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TIMBER CONTRACT.

At the Magistrate's Court this morning Mr W. A. Barton, S.M;, gave his reserved judgment m the case of Axel Jarlov (Mr Dawson) v. Peacocke and Co, Ltd (Mr Burnard), a claim for £105 damages in' respect of a timber' 'cutting contract. His Worship said the contention on behalf of defendant was that although the; agreement provided that the plaintiff should cut at the average rate of. 4000 to 5000 feet per day, there was no obligation on the part of the defendant to supply suflicient logs to enable plaintiff to cany out his part of tho agreement. This was most unreasonable, and there was no doubt whatever •that -the -clear intention between the parties was that the defendants should supply the plaintiff with suflicient logs to enable him to cut timber at the average va to provided by the agreement, which the defendants failed to do, with the result that plaintiff had suffered loss, •which his Worship assessed at £38. Regarding (defendant's counter-claim for £127, for damages caused by plaintiff's alleged negligence m carrying out the contract, his Worship said -lie was unable to believe that had the plaintiff neglected the plant arid machinery to the extent indicated defendants would have employed him at the same work again: Mr Peacocke visited the mill almost daily, and it would be unreasonable to believe that had it been m the condition stated defendants would have permitted it to continue without complaints- His Worship -was satisfied no serious complaint was made against the plaintiff until after the commencement of theorlginal action., There. were, however, some items m the ciounter-claim which defendants were entitled to recover. Judgment was entered

for plaintiff m the original action for £33 less £17 17s 6d. allowed on the counter-claim, with costs amounting to £7 2s. _^_____^^^^^^^^__^_

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TIMBER CONTRACT., Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13907, 2 February 1916

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TIMBER CONTRACT. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13907, 2 February 1916

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