IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.
OAMARU, August 19.
In the Supreme Court tc-clay a cite of importance to fanners came before Mr Justice Williams. H. B Crawfoid, solicitor, cued Gardiner, a farmer, of Papakaio, for £45 damages, being profit at the rate of 6d per bushel alhgid to have been lost through defendant being short in a big contract of 579 sacks of wheat.
The plaintiff's ca*e was that defendant had sold to him 8000 bags of wheat, and had signed a store warrant for GOOO sacks, lees between 250 and 300 bags for seed ; that 7233 sacks had been delh cred ; that defendant had failed to deliver the balance, and the difference between the price at the time of the contract and the date on which tho demand was made for delivery was claimed.
For the defence it was contended that no specific quantity of wheat was sold; that the plaintiff was supplied with all the wheat the barns contained, less the quantity for seed ; that the store warrant was approximate only and did not bind him to supply 8000 sacks. ' Mr Justice Williams held that the store warrant wa9 not a warranty to deliver 8000 sacks, »nd gave judgment for -defendant, with costs.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2528, 27 August 1902, Page 11
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203IMPORTANT TO FARMERS. Otago Witness, Issue 2528, 27 August 1902, Page 11
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