(judgment for Defendant)
Judgment was given in favour of the defendant with costs by Judge P. Grant Jones in H. M. Supreme Court on July 6 in a case brought by Bishi Singh against Shar Singh for the payment of $20831, alleged to be owing by the defendant "For the defence, it was stated the plaintif® sent some money to the defendant while the latter was in India, this money being owing to the defendant. Before leaving for India, defendant gave to plaintitt six pro-misery notes made out to himself by Chinese debtors, and asked plainti 0 collect the money for him, Plainti /serit 200 rupees of the money to the defendant in India, Plaintiff stated in evidence that he sent the money because defendant was his good friend, and requested the money from him. He wrote a letter to plaintiff asking for the money, $42 of which had been repaid. Defendant stated that before leaving for India he handed to plaintiff six promissory notes to the value of $750, of which plaintiff subsequently collected $266.
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