A Suit for Board and Lodging Mr. A. H, Driscoll, acting Commis sioner for Judge Helmick, last Wednesday heard the case of Mrs. J. C. West v. the China Finance Corpors ton, in the U.S. Court for China." The plaintiff, mentioned at propriotrees of the Western Mansions, 041 BubUing Well Road, alleged that the China Finance Corporation were indebted to her for $202, representing board and lodging for two of their employees. "Defendants lodged a counter-claim for interest in and administration of furniture leased by the China Finance Corporation from the Spanish Fathers Mr. Paul R. Faison, for plainti argued that wording of tt counter-claim was indefinite, in that! the phrase "charged with administration of" indicates a third party not ramed, whereas "interest in" means ownership. He stated that consideration of this claim was unfair at this time, as Mrs. West thereby might be involved in long and expensive legal proceedings with the Spanish Fathers, 'Mr. W. B. Harrington, representing the "China Finance " Corporation, called attention to the fact that first hearing was held on October 16, 19%, and that a similar motion then was' disallowed by the Court upon precisely the same argument, He said was completely out of order, in hhis opinion, that a demurrer should be filed after the Court had declared case ready for trial.
Decision was reserved,
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