Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-30
IN UNUSUAL SUIT.

IN UNUSUAL SUIT.
W. I. Anderson Calls Upon Horace Thomp-
son and tho First National Bank to Pay
$4,000 for Inducing Him to 60 Into
Business.
To-day w. Z. Anderson, the carpet man
on Third street, begins suit against the
First National bank for $4,000. The words
of the bill, will better explain the cause of
action, as follows:
On the 9th day of March, A. D. 1871,
partnership in the carpet business under
the usual form of agreement as to liability,
profit, etc. That at the time hereinafter
mentioned Horace Thompson was,
PRESIDENT OF TIE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
and its manager. That at the time the
above co-partnership was formed, Strong
and one j. A. Richardson were jointly in
debted to the defendant in the sumof 10000,
which fact was known to defendant and Hor-
ace Thompson but not to the plaintiff. That
the plaintiff and Strong continued their bust
ness until August 8, 1878. The plaintiff
further AYERS at the time he commenced
business, he was little acquainted in st.
Paul. and had little experience in the bust
ness, which facts were known to defendant
and Horace Thompson.
That on or about one month before max
ing the above partnership, the defendant
became the plaintiffs banker, and as such
received on deposit
$4,000 OF PLAINTIFFS MONEY.
| That the defendant was then DESTROYS of
entering into business in st. Paul and 50 in
formed said Thompson, and he said Thomp-
son, falsely pretending to be confidential
friend and adviser of the plaintiff, but in
fact to induce him to enter into said part
nership with said Strong. after
the deposit of said money with
said defendant, falsely and fraudulentIy rep
resented to the plaintiff that the said Strong
was thoroughly honest and reliable bust
ness man and that his business was good and
prosperous, when in fact, the defendant we'll
scented, etc. The complaint states at the
time said Strong was engaged in
the carpet business, and at the
time, as verify believed by plaintiff,
Strong was indebted to the defendant $1S,-
500, jointly with one j. A. Richardson. The
plaintiff relates at the time the favora BILE
representations were made by Thompson
and defendant, that be, plaintiff, had only
became recently acquainted with said
| Strong.
TONS
of the defendant and said Thompson, plant
if formed partnership with said Strong,
and relying on the integrity of said
Strong, plaintiff paid him 5000 for one
half undivided interest in the business; that
the said Strong falsely represented the stock
in store to be worth $4,000. when he we'll
knew 1t was not worth more than $4,000:
that on the same the plaintiff advanced to
said Strong $4,000, which said Strong stated
he was owing in the East on part of the
stock in store. That, in fact,
as plaintiff is informed and believes,
the said payment was obtained from plant
if by the connivance of said Thomp-
son and Strong, to be applied by said Strong
on>the part payment of his said Indebted
ness to the defendant, as was so applied. In
addition to the above, the plaintiff claims to
have paid the other 81 1000 to Strong, thus
completing the purchase of half interest in
Strong's business on the false and fraudu.
lent representations make, and by means of
false invoices, ETC.; that during the contin-
uance of the said partnership, the defendant
continued to be their banker, and that dur
ing this time the money transactions of
Strong Anderson with defendant exceeeed
100000. That plaintiff was inexperi-
enced and wholly relied upon said
Strong and defendant to transact the same,
and was not informed of the items or nature
of said transactions with the defendant.
That the plaintiff has been informed and
verify believes that during this time the in
debtedness of said Strong to the defendant
IN the sum OF $4,000. with interest thereon
at 10 per cent. per annum, was
PAID TO DEFENDANT
out of the money and assets of the firm of
Strong & Anderson, without the knowledge
or consent of plaintiff, and the plaintiff
never ratified said payment or any part
thereof. The complaint concludes by aver
ring on part of plaintiff that at the time he
was induced to enter into the above partner
ship by false and fraudulent representations
of said Thompson; that said Strong
was insolvent, and his assets could not paw
his debts this state of his affairs were
known to said Thompson and the defend
ant, wherefore the plaintiff asks for iudg-
ment in the amount of $4,000 against the
defendant.
All the above allegations are sworn to BY
the plaintiff. Mr.. S. L. Pierce appears as
his counsel.