County Court, Yesterday: Before Mr. Matthew Fortescue, Judge: West of England Sack Lending Company v. Messrs. Pinsent and Co., (Jury case.) Mr. Read, Bridgwater, represented the complainant, who claimed of the defendants, brewers of Newton, for whom Mr. Baker appeared, £80 5s 8d, portion of which was for the hire of sacks alleged to have been lent the defendants, and for others retained. It appeared from the evidence that in the year 1873, Messrs. Pinsent had extensive transactions with the plaintiffs, and that in December of the year a supposed settlement of accounts was made between the parties. It was subsequently found that several persons dealing with Messrs. Pinsent had borrowed sacks of the Sack Company in the defendant’s name, and it was in regard to these sacks that the claim was made. All liability for the sacks thus borrowed, was repudiated by Messrs. Pinsent, notwithstanding that the usual notice was given them by the company in some instances that unless they repudiated their liability within three days, they would be held liable for the sacks. Mr. Baker’s defence was that, as the defendants were not the contracting parties for the sacks in dispute, they had been wrongfully charged for them, whilst all the sacks hired by Messrs. Pinsent were returned directly they were emptied. The case occupied several hours in hearing and terminated in a verdict for the defendants, his Honour granting costs: …
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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901