, 1875-11-10
Judge Oolittle's Opinion of the State
oi Business in the United States
Courts.
Sixty.nino Suits Against Stock
holders in Dcfunct Insur.
nncc Companies.
Tho Sum Of w350,OO0 Sought to DO
t'ntlicrcd In by T. II. Elliott.
The Question of Personal Liability Likely
to Be Thoroughly Oanvassed.
TIC Blake Case under Slow Ileadway...Other
Cases, Judgments, Etc.

oFERwoHEEn JUDGES.
/, Tho following Aro Bono very pertinent re
il marks noa4o Ly ex-senator Doolittle In TITO cas-
Of holoRg W. The Protection Lifo Iusurnuo
= Company, In which he MAS counsel for tue pls,n
TIL Judge Diodsott, when COUNSEL was 4bou
t ! TO sum up, told hin ho should be obliged u
!'n'lt MIN IN his speech. owing to the press O.
iuE Addrcas:
r yonr Honor please, M Tho Court wss about Il
a'Johth ha evening" your lEnuor tnttmsed 10 coltso
a .n ro ths nscsss,tlea md rreasure VI buaintss
3on NoMu ieo called uDoh tu Limit counsel IN TIL
sim uafns up OF this case to very short period o
do not rio to complain O., that. ,a,,., .xo,,,
tie ME with your Honor because know tho prcssurr
which Icsta upon The Court, and ae1uiesto In tht
business ss rapidly ,osaiblo but do conpIsin tha M
nsre "a snch necessity resting upon The admin
ay =, nssfo tax 60 M ha5s works
bold 10 tho Dar and To aiito.s, and bccae1sa that
necessity 4 ssens to me- II brouans 10 ths % taow!edss
u tGose WE'D naFo power to correct IL, might b. n]
"onld Be. a. L ought to be, corrected. ~ "Ae
your Honor knows. from long experience n3 counsel
esa'ee must be confined w1.hin vrry Irisf re,4oi
fse ss T.
IT.. ralo or limit n1ed ty Tie Court Il chain upon
,Taey are unable to 10 that Justice to ths causc
whcl i often requires. Al tho satue time tbs jiue
n, 'eeis ~ s.ao necessity mud pressure upon
10 1ust!co to shitors. ~
rons 1t ffefss Il ss.s IT TT. ot ss tss
GoIrt. There y not udlcaI fosec enough hors to 10
1at business 1n f1et, thcEu Is 1nposei ulon yol,r
It tqesS i n.tst ases IT, n.
~ ~ tast .hrco n'st1o Judass; ouo to bear aHd
s,y esf VI. cnsss ana bankruey cscs hear
nnl third 70 hear and try equity cares and connon
law eaos. Ges'asnly Justice dcn,ands ths Ills iabor
JUDGES, with all that se Circuit Ju.o can 10 ria
hy,sl9,, , Of 'aor bear auggestcd may not DO lie
charge ot admiralty, revenue and criminal c1ses: one
ehofs u s of .snt a and Bankruptcy
the Tine L could spo4i word @ sSieh o eoula ID e. e.
se.t eSost es ~ 9'9 non wnp ss hayS to ssr ri.
III t'ss .ass ssss: 's
r. 1nsa;o to tho Bar who praclce hero, and In Jus.
sica to the nuors whoso causes arc trIed eud hesr
the aeceast.y which requires On ordsr In iii
Ming counsel; although 1t In Of Rreat in,por-
"qcn II TO him inore than houses, lands or rouIs
-, ~ 20 nos complain Of tue necessity which compels
TIC Court to uiake that limitation. 'po'"
no fof 40 can, would fAlse nv fseb3s mir, IN
protest ,ea!tl't tho continuance Of ihe terrible pres
snS.. enH %n,sh sa r. ssAs nen ts cortvhch ft.r no
an @ 10 express tho hope that .hs powers that os nav
aaEe sueh actinn ~ will g.ys relief.
.oaasia as " s.s yo1r Homer to give u such
stiles to which hsye referred. ''D'~'Ao A'-ss'
UNFORTUNATE BfpcKHoLpEns |
AIeft'on tina Gcen made two or threo times of |
cases brought hv parties against tho utoothpl,tora
OF some or the defunct insurance compaufes. to !
recover from thcin under their personal LIABILITY |
ss - such asockhosaers, but tho cases heretofore
hawovns Pave not excited any attention; Yesterday,
nathhas OF the unfortunate stockholders of the
Equitable Commercial and Mutual Security
t',ou;,'a,s, toou.anee compsnles. which will mako
Who 'S@.1'' al mss sissstaE s,eusao,ss
lhe law Of lB69 provides that insurance con-.
panies may opeu books after \ certain anotue
L. lss eesp u subscribed snd that whsu al tho utock
made By the Auditor Of State. II, love9er ,ho
comt'an!ea 80 on TO do business befofe Ills stork
- ~ paid up aud cort.ticA.o isauod. tie .tock
tisIs ate t. bo held liabe 70 Any policy
Ile htonk hold BY thsm respectively. It il
claimed that tho rtockholders In tho three in.
