Madras High Court: (Before Mr. Justice Parker, C.B.): A Claim for Damages: Mr. Justice Parker has for the past few days been engaged in hearing a case brought by Mr. Francis Cripps against Mr. C. P. T. Pinsent, in which the plaintiff claimed the sum of Rs. 5,190 and interest, being damages alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff by reason of certain misrepresentations by the defendant as to the value of the security offered by Mr. Robert E. Crips, the late dubash of defendant’s firm, to his brother. In May 1884, one Venkatasswmy brought 220 maunds of indigo to the defendant’s godown for shipment. An arrangement was entered into by which the goods were transferred to Mr. R. E. Cripps, defendant’s durbash, and Mr. Pinsent then acted in referent to the goods … (continues) … Mr. Grant in summing up for the defense, said that in this case Mr. Fancis Cripps, of Messrs. Eales and Co., and formerly in the service of Messrs. Shaw and winch, had come into Court with a plaint, in which he alleged that he had cause of action against Mr. Pinsent by reason of his fraud and deceit. The case had since taken a turn. It was now working round and forming itself into a case of contract, in which the plaintiff was requested to pay for Mr. Pinsent, the latter being unable to pay it himself. The present case was one for damages and deceit, and misrepresentation. … (discussion of Mr. Pinsent’s transactions) … (later) … The learned counsel submitted that the plaintiff had made out his case, that Mr. R. E. Cripps name had merely been used, so that Mr. Pinsent would not have direct dealings with Venkatasawmy, and that Mr. Pinsent was liable for the money. His Lordship delivered an oral judgement, dismissing the suit with costs.
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GRO0133 India: Charles Powell Tronson Pinsent: 1849 – 1904