SUPREME COURT.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13875, 28 October 1910, Page 4

SUPREME COURT.

CIVIL SITTINGS

(Ibfore his Honour Mr Justice Sim.) AT6TIX v. iSTORKIE. At a Civil Sittings of the Supreme Court yesterday, Mr Justice Sim and a i-I'ociai jury oC twelve iso.ard a case in ""h.eh i:ii:irk's Henry. Austin churned ii'om Alexander .Siorm Limited, tho mil of U(jj dnnu-.ges in "connect i-m with a breach of contract in installing a. bilking ma-.-hino tor plaintiff. Mr I-'o.igaU, with him Mr Graham, appeared tor plaintiff, and Mr Beswick, with him Mr I'ayne, for defendant. Mr o*iitli::od the case for plaiiuifi. Dolcndr.iit', ho said, ha! ayiood, en J.uuiary 10th, ICO9. to instal a "llanncU" iniikiu'4 machine l"i' piamtiff, capable of mi'lkiny from li 2t" ;3«i civs per hour, for -Clio, cost <>i erection being extra. Mc road a number of letters dealing villi the negotiation::, ami .slated that finally a mtciiine ■.iliici'i claimed to be a "Hannett'" -Vo. 'J. tint which was in reality i , "•M-orrie," was rut in. This machine had not yiven satisfiiction. as it had been tested •\v an exren and had only proved c.'uw'ilo ->l milking '20 cows h>. an hour, l< , . addition ie h-.ui injured the coy. s .iiv.l cp.u-vii s<i!ii" of th-i! i>errnanci:t injury. It was; claimed ili.-t dclendants had e;:----tirely iisilod t<> inlfil ihoir enntraet. TIU" caiteoilatiou of the contract was rslreu for. and damages, made up as fellows, c!.".;ir.od . — Injury to cows £."2 10s. dimit.ution of milk i'C-i. extras lor travelling, etc., £")0. evidence was in support of pir.intilT's case, and the hearing was unfinished when the Court adjourned until this morning.