High Court: Thursday: Before Mr. Justice Kernan: The Injunction Suits Against Messrs. Shaw and Winch: the eight injunction suits against Messrs. Shaw and Winch, by eight native merchants, dealers in skins and indigo, came on for settlement of issues before Mr. Justice Kernan, at the High Court, yesterday. The court was crowded with parties interested in the suits and no small amount of excitement was exhibited throughout. The first suit was by one Baliah Chetty, against Mr. Pinsent, Mr. R. E. Cripps and the Agra Bank. … The plaintiff sued in respect of 100 baskets of indigo, valued at about Rs. 15,000. On the 4th September 76 baskets belonging to the plaintiff were conveyed to the godown of the first defendant, and on the 13th September the remaining 24 baskets were conveyed thither. These were to be inspected, weighed and payment to be made before delivery. The goods were to remain the property of the plaintiff till payment had been mad for it, and the plaintiff had his own lock on the godown door. These goods had never been paid for. Plaintiff therefore sought to recover the goods and compensation for the time he had been kept out of his property. The first defendant put in a written statement in which he stated that he had no dealings with the plaintiff, directly or indirectly. He received the goods from Hyath Meah and Co., who had received an advance of money from him, after he had inspected the goods. He denied all knowledge of the second defendant having entered into any negotiations for the goods on his account, and the second defendant did not act as his dubash, and he knew of no claims on the goods until 17th September, when he received a note of demand from the plaintiff, through his attorney, Messrs. Grant and Laing. The keys of his godowns were handed over to the Agra Bank every evening, as they had a lien on the goods, having given this defendant an advance of payment for the same. The second defendant admitted that he entered into these negotiations as the dubash of Messrs. Shaw and winch, and he did not personally undertake to pay for the goods … … …
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GRO0133 India: Charles Powell Tronson Pinsent: 1849 – 1904