Friis v Paramount Bagwash Co Ltd In a remitted action by an accountant for the balance of an account for professional services and sums paid on behalf of the defendant company, the county court judge on 11 October 1939, on the application of the plaintiff, granted an adjournment, on condition that £10 on account of costs thrown away should be paid into court within 14 days, and, if the plaintiff failed to pay those costs, the action should stand dismissed with costs. The plaintiff did not pay those costs.