Judgment was fendants in the U. S. Court for: China on Aug. 18, when Mr. John Stevens, Jr., sued the Electric Service Corporation for $725, alleged to be due him for unpaid salary as vice-president. Plaintiff was represented by Mr. C. Franklin, "Mr.|Chi N. E, Lurton acting on behalf of the "defendants, The defendant im for $1,400, for outstand-credit, and also for a radio set in the possession of the plainti upheld by Judge Milton D. Purdy.
After a hearing which lasted all day, His Honour gave judgment to the defendants. He said that there was nothing difficult about the case, which was quite clear to him. He understood the arrangement which had existed between the two -president did not commence, till November 1. After going into the matter thoroughly, and. after hearing all the evidence, was inclined to believe the defendants' story. He rejected the d the plaintiff? was not entitled. to recover the money. for $881 had been admitted.
Regarding the counterclaim, that sum of $351 was claimed by the defendants as credit obtained by Mr. Stevens, who was to obtain five per cent. on the sale of two "Iron" stokers, which they alleged was not entitled to, There must have been a number. of these stokers sold later, yet Mr. St made no claim for this commission, and had never done so. He did not think plaintiff was entitled to is commission, as it was apparent that' the agreement between the two parties doing away with the commission was me the sale of the two stokers.
He thought plaintiff? was entitled to sum of $51 claimed by defendants, as this was half the net profit they had made by interchang~ Ing some dearer mac inery for some cheaper.
This was in accordance with the agreement at the time.
According to the plaintiff, he had the radio 6 while according to the defend sented by Mr. I. Janes, merely taken ie to test it, as was the custom. He thought the plaintif should. have returned the set when called upon to do so, on his Teaving the firm early this year, Judgment for this would be entered Yor the defendants accordingly.
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