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towry DRESS SPOILED.
SPILLING OF SOUP "]K '' "
' ; COSTS, OAFjÊ (;WNFJ& £11
Mrs. Daisy A. Sherman, of Cashman
road, Brighton,, was ; lunching, ip . the
Wattle Tearoom, in '^arch ¡. ¿when . a. .
platn of pea soup descended fróm àbove
uer. passed over the front of her maro-
cain gown, and lost itself in the trim-
ming oí ber skirt (says a Melbourne
message in the "Register"), She
jumped to her feet hurriedly,' and the
apologetic waitress still stood with the
empty soup bowl in her hand. Mrs.
Teresa Ham, the proprietress, arrived
with apologies and explanations soon
after. Exactly what Mrs. Hanx said op
promised was .the subject of argument
and evidence before Judge Moule in
fchp County Court oh .Monday, when
Mrs. Sherman sued Mrs. Ham for £15
damages, caused to plaintiff by the
negligence Of the servant of defendant.
Alternately Mrs. Sherman claimed thia
same amount by virtup of a verbal
agreement under which Mrs. Ham had
undertaken to pay for the damage.
Various witnesses were called by both
parties. One, who-testified to the
effect of dry-cleaning on marocain; wag
in the'box tor nearly an hour. Another,
a dressmaker,. gave Judge Moulé a
scientific description of how the dress
could have been picked, taken' asunder,
and fitted with . good material where {
the stain had been. . * \ .
Judge Moule said hp had no hesita-
tion in saying that £he defendant,
through her waitress, had been négli-
gent. People were entitled to.be
f^rved in a proper way and not at the
risk of having soup spilt over them.
Judgment .would be given in favor of
plaintiff for £11, wi h. costs. Mrs.
Ham had paid £5- into.court. r
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