FURNITURE ON HIRE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 156, 30 June 1914, Page 9

FURNITURE ON HIRE.

TERMS OP AN AGREEMENT.

A. CLAIM arising out of the hire of six pieces of furniture came before' Mr. C. 0. Kettle, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court vesterday, when Aaron and Henry Emanuel, trading as the Weal Furnishing and Drapery Company (Mr. Wyatt) claimed £8 16s from Mre. Sarah Jamieson {Mr. A. E. Skelton) for arrears in payEvidence was given by Henry Emanuel to the effect that Mrs. Jamieson hired the furniture in August last, the agreement being that she should pay 5s weekly. In reply to Mr. Skelton, witness Mid that he had not received any communication from Mrs. Jamieson in November stating that, owing to the effect the strike bad on her business of boardinghousekeeper, she would not be able to pay him anything further, and asking him to take the furniture back. Ho also denied that when Mrs. Jamieson agreed to take the

furniture in the first place, the agreement had been that she should pay whatever she could from time to time. It was distinctly understood that the payment should be $s a week, and that was included in the agreement. Ho did not know in what condition the goods now An employee of the plaintiff firm gave evidence as to the delivery of the furniture, and also stated that Mrs. Jamieson had 'signed the agreement- in his presence, but had not read it before doing so. In the course of her statement, Mrs. jamieson said that plaintiffs .had agreed to accept whatever amounts she was able to pay from time to time, and she signed the agreement because she thought it included such a condition: She had notified the plaintiffs in November that she wold be unable to pay them anything until alter Christmas of;last year, and had added that the furniture was in good condition, and they should take it back. She was still willing to give it up. _ His Worship suggested that plaintiffs should adopt that course, and .the case was ultimately adjourned sine die to enable the plaintiffs to inspect the furniture, and'decide .whether they would take it back or apt., , l