(1.) This is an appeal from the judgment of Mukharji J. whereby the Plaintiff's suit was decreed for the sum of Rs. 44 224 with costs.
(2.) The Plaintiff is the Respondent in this appeal and the Defendant is the Appellant. The Respondent instituted the suit against the Appellant and claimed damages, compensation for storage of jute and costs. In short the Respondent's suit is on these allegations: Upon terms and conditions of two several contracts evidenced in writing by two separate brokers' notes both dated December 6, 1948, and respectively numbered B4319 and B4320, the Plaintiff bought from the Defendant 9751 mds. 20 seers and 1304 mds. 20 seers of jute respectively. Such purchases were made at Calcutta and Messrs. W.F. Ducat & Co. were the brokers. On or about the said date the said brokers disclosed to the Plaintiff that the Appellant was the seller, and disclosed to the Defendant that the Respondent was the buyer. The Appellant on January 5, 1949, tendered to the Respondent at its jute mill, situated at Dalhousie Jute Mill Company, 11,056 mds. of jute. Upon inspection and examination the Respondent found that such jute was not and no portion of it was in terms of either of the contracts, and the Respondent rejected the said jute as it was entitled to reject. The Respondent stored the said jute so rejected in godowns and claimed compensation at the rate of two annas per maund per month from January 5, 1949, until judgment or removal of the said goods by the Defendant. The Respondent claimed loss and damages for breach of contract.
(3.) The Appellant in the written statement denied the claim of the Respondent and the defences will really appear from the issues raised at the trial. The issues were as follows: