RESTORATION OF GOODS.
CLAIM AGAINST JEWELLER
[Press Association.]
AUCKLAND, Oct. 22
The case of alleged loss of jewellery from (ho shop of James Pascoe, a Karangahape Road jeweller, was before the S.M. Court again to-day. The plaintiff was Jane Brown, who alleged that on the night of a robbery at defendant’s shop some jewellery of hers was deposited there, and that it was lost through the. negligence of the defendant. The value of the property was stated to be £92 17. The claim was for the possession of the goods or the payment of that amount, and £1 1.7 s as damages. -Mr. Kettle, S.M., decided that''the defendant was responsible for the good© and said that in any remarks he had previously made he had not intended to impute that Pascoe was a party in any way to the burglary. Ho hoped that Pascoe would not suffer from misconstruction of his words. It was a matter of neglect on the part of the defendant in not locking liis safe, anddie was liable for his negligence. His Worship gave judgment for £BO. .He said the. claim was grossly excessive. Costs were not allowed,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2329, 23 October 1908, Page 6
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192RESTORATION OF GOODS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2329, 23 October 1908, Page 6
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