Horton v. Thornhill & Co.

There is a motion in this case to dismiss the appeal.

The suit is brought to recover a salary as a book-keeper. The defence to the action is incompetency. Defendants allege that plaintiff’s work was most un-skilfully done — errors of the gravest kind frc quently occuring in his entries and calculations.

Plaintiff in order to show his competency, obtained an order upon the defendants to produce on a given day and hour the b ooks named in the order, and file the same with the Clerlt.

The defendants, after an unsuccessful attempt to set aside the order, take the present appeal, alleging -.that the…