A settlement which Judge P. Grant Jones thought was entirely satisfactory was reached in H. M. Supreme Court esterday in the action brought by (Mr. A. L. Mavromatti, a Greek
[The action was for the recom architect against Mr. J. A. Thompson.
800 alleged fees due to plaintiff for certain plans which he had made for the defendant for a realty project which had been abandoned.
At the adjourned hearing of the case day afternoon, it was disclosed it the parties had reached a settle-ut whereby Mr. Thompson agreed jo pay $4,000 to plaintiff while the Tatter's costs were divided between the parties equally. Mr. K. E. Newman appeared for plaintiff while Mr. Thompson conducted his own: defence.
The case first came on for hearing last week when Mr. Newman submitted that the plans were in connection with building scheme on a piece of land on Rue Bourgeat which the Hongkong Reality Company, with whom Mr. Thompson is connected, had leased from the owners.
Tt was contended by the defence toat there were many faults in the designs submitted by the architect. At the outset His Lordship pointed out that this would have to be proved. Plaintiff told the court that there was no written agreement between him and defendant regarding the payment to him of certain monies in instalment. His Lordship observed that an agreement could also be implied verbally.
Objections During the cross-examination of plaintiff by defendant counsel objected to some of the questions and submitted that Mr. Thompson was trying to make his client admit he had made Some mistake.
During the hearing Mr. Thompson suggested that certain pencil markings on specifications submitted by the architect a year ago had been made only recently. Counsel thought this was a serious allegation and Mr. Thompson interjected that the summaries looked remarkably fresh for a year old marking.
In the witness-box plaintiff gave evidence refuting the allegation that the designs were faulty. The first inkling he had of it, he said, was when he saw a written defence of Mr. Thompson in Mr. Newman's office.
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