Joseph Braddell & Son. Claim.

                                                   

                              A Joseph Braddell & Son trade card/label for the period c. 1920.

                        The trade mark of the interwoven "J.B.S" within the Red Hand of Ulster.

                                    Repairs to a Gun.

                                     

                       Why Belfast Firm’s Claim Failed.

At Omagh Quarter Sessions yesterday, Joseph Braddell & Son, Gunmakers Arthur Square, Belfast, sued Charles Roulston, Auctioneer, Omagh, to recover £4-10s claimed for repairs to a gun.

William J. Clarke gave evidence that plaintiff received a gun for repairs from the defendant. The repairs to the ejector were the practical item with the account. The charge for the work was reasonable.

In cross – examination he agreed the defendant did not ask to have the ejector repaired but the gun would not have been serviceable if the repairs had not been carried out.

Defendant lodged £2 in the Court in settlement of the claim. He stated that the only repair necessary was a new striker spring, and the first intimation he had that the ejector had been repaired was when he received the account from the plaintiffs.

Judge Linehan said the defendant’s order for repairs only referred to the striker spring and plaintiffs were not entitled to travel outside that authority without calling defendant’s attention to the fact. The amount lodged in Court was sufficient and the case would be dismissed.

                                                   Belfast Newsletter 2nd July 1930. 

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