Document dYmk4zdL0k6qbJEgMjObQO099

to , a, quejtloa o f law and'utterly at variance with right and coni- though they had'HthVhard4kppd,io, za'on 'BaQaa. r,, ,_'* ' ..............,'<( v' 1 Ttk.e gist of tha.Eoa.tt4f la that in Feb pudlste the a'utticrity of TDsfrtcgtoo, their salesman and representative/ t, *. I -SfreVanaiyfta of'FrofJ Rickstts -is ai ruary, 187ft, Meedre/Miaury (fc .Spn sold though -J, O/ijarrfcgtoa^ theli,`repre follows: I * .W.-riU. - .5i SJtti. JKI. . sentative, to Cranterfc some 3^500. ppmada of lead `.at al^e 'cents. perpjipyd- ' Swc Sl>`, T-VC*trfVtaait of JJttUifiA*- ,, , . <5a ,'tbe' suggestibi^' of sM,r, Gf. that MtfM "IT, (.''.nMUkd te?Bi Uoa, eubu . ; . :* . tbls 'was.below, the ' jjparkot .price, Mr. { H -Mitst. I>arringU>ujttld they wished,to give blco > wmuj<ad\.t....................................................m (Gantcrfc) a. special .inducement for the ) Biow......................... .,a;j purpose aecuxiag hla' euatero. Hut M>. Gantert. still h*^ltat{og, re<jaired written warranty as.to its purity. CChis 0x14* of Sion.................... .V . ..I..'.. ' VaUtii* M*Ur, oil. ^ulntiiwiinl ruipiiil'lu ... t ** tn doc^ra'o5,roads ao iojlows: I, Taul.. ......loe.w. . ;. , Nr.To**. 9/arcii 1*U MW. I wsii4 twu*. mt oS..'.........'.ia.tw* TV* laaA toovfbt fran J* W. Uurr * ton Sy. ) w tiw r. ynnl`OnbUrt. In nn t ior>rtHBUd ond wir' . Otic* v<- ii&c'p*ir t'..'it. `.mv .. .. yorj. QJDewinstov \ Volrill* auwr, t, p+r ^7S r It turned oat that the--lead was adul terated with about thirty per cant of barytas, as appeared by * sclantlflc analy lm]>uUIki}.so.UA .> .97ii V`. I*. `fJ V-rr re-p^rollV, ^1/r. .sis byi Frof. Ricketts, of- the'- School' Of . _ Mines. /(2dr.X3antext:af ooca notified | Masury sod-returned. all'of the lead'exi* _ F. D/ -rv ltRKnf,.-!. .v1, r OAjin*?. ......... 1>/.` cept,.yb at he bad rapid, and by.reason of Which hb. bad- besn.:pbUged-A*i*<fc4*Kj\ tbe. maledictions orbls.euato.mers-yiMa. auz7. sued*;.Oentri .for bis-ibtll. Ja;-the Msr.ne Court (which, we Infer, Is given thls^ftiitlcal pppellalton rbecauae. it/is generally afloat pa a sen of uooertalnty and, confusion. -- at*. least this reoord ,wupld: justify snob. an<lnfsreDcs}.> It lately came to IrlaL.-nTUe delivery of the lead- was .admitted land MrJSGanUrt proved tbeilailuraot ;the/Contract by showing that-tbe.lead-was not'purs, altUp.ugh the Judge-refused to admit the acUotiflo analysis of Prof- Ricketts, be> cause* hs was; not present to .verify it. lit .also -.excluded. - tUeevIdecce: bt dam* ages, reason of; losacof business with his customers to .whom.-be had sold the lead, mod who were|.obtcour*fe'4hCCDed .against Gao text for- selling 'them Impure dead**..The judge'held' that1 the only measure of damages wan the dlileionce, between, the price ob-pure load1 nod the price; at.*whleh It was*sold;> One' might . think tbatr.this was a clerical .error,-but tbosame ruling U-'afte later sUge-xaade la the same words. i-.The jipabotiof .tbo-matte* .was that the Judgethavtsg overruled the defence's of Mr. Gkntertl'Mr.M&eury thought It besO.to-take t verdict* upon;`the; testi mony of tbe defendant and udder an im plied admission of- tbo-impurity of the lead, and bydirection- of -th'e'Juflg'e,' 'ifho probablyi havtng'&een corrected by the plalntlft's attorney'as to the question of damages','the*jury found for the plaintiff lS5.7fr*' erbldh*was aupposed;tb' be th value otHfaft'!-*' llat 'thS barytes.' In Other`Words, *Mr;(MBSuryt was content to talcs** verd-Tdt-for that portion of the Lead which Gan text couid not return, it -having feded used 'by lils' ifleisaed oua- tomr*,!at&the priorf of die cents per poundk' `jAs'Mjr; Maaury la a wise man, we may infer tbatlt'was wisdom on bis part to avoid-the heccaelty of proving that the lead la question -wa* .purs, as be 'warranted it."1 ``And although Mr. Gantert might wall feel aggrieved that be'5 should be"- compelled to psy anything * loir lead'^adulterate3. with thirty'per cent of barytejs. and which, wu warranted pure, and which wai'ot so much damage to' him, yet we under stand that since/be has established tbe mala: fact he 1* content1 to abide the result, rather than;trust blajself ,to {.he . nautical' uncertainties in oldentf.to'^or^ ther litigation in the Mapdiie t^oiu^T| , Mrl G aziUH shys hairwillinW to psy five1 cents'J^ec`pound, * M he thinks It was worth-'4 thattor the 'lead at least. &e cialznayioo, tbit he gained a sub. staatlal^V&tory ov6- Meescs, Maaury * .HASCBT TEBSTJS UAKTEllT.' >' { Son l as'-the-Cfrori rulod tbat tbe leka We have bad tbe eaUsiaatlon'oC look*' ins at the rococdol the trial: of-J* W Mssury Jk Son versos .Paul :Gantert. We say aatlstactlon,''" for without-the record evidence we. should*: otherwlae never have been able tocomprebend how It mar be.tbats given- result in. Court as was worth only five cents per pound, and the result .would: go to show thtft'.mka'n* faoturers could not sell Impure lead as the genuine-artlftlft with impunity. He suggests, too,, that their submissionlto thlarerdicfcon his owa^teatlmony alone, Is a virtual admission'of thalr guilt, al O0O7-SWP-043846