'!lIaIIce companies aforementioned have nnno
,! .oom palu up ther etock and tho policy y-hodors
.s. wv arnateo rn,t loss IN the great fire Of 1871
hoeNholoeEs, aud for this puposo the present
'nita nre brought. There aro 1tO In number. ~
Y tlo Stockholders Of Tho Mutual eecurity
NJ nKasoea thoss o. she Equitable. and tho re-.
nco Company. About fifty mosc will bo borun ,
o'dAy Or Tomorrow. The AMOUNTS lnyofycd .
re- r: sso9 ooo Az these suits arc III debt. under
amo, boinR tho claim Of each ptaiutiT aesinst
aea dofendans, without reference to the anount
Stock actually owned by any defondaut. !
.onoay 1onohs 81 81 IT. .ho claims apps.E 70 have been
e kna,ap up py ap 1nG party D. Elliott, and a. is
oa ., !or nearly nothing, many parties boing com
elled to realize what they could On them A. :
ce. s 3D.; ahs pol'cos 10 The Commercial never soid
l ba p6o tpnm 'aan - PER cent those in tho E9nt.
aflty Insurance Company for from to 10, The ~
has paid dividend OF q per rant :!
10 @osSas a.. .ses1ty u OF IT, and tho Equitable
vr ,ns ,. AZ e9nsent however with this baud. a
''ne lHoht, Mr Elliott proposes to collect tho +,
'sininR w 10 oo4 Fer cent, tho case NAV bo. a,
Il OF tho unfortunate stockholders, Who, az vii
soen COMPRISE some of the aoljti men Of the
y. Ihe following Is list OF the canes; b,
,G.c n q; asmnona I, n e H. use Ct p Elliott w. Aroy
'.an' h'.' sSS1A. s W4ss u.s q 5. Eots III y. ~ d,
to Soi: ;!ooefs.aa.ad fEfanf'. p;s Ct +
. q T. D. Elliott, ~ !. Z. possiord. s,oSouF
H. saiis:s. = = ! ~: 4 s. fsa' kss
,iar. in,.saF1. u.s ot sane i sI.rbc. ;s9J-o
:. . nse of saa's, Vi. Mark Skinner. sl,v1o,c.M.
III T. s:s Kshas, ss :s: y i: VI r.! Ss,sa ~
T. rarne,"s n hexs t'o-D + nioxn same ss
r = 1E 1su't-auehae Sullivan, use sumo ~ ~
y II 4owen. = ,stW.-W HIetilng, use tame. "a. fo
ssi aas i.utis1 Ill., ,sso5w 81 aol:sn sans
tthews. y :ou.-T. llsde ". j. ". wsthnr,il
a. 3. y; @ snt!h :. a., e.e r D. Elott. W b. .. he
oas.y. sa,11-oli.sr Mppaestt, uss sans: ssme, u.
g, Tl..51' s:U:-T y RanlnNton. uss ssne Va
!; s!ha.tp $aoo T. Patterson, uso SANE. y. Ao
"Asef y Aete, nss sans. n. J. T. gu. Jul
5sa sf s4so1 ,IssI Eiss! qs L E! 5.as: d
Go.-0; e. 4: Munger. osa aame. ". j. Il, cisrf. J
w. 1v.TW Ausths. uas sane, b. Il. nu 81 LOO Co
,ny MAcolm, use aamc n. g. " OAuFrh, ts0a-- O.
y n!s, uss ,s'aile ". nsnjsm!a V. Page s0oo-
~ - w. "gssm spsasue g .oOoD. 4. Folson, 1ss "a
..'as s. ": !; Armour ~ oooJ. 9. Andrs.oan suI
sH, .. u. use sams. ". ". Y. Kay. Ssooo-Lsxs U.
san.oene.' Iaan e. % 1.s amt =: " Ksy faon-N.
~ 1ey me same, ". T. T. Lawrence, aga
rance !, daar dnaarR; ne Ht ams, -, Z r lug
l. a-wssnse, " e si,o&:-c. u. woLsahaupt. uas FL
8 W. 2lAfInon 8pt41Dc8 $ttQl-1. " MatthaHu |