The Archive · 1939

Indian Sues Uncle [MASSA SINGH V. INDA.SINCIE

Couwsri: Mr anald, McDonald for Dlaalt and Airs J." Jones: for Before Asst. Judge P. Grant Jones Adjourned sine die)

Shanghai, Oct, 31, An Indian plaintiff told Judge 'P. Grant Jones in HM. Supreme Court yesterday that he had won $3444 in 3 lottery In 1933 and had used the money for making loans. He Massa Singh and he sued Indo Sin for $3400 which, he elated, was tent on September "24, 1935" without Interest "as ey were friends.

Represented by Mr, Ranald, Me~ Donald, plainti told the Court that the defendant was his maternal uncle and that he had lent him the money in Mr. HA. Reek's office at Messrs, Ellis & Hays. Mr. Reeks, he said, was present.

Plaintiff said that he could not read of write and that a promissory note for money lent to a foreigner, was handed to Mr. Reeks. When this money was repaid it was handed by him to Massa Singh as a loan in Mr. "Reek's presence. 'They were ood friends then, he stated nda Singh, represented by Me. 'J. R. Jones, told the Court that Massa 'Singh had' acted as his agent when two sums of money had been lent to the foreigner, the two amounts being $1,200 and $1,800. He denied that Massa Singh had made the loan. Defendant also stated that he had won $14,000 in a lottery in 1983, The ease was adjourned sine die.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account