HIRE OF TAXI-CABS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16665, 25 September 1914, Page 10

HIRE OF TAXI-CABS.

CLAIM FOR £9B,

," How is it that a man can run up an account of £IOO for taxi hire when he is without a penny of credit?" asked Mr H. W. Bishop at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Tho case was ono in which the Rink Taxis, Limited (Mr Harman), claimed £9B 0s 6d from John Ebbingstone Young (Mr Hunt). Mr Hunt said that the account had been run up inside a month after tho firm had been warned not to give him credit.

The plaintiff, W. Hayward. said that when Young first came to him his account was guaranteed by Messrs Hill and Frazer. who had paid the first two accounts of £2 5s and £3O 2s. After that Mr Hill suggested that Young should bo made to pay cash. An account for £72 had been sent to Mr Hill, and Young had then got Mr Hill to certify that his account was still good. The Magistrate said that he had had incontrovertible evidenoo not long ago that Young had not been sober for six months. Ho could not understand how a man whose condition must have been apparent could have got the credit. He had run through £9OO in eight months. It was about gone now. After hearing further evidence the Magistrate gave judgment for the plaintiff tor the amount' claimed, with costs. ,