SEVENPENCE CLAIMED

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 192, 28 May 1934, Page 3

SEVENPENCE CLAIMED

MILK VENDOR SUES CUSTOMER. (Special to the " Guardian.") MASTERTON, May 25. The basis of a civil action taken in the Masterton Magistrate's Court yesterday before Mr J. Miller, S.M., was the deduction of 6d the cost of a postal uote and Id for postage by William Mouat, (railway employee when settling a milk account with Mary Liddington, milk vendor. The claim which was entered by Mary Liddington was for 7d. and was defended. After evidence had been heard the magistrate gave judgment for plaintiff and also allowed witnesses' expenses amounting to 5s and costs lis. Plaintiff was represented by Mr H. H- Daniell. and defendant Mouat conducted his own case.

Counsel for plaintiff explained that when the defendant sent a postal note and stamps by post in settlement of an account for 9s 7id he deducted 6d for cost of the postal note and Id as postage. It was maintained that the defendant had no need to send the amount by post as plaintiff's husband was working in the railway yards, defendant being a railway employee. Defendant in evidence, said the first account he had received was found to bo incorrect. It was rectified and payment was offered the plaintiff when she called at the defendant's houso but she had not change. Defendant considered ho was entitled to the cost of postal note and postage.