Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-05 | Page 4 | Phonograph Record May Win Lawsuit

Phonograph Record May Win L Lawsuit If It a phonograph needle scratching on a disk can be taken as legal evidence evi dence in a law court M. M Costa a in Paris will receive owed him by M. M Cravero who purchased merchandise to that extent cx- cx tent ent but failed to pay for tor it Costa never kept kep books and relied upon honesty to run his business The purchasers purchaser's purchasers purchaser's purchasers purchaser's pur pur- chasers chaser's word was sufficient guarantee guarantee guar guar- antee until time passed and no money came in His lawyer informed him sadly adly that nothing could be done because be because cause of a lack of evidence that the goods had been purchased There was no bill to prove it The shopkeeper however hit upon an idea and the next time Cravero came into his shop he led him toward a curtain behind which was hidden a recording phonograph How much do you owe mee he asked Seven thousand francs cs and Ill I'll 11 pay you when I can The lawyers are satisfied with the evidence but the court has not de decided e whether a phonograph record records Is s legal