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LEAD IN STOPPERS. QUESTION OF PUSHING SALES. SUM OF £250,000 INVOLVED. '■'"" (United Press Association—Copyright).. SYDNEY, March 7. Judgment on a number of importantissues in favour of B. Davis, Ltd., wine and spirit merchants, of London, in a claim for £250,000 against Tooth and C, Ltd., was delivered by ".Mr Justice Halse Rogers in the Commercial Causes Court. The amount was claimed as damages for breach of a contract under which defendant company accepted an agency from plaintiff company oto sell Watson's whiskies in New South Wales.
The Judge said the defendants had failed to make advocacy of the sale of Watson's whiskies the feature of their business in Scotch whisky. They had followed the easy course of accepting orders rather than "pushing" for orders.
The Judge also* found defendants guilty of negligence in the bottling of watson's whiskies, in the course of which liners composed mainly of lead instead of pure.tin had been used in the stoppers'. Discolouration of some of the whisky had resulted, causing a setback to the reputation of the whisky. The question of damages will be argued on Monday. It is understood that the costs in the case already exceed £20,000.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 125, 8 March 1935, Page 5
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