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dispute might have been settled before one of the regular tribunals of the Colony, and that this Court could have entertained his suit in that respect also.
But is he on that account precluded from suing the Defendant for damages? I have come to the conclusion that
he is not. The Code of Civil procedure- see Introduction-gives authority to
the Courts to entertain suits when the breach of contract occurs within
the Jurisdiction.
The voyage terminated here for the Plaintiff and here he may seeth his remedy.
•Next comes the question : Was the
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Captain justified in discharging the Plaintiff by reason of any misconduct, - for that is the only answer he can
make to this claim!
on
I think the Plaintiff was dis
discharged
-entirely insufficient grounds.
There was no
wer
proof that his habits
or that he
vere dirty or wasteful, ill- used the boy who shared his
any proof that he secretty disposed of the provisions.
cabin. Nor was there
The claim of the Plaintiff to have. a cabin to himself was preposterous, and I have no doubt that he made
himself generally disagreeable in consequence of the Captain s refusal to allow him a cabin to himself. That
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