Ca. for Tis, 80,204.45. 'The plaintiff was sented in' the original heaving by Mr. M. Reader Harris, and later by Mr. M, B. Brown; defendants were represented by Mr. A Covey.
In his judgment delivered on Bay finding in the main in favour of the plaintiffs, his Lordship remark certain items of the claim fin which it was very dificult to arrive at the exact amount advanced by plaintiff, who was employed as compradore to the defenr:: nt com: pany. "This is a ense for an a countant. not for this court," he with reference to these items therefore there will have to be an account taken or a sum-agreed to by the partis at to the exact amount of interest due."
Mr. M. B. Brown outlined the "agreement come to between his client and the defendant company' and asked for judgment with costs. Mr. A. Covey disputed costs but was over-ruled. In brief his Lordship gave judgment ar fol-ows:—For the plaintiff Tls. 15,782. 66, with the assignment of a debt of Tis, 14,015.75 due to the defend company from: the Hongkew, Hot xiving leave to apply to the court
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