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His Idea of Justice to the Widow.
"Who are best legal judges Of facts
should saw the Courts: in fact in dis
puted matters the Courts alone decide
legal facts, and as no Court has decided
we have grossly violated contracts it
cannot be an asserted legal fact"
Mr w. G. Darlington, President of
the Piedmont & Arlington Insurance
Company, makes the above statement
i'm the Edqcfeld Adrcrtiscr. The prob
ability is that the Company, who pre-
1mred the contract, were shrewd enough
to keen out of the clutches of the law.
When man has the making of a con-
tract, and the putting in of all the pro-
visions, it is a poor chance if he can t
out-eeneral the farmer, who has but
little legal information. The poor man
las a slim chance against 4 life insu-
rance company. This same company
paid $3.50 for an attorney to deprive a
Eidew at Williamson, of q policy, but
never a cent were they willing to give
the widow. Their own attorney thought
they ought to pay the claim; but no,
they wanted q precedent, and they got
it, and the company rctuScd TO pay q
policy ,vhich a jury Of good citizens at
anderson adfudgei thai they should
DO YOU not know that the people can
mot 90 to law with you i'll the hope or
success? Suppose, after fighting you
5or years in our Courts, we obtain a
a Judgment, will you please tell US wnat
it would he WORTH. Have you any
prepertv in our State from which we
could make the money? Would not all
this trouble have to be repeated in trans
ferring the claim to Virginia? Who
of us are able to hire lawyers to run to
Richmond periodically for years in pur-
suit of q doubtful claim:
Will Mr.. Darlington please answer
this question: Did the company not get
these peoples money? If so, what BEN
eft have they received at Your hands:
Have YOU given them paid-up policy.
or have you confscated their money, as
thousands of dollars have been for the
,,eople in Abbeville? These are plain
Questions, which may beanswcred with
out going to law. Have not our poor
people been turned away unfeelingly,
after paying money toyour company Tor
years?
- The conduct of the company towards
Mrs. Donald satisfied great many
in this community us to the fair dealing
of the company, and until the Compa-
ny pays what the Anderson jury award
ed her, We think he should talk less OF
the fair dealing of his Company.
Abbeville has always supported the
Piedmont and Arlington Company
most literally. and we are sorry to note
the Co,npany's pickayune act in with
holding a poor Widows dues upon
mere technical grounds, and until they
LAY this poor widow her claim, we shall
warn our people against Mr. earring
toms Company. We trust. however,
for the sake of justice, for the preserva-
tion Of their honor, and for the preser-
walton of the good name Of an lnstltu-
aion which claims to benefit their pa
tron. that they will allow no foul blot
to rest upon their cscutcheon.
Does Mr.. Darlington ask US for the
names of other good citizens who have
been mistrcuted by his Company?
There are others, and we think our
people should be on guard when they
insure. Is not the Piedmont and Ar
lington the only Company that has re-
sisted claim in our Courts?