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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAL. THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1933.
CONTRACT CASE
JUDGMENT GIVEN FOR
PLAINTIFFS
lost | sold and
imply that the sellers" have possession of the goods propose to regain it.
No Delivery.
LONDON JOYFUL
"CROWD GREETS TWO In the present case there has boon
EX-PRISONERS no delivery, It has been assumed in Notice of appeal was immediately argument that the sellers tendered
London, July 5. given when the Chief Justice, Mr. buyers rejected. But
goods under the contract which the
Amid acenes of tremendous en- oven that is J. R. Wood, yesterday, gave his not NO. It
clearly from the thusiasm, Thornton and Mac- deferred judgment for plaintiffs in an correspondence that thesa
goods Woro action in which Keller, Keen, and never tendored in fulfilment of the Donald, the two British engineers Company, Ltd., of 10-17, Connaught of falliment. At the outset of those prison, stopped out of the train in contract. They were offered in lieu recently.roleased from a Soviot Road Central, were anod for $1,800.
negotiations, the defendants, frankly Liverpool Street to-day. A huge Plaintiffs were the Kwong Yuen and honestly admitted the mistake crowd greeted them. firm, of 217, Queen's Road Central,
which had been made. and their claim was in connexion with the non-delivery of 64 pieces of blue serge valued at $2.00 per yard.
|
The interpretation of Clause 10ficially were the Chairman and Among those who met them of- which I hero adopt seems to me to bo evident on its own innguage, but other
of Motropolitan-
officers
•
I would add that it would require | Vickera, Ltd., for which firm they Mr. H. C. Lim, instructed by Mr. very explicit terms to embody the were working in Russia when they P. II. Sin, represented plaintiffs, and manning for which the defendants were charged with sabotage and Mr.. Leo D'Almada, Jnr., instructed by have here. If the clauso is Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared tion would amount to this, viz, that
espionage. avail them to
such a construc-
Friends and relatives, too, were for the defendants,
in any circumstances whatsoever the thore. Smil happily and way- sellers could, on a claim by the buyers ing to old acquaintances, Thorn arising, escape Habilities for fulfilment of their contract by a more ton and MacDonald pressed declaration that it was their inten- through the throng. tion to retain the goods. Tho clauso
The Judgment. : The case was heard on Monday, when his Lordship reserved judgment. Yesterday he said:
This is an action by buyers under a contract for the sale of goods. They ape for damages for delivery.
под
It was over the altercation.
In my opinion does not say this and which followed the trial of those does not mean this.
engineers, and their comrades, Furthermore my construction is that Great Britain raised an em- non-supported by the Chinese version 'in
against Russian goods, the contract of Clause 10 which apargo
ears to speak of "we take in the which was lifted with the release
of Thornton and MacDonald.- Reuter,
For protection against the claim the sellers rely upon a term in the contract which is as follows. Clauso 10-If any calm is made vellers re- norve the right to take over the cargo for their own account and no com pensation can be claimed by buyers.” I will assume that the sellers have hero purported to act under this clause.
The question remains whether in the circumstances here arising, they сла by taking this step esenpe liability in damages for non-delivery, In my view, the above clauso only operates when goods have been de livered to and retained by the buyer.
goods."
A submission has been made, for the defendants that damages to bo awarded, if any, should be merely nominal. This submission la based upon precedence where goods sold have been delivered under a contract and have boon returned to the seller, but in the present case thore has been no delivery.
In my view this claim sucéceds. I therefore enter judgment for the plaintiffs for the damages claimed with costs.
An Appeal.
Mr. D'Almada asked for a stay appeal.
of
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