Two moneylending cases in which both the plaintiffs and the defendants were Indians, were heard by Judge P. Grant Jones in HBM. Supreme Court yesterday morning, judgments being given for plaintiffs in both cases.
Chanan Singh, a jailer in the Ward Rond Jail, was the defendant in the first case in which Ran Singh, a professional money-lender, claimed payment of $300 due him from the defendant. Chanan Singh told the Court that he had only borrowed $150 but that he was willing to pay his debt at the rate of $1 per month.
Though he insisted repeatedly that all he actually owed, was $150. the Judge told him that as he had signed a note for $900,. he would have to pay that sum. Judgment for $420 being amount owed and costs, was then delivered, the defendant being ordered to make payments at the rate of $5 per month.
In the other moneylending case heard yesterday, judgment was given in favour of Labh Singh, in his claim for the refund of $600 lent to Sarwan Singh in 1994. Sarwan Singh was ordered to make monthly payments of $10.
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