Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-17

SUIT's SUIT AGAINST THE WASHINGTON
MhREHT CCNrASY.-Messrs. j. u. Stew art and
ID. >. Walker have, for Mr.. :. L. SUIT. entered
suit on the equity side OF the cCar: against L.
4. Tinker ana the NaSh-I gto2 market com
Iany fer an injunction, &c. Petitioner sets
forth that IN MAY, 1860, after the Incorporation
OF TIE Washington market com fany, the defend
ant, Tinker and Chas. Pierce, since deceased
made al agree Eent with co., ianant Ov wAicl.
said Tinker and Pierce promised to take ali the
stock OF the said company, or 30 much % they
could under the charter, and hold the same for
inc JOINT benefit OF Tinker, Pierce and COM
plAlhant IN equal shares, in which it was stip-
ulated that said Tinker and Pierce would paw all
assessments which might be Required, and hold
ana carry The comp aInants pOr ION OF said stock
iof him, charging him only legal interest, and
IL conformity to this agreement, complainant
gave his attention TO the business for long
tune, and aided and abetted PiCTce ana Tinker
II the management of tie business; that said
Pierce and Tinker afterwards subscribed 10 and
held majority OF the stock Of said company, 70
wit: 5,iC0 shares, of the value OF $50 ESQ. Gut
I. and L. afterwards represented that K Lad
become necessary tor them to entruSt other
Persons IN the enterprise, so that the original
agreement could not be carried ont, and
therefore II was agreed between Tinker and
complainant that Pierce should be released CT
tle original agreement, IL order to provide lJ-
TIC new parties, and that tie defendant and
complainant Should he ia parties IL tie :. lei;
taken in the uamc of Tinker ard on tie fern
OF the Original agreement, wheTeuPJu cOmuiaiH-
ant endorsed the prOmiS SO-y note of Tinker for
c-1'.O,'o DC ueeu ID pay IneLt .Or STOCK, and tie
role has beer 20 used. lie charges tl4t after
The subscription OF stool; by Pierce ana Tinker,
the market company was duly organized by
Sieedng l. tostd OF directors, and they CON
tLued 10 ac' until -, 1919, when &C. ain
persons associated themselves under the'1r.1
section OF said chsr,er and pretended thar The
original company had forfeited lis charter. TIE
Crec' Is Of the original coEI paLy, OF which d,
leIcant : as one, fraudLlentiy am lee the for-
le4sure ana surrendered the same = tie ne,y
company. He charges that in the new COMPANY
mus formed and now claiming the franchises
HndeT the charter the defendant and his ascot
aiCs took che fourth TIC stock and now
Eoid lie same or Is entitled ~ the
same, whether in his own name o. not M
AYERS that Lie has always been ready 10 cg. ~
" the agreement, and that defendant in
fCuity 'lgAt 70 be compelled b. the coV-t q
TfTfoYm tie zee ment according 10 the terms
snd sti,ulatiOns. lie asks that Tinker be made
to answer what amount of stock he holds In
said company IN his OWE CT other EaLa5s, wls-
+ber - does nni h~i' a. 800 ~ -
--~.Va ~ ullurr lEe agreement
OF 'l.S Joint benefit Of hin ,eir as coTly'apgnt
&c. he asks that al Injunction issue 70 re-
s'faih said Tinker or the company from selling
or hypotEeeating said one fourth o: the stock,
hnC that & decree be male that Tinker account
20 him, anu that lac may have specific perform
8nce o. tie CONTACT.