A Wine Merchant’s Dispute: Gibbons v. Finch & Co.: – the plaintiff, the proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, Torqeed Street, claimed of the defendants, Messrs. Finch & Co., wine merchants, of Exeter, £17 10s for loss alleged to have been sustained through a breach of contract. … … (expert witness called) … … Mr. John Pinsent, wine and spirit merchant, of Newton, said that brandies were selling in March 1876, at 125 francs, or 5s 6d gallon. If delivered in quarter casks the price would be increased to 5s 9d or 6s gallon. It was not an unusual thing to allow brandy to remain in bond after being sold for three or five years. … … In answer to His Honour, Mr. Pinsent said that it was the custom of the trade to allow the travellers to alter their prices, as it greatly depended upon who the customer was. …
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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901