The Warrington Examiner. — 1873-04-26 (Warrington, Cheshire, England)

SOPA.—Mr. W. Marsh, upholsterer, Bridge-street, sought to recover from Elizabeth Smith the sum of £2 9s. 2d., the cost of reupholstering a hair-seated sofa. The defendant had paid £1 15s. 2d. into court, and refused to pay the remainder, on the ground that the plaintiff had kept a quantity of the hair, 'and re-stuffed the sofa with flocks. • The case was before the court on the previous sitting, but it was adjourned until to-day in order that the plaintiff might be present. The plaintiff denied that he had taken a quantity of hair out of the sofa, and substituted a very inferior quality of flocks. He stated that there was not sufficient hair to re-upholster the sofa, and that he had used materials of proportionate • value to finish the job with. One of the bolsters' belonging to the sofa was produced by Mr. Moore, and it appeared that one end was stuffed with flocks. The Judge suggested that the other end should be opened, and was about to do so, when he asked the defendant to do so herself, as he might be liable .to ai .action if he cut it. The defendant opened the pillow, which was found to contain hair . at one -end, and flocks at the other.—Mr. Moore, for the defendant, stated that when the sofa was sent to be repaired 12 lbs. of hair were also sent to upholster the sofa with. When the sofa was returned it was. found that a quantity of hair had been abstracted from the back and the end of the pillows, and flocks used instead.— His • Honour gave a verdict for the full amount Claimed.  A DISPUTED Bin.—Mr. C. H. Cartwright, glass bottle manufacturer, Bank Quay, brought an action Against Mr. Joseph Tharme, formerly of Stockton Quay, for £3 10s. bd., the price of 7 tons, 18 3 qrs. of manure, supplied to the defendant in 1869. The plaintiff sold to the defendant about 30 tons of manure, good and bad, at 4s. 6d. per ton. Tbe defendant took away a large quantity .of the best manure, leaving the rubbish iu the midden, which was never 'carted away. The plaintiff consequently sent in a bill charging for the manure at the rate 9s. a ton, which was is. 6d. below the usual price of manure of that quality at that time. The plaintiff saw nothing more of the defendant until a short time ago, when he served him with a Summons. Defendant admitted taking 158 cwt., but only agreed to pay 2s. 6th a ton for as much as he required. His Honour asked the defendant why he was so long in paying for the manure, and he replied that the plaintiff's son would not accept the 2s. 6d. a ton he had agreed to pay.— 'His Honour gave a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed.  A CADTION TO SMisTIEEL—The Manchester Credit Mobilier Company, sued Thomas Saxon and John Jones, to recover £5 9s. 3d., which was alleged to be due under the following circumstances. A lodgekeeper named Dickinson, got a loan from the plaintiff's, and the defendants consented to become his sureties. Before the piinciple was repaid Dickinson committed suicide, and after a lapse of eight months, Mr Wadsworth (the Company's agent) applied to the sureties for payment of the principle, and interest. They consented to pay the principle, but asked to be excused the interest, which Mr. Wadsworth refused to allow, as he had no power to do so. Mr. White for the defendants, said the plaintiffs had no right to allow an account to run on for eight months for the purpose of making interest. They then came before the court and stated with apparent leniency that they had only charged five per cent. interest, so as to advertise the wonderful society. The outside amount which the plaintiff could recover was the portion of the principle due at the time of Dickinson's death (X 3 Bs. 9d.), which would, in all probability, have been paid by the deceased's relatives, if application had been made at the proper time. The judge said the sureties ought to have been apprised of the deceased's death betore eight months were allowed to expire. The defendants promised to pay the principle but not the interest. The Judge made some strong remarks about the high rate of per centage charged by the plaintiffs, and ultimately gave a verdict for the full amount, but no 1 execution to take place without leave of the court.  DR;