, 1879-01-10


4 month Or 10 ago ", N. Sturgcs hogan suit
BY suu,nons ugusust Munger, Whcaler d Co.
and Armour, Dolo Il Co., to recover A. was
tips, stated, the EXCESS OF charges for stsrage on
grnin 0vcr the amounts allowed by Inv between
l571 and July, 1a77. T1e declaration In tho case
vas A.ed yesterday bs sfessss. sl.u!cldt Il
Wcstoycr, Ut counsel for The plaintiff, anil lron
th!s It appears that the cjaim has bfoadcned
considerably. ....
The ,isclaratton sets ont TINT the defendants
during tile pcriu,i .,ctt.1unel wtra cltgaGetl IN
business 10 tic CITY u Cnlrago .. .arcllouso,nen
ut public warehouses, md wcEe owners ailtl
managers Ut certain elevators aud kturehouscs
III Which 3rafI was STORED fur compensation.
rhr graln WAS storetl in hulk, that Of different
ow,.crs being ul,xrA tn suel, u ,n.,Incr that thu
idrntitY VI diltcrunt lots or parcels could nut
he accurately preserved. Tic tleic1,ianta nrQ-
lcclcA nrtl tctlsed iu procura from tllo Circuit
CURT license pertnttitlg ttscn 0r amf persons.
as pruprsetara, ie.sccs. or managers, to transact
tuAHeAs Al t,ubtlr Warclt0uscHItn 1anucr fho
laws Ut tlss Btasc. but contrary 10 aul IN siola.
tim ot law wrongfuliy nnI tlle9a!ly coatlaurd
aud transacted business ~ Hi!hlic warehouse.
lnrsI. Thu elcyatUsa and stoEr,luuses were ron.
ncrttl by trarka with publu rai!roats, Afld all
grain delivered Il, bulk " satl railruasls wa 'e-
lNered 10 anl stared by ths defendants IN their
ELEVATORS aHI warehouses Without regard to Tie
assent Dr dissent Ut shc e',nsf1Iecs thereof. On
isyera days .lurtng 1878, 1h74, 1875, ls1U and
ISL tho defendants bad IL, store larEa lllant!-
k&lR Dl EfAln III LEE PAINFUL loC TIC
stotil,g III whcts they demanded OF hin lurgs
sums of noncY ~ co!tipcIisasson, atlta refused
tu deliver the grain to hiIa until kas! dctnanlA
should have bcrn paii. ln order IL get t0stcs.
sion nj the grain, this plaintiff WA con aelleu to
pay, aud DID pay, u large umoun& OF money. All
an,l every u SAT-! payulehta were ex1rls4 aud
taken Ituul lin. u y1olattun Of law, a,ll without
any authot1tY or right on the pa!i OF the DC
they usrnnle naettesi TO tho plall',lf and lahls
to pay TO him taIn sums reccyr,l: and, balHE
70 lub!e, afterwards, In 1877, undertook aHu
faithfully proInlseA To pay htnl iha sum dus.
| Aud Afterwards thry werr ln1chtrtl to nlm !or
| inuncy lent utnl alyaslccti. anil for interest.
promising 10 pay thts also. Although requested
to pay, thcf hid hot dune ~, wherefore pialnt.
| III brings 4uil, etc.
tho elevator Inen were tlutn4 business IN Vln!a-
ston oi luw, mud, tttrrrfuru. had no right to col
fect a0yll4itfg W!ascYor tuF straEe. l.Y tho Con-
stitutl,lI ot 1870 ainl thu law Ut 1871, o,Ie
| currylnr III the hustncKs Ut warhoselnln must
tnke out lircnsc. Tnose iA tlls city, however.
Ignored the constitutional and statutory proyt-
sluti anu conducted &cir buslues1 wttsuut q H.
ccnse, making st1ch charges ~ they haw M. Hut
they can,c .towu several pegs In ls7u, whrn tila
Snurcll,u Court Of the United slalcs held III ths
Muna ease, ihat thr law was constitutional,
though they did not taks out lha
tequ'fsd lsr:uses until July ], 1911.
StuTgcs vnse, II WAS staie.1 tlat tho cxruss ov:r
lrgal Charles was al'out xa.an ,GlA. Y Tbs pres
cnk tNsttiua vi altssrs. GhAlcIut ~ hfst0fee u
| tr1lt,-that the elevator men aru liable fur tue
whole stutaEe.-ths amount OF nlnaey &f'coseF
able lrunl tAen u In tbo pelgabordhu1 ol
$lO.0Ul.UU.
| II 1. said that Munger, Wheeler tk ca. ant
Jesse ltoYt & Co., uf New fosk. thr laltrr own
fng TWO VI tArr1 elevators, have united undel
The natuo ol the furuirr, mud, though the CON
/ blnaton cul,truls fourteen elevators, tAoy ar.
all unurE ous license sn.l Que boui VI $l0.0GO
rhu ntent Ut the law IL alleged t0 Va tAat tI,tFt
| ala1l tc }treusc anl bouu for eyerS elevator
and = question for tho lsuiiroad aud Warehnust
Commissioners u unswer is, Arc these H4cn liz
hr to the penalty los doinQ business Ut th'steei
| elevators without . ilceusaa