LOSS OF JEWELLERY.
"~ 0 — ; CDX TELEGriArn—rUESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland; October 22. / The ."case of the alleged loss of jewellery from the-shop of James l'ascoo, a Karanga■liape Koad jeweller, was before the S.Jf. Court again to-day. The plaintiff was Jane Brown, and the defendant Jas. Pascoe. The .plaintiff alleged that 011 the night of a robbery at defendant's shop some jewellery of hdrs was deposited there, and that it was lost through the negligence of the defendant. The value of the property was stated to bo £92 17s. The claim was for the possession: of the goods or the payment of that amount, and £1 7s. as damages. Mr. Kettle docided that tlio defendant was responsible for the goods, and said that''in any remarks he had previously made ho had not intended' to impute that Pascoe was a party in any way to the burglary. He hoped that Pascoe would not suffer from a misconstruction of his words. It was a matter of neglect on the part of the defendant in not locking' his safe, and lie was liable for his negligence. His Worship gave judgment for £30. Ho saidj that the claim was grossly excessive. Cost? wero not allowed.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 335, 23 October 1908, Page 9
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198LOSS OF JEWELLERY. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 335, 23 October 1908, Page 9
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