The Ross-beal Case

Tlie chaiicery case of Daniel J. Rossvg. E E. Bf il, on house contract, wbiefa hal been la eourt since lust feil, was finally disposed of by Judge Joslyn yesterday, the order foeln; ttlftt defendant, IJeal, should Kiv 1,000 without interest or court eosts. Thi is a ruduction In favor of Iieal of $5;ii.!).'t from the original claim of Rom, The contract between the partlei for the ercction of the house over which the disagreement trose, had in it a provisión to the effect tliat any matters of difference which should ertse between the parties sliimld be seüled by arbitration, each party to select one man, :ind thev, if unable to agrv, to select the thirj erson. Matten of difference arose in the early etages of the work, and as was proven by wltneiset upon the stand, Beal went to Roas and askecl him to select a person and have the matter in dispute settled in tke in inner provided for in the contract. Which Iioss refused to do. On this and other matters of disHgreemeiit, which carne np ns the work progressed, the defendant, Beal, refused to pay Ross mv more money, unless he would arbiratc, so that it eould be deteruuned vvliat was tlicn dne, if anythiiifr, upon the conract. The complainant, Hoss, continued vork upon the hou.se, and in the end preeated a liill lor the fnll amount of balance apon the contract, viz.: $1534.93, which the defendant, Beal, as was pioven, iflcicil to settle by arbitration, in the man oer provided for in the contract. Ros?, preferriug settlenieut of the dif'erences by the court - in preferenee to he contract agreement - coinnienceü proeedingf for ihe tull amount, as stated 1,084.98), and the verdicc is chronicled bovc. During the trial the defendant, Beal, troduoea fuur meobanloi from this city, ind one from Ypsilanti, whose testimony n eaeh instance, was that they had reud the specifications and examined the house. Thelr tindings were from 40 to 50 different itiins which were either omitted or not done in accordance witli plans and siecitioaüons. The te.ttimony of a painter trom th(8 city. and also of one from Dextcr, was that it woulcl be worth $200 tn dn the sand-puperinj; and place the oil linish and painting ii condition as called tor in the gpeciflcatiotif. Thii, in lirict, is a history of the cise. The resul t is one that should iead men who enter in to contracta to be more caretul about tbcir fullillment. The man who does as he agrees to seldorn suffers any loss tlicreby.