The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-11-21 00:00:00

A BOWS DU?.

Beale v. Eidison.—Olaim for E 3 lis for clothes
supplied by a tailor of Weymouth to the son of defen-
dant, who is • haircutter of Southampton, and whose
sou was employed at Mr. Staple's, halretutter, of Bond-
street., and has sumo diel.—Plaintiff was asked il he
had oommuniuted with the defendant about supplying
his son with elothes, and he grid he had not.—Tbe
Judge: Flow then do you make him liable for the
debt?—Plaintiff •By his son being under age,—
The Judge What *odd you say, if your son,
being ucder age, were to go and order goods
without your knowledge, and make you liable for them?
You should have gone to the father first. Whom did
you entei these goods to ?--Plaintiff : To the son.—
The Judge: And very properly too. You cannot re-
cover from tho father. —Defendant : I came from
Southampton, your Honour, on purpose for this case.
Bills have been pourint in from Weymouth, for which
lam not responsible, for my son had ample means of
his own. I have been oblig to employ a man to
manage my business, for Saturday is my great day, and
I mud therefore ask your HODOtIr for cuts. -The
Judge : Of course you must have what money you
have paid out of pocket; but I cannot allow you for
your time, as your son had the benefit of these clothes.
—Plaintiff: Thu sou hal very little elothee when he
cisme here.—The Judm, to defendant : When your son
died, did you get any goods from him I—Defendant :
I wrote, and we g,t his box; but I would not give
half-a-mown fur the goad.. sent.—Mr. Howard said he
knew something of this case. If plaintiff would call
Mr. Staple, the master, ho would show that Mr. Beale
supplied him with clothes that his parents had not
au eplied. —The .1 &Igo, to defendant: What clothes did
this buy come possessed of ?—Plaintiff : It cost me £5
or £6 to tit bite out, and I have been bending clothes
ever &Moo. He had 41 a week, and food and lodging,
at Mr. Staple's,—Ur. Staple was then oalled.—Dsfen-
dant : I charge Mr. S:sple with ill-treating my son,
and I dare say ho has put the others up to this.—Mr.
Staple deposed that defendants son had bun apprentiee
to him as a hair.dreaser. Ile was with him more than
18 months, and lived in his house. When be osme his
supply of clothes wu very fair for the time, but he
was growing, and very soon grew out of the clothes he
brought. For • short time at first he bad no money,
and then his wages rove to 2s, 3s, and 4i a woes. Whim
he went home, he wore the clothes that Mr. Beals sup.
plied him with. With the exception of that suit, as
defendant bad said, he would not give half-a-crown for
his clothes. The lad was obliged to get clothes, for he
was not fit for business with those he had from holm.
—Mr. Howard and the father had the very clothes Mr.
Beale mieltie—ln answer to the Judge, defendant said
he paid 16s for • return ticket at Southampton.—Mr.
Howard asked if defendant should not return these
clothes. - - Defendant : I will return them with
pleasure ; but people at Weymouth ought not to go
on recklessly, and supply goods to lads under age.
It ic very different front what we do at Southampton.
—Mr. Howard said the boy wore the clothes home,
and died shortly after. —Defendant The feet is the
hay died because he had not suffl tient nourishing food,
the medical testimony will prove that. —The Judge; It
appears that be had • suit of clothes from Mr. Beale,
have you received them 7—Defendant : We have
received the box, but we have never meddled with them
shwa—Judgment for defendant, and El costs allow•d,
on oondition that defendant returned the clothes. The
Judge stated that he could not adjudge otherwise,
because in law the father was not liable for his son's
debts, unless he hat autherised the tradesman to aupply
the gooda—Mr. Howard: These clothe. should be re-
turned in • fair state, your Honour.—Mr. Staple was
asked about the 'tate in which the clothes were likely
to be found. Ile said that the deceased was the most
slovenly fellow he ever met in his life. He used to let
his clothes lie about all the week, without brushing
thenn—Defeudant : Why did you not write to me
about him then ? —Mr. Staple: I have bad row enough
already about it.—Defendant: Yes, and you will have
more rows yet.