, 1879-02-02
LEGAL NOTES.
Bar Association. 4

Bar Association.
The regular monthly meeting of the Bar AS
! sociatiou was he'd yesterday AFTERNOON in its
rooms, the President, ". H. King, being in the
chair, Mr, Pence presented communication
from Recorder Brockvav, in which the hitter re-
! ferrcd to the raguencss OF the existing LAM on
the matter OF recording deeds and other papers,
| and stating that under it my document-eycn
pewspaper-wou1d hive to be recorded il 4
poison wished it and paid the fees therefor He
therefore asked that tile law be modified so as
to define what kind Of papers should be record
ed. He also said that there was continual
danger Of forgery in the present mode of
releasing mortgages, and advised change
OF the law so as to require release deed to be
That tue office is filling up with papers which
have been recorded but never calico for, aud hc
wants provision that papers may be destroyed
if not called for in two years.
The petition was referred to the committee
on Amendment Of the Laws.
On motion Of Mr.. NJ. ". Fuller, the meeting
adjourned.
Just before the Bar Association meeting the
Board OF Managers met aud audited pumber
OF unitnportaut bills.
THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL.
Edward c. Reichwold, Edwin D. Wilder, and
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against the Commercial Hotel Company anu
Granville S. lneraha1n. to wind up the affairs OF
the Commercial! Hotel Company. They claim
that Ii. G. Pulling, Aaron II. C7onlihitc, and
at Nos 96 to los Lake street, and, tor the p.,r-
pose OF eyadng the State law, organized under
Tie lnws Of Iowa. The capital stock was $780,
600, OF which Sl59, 700 was held by Pulling, the
President. The business apparently was not
profitable o,y1 and in sepempsE @c ast as ey tne
dcnced BY notes of the Company, signed by
Pulling as President and Cronkhitc Secretary.
These notes, it is claimed, are void because the
officers had no power to dra9 the Company into
lte were indebted to Granville s. lncraha1n,
and agreed ii they would put the management
of the hotel in his hands he would release all
claims against them. They AGREED to this, and
a bill OF sale was executed, under which lngra-
ham was to have tue operation aud manage
that time a severe sufferer from
spinal complaint, aud it is charged
that he was entirely incapable Of exercising
free and independent judgment. and, conse-
Of the property. In December last the Hotel
Company executed to complainants, rs repre-
sentati1es OF certain creditors, i Judgment note
for Sl0,S60 being the amount Of the debts OF
the Company, payable one day after date. Thc
complaipants charge, further, that the Hotel
Company is insolyent, that it has no other as
sets than the personal property in tue building
above mentioned. and this has by the transfer
beed diverted from its proper corporate use, so
that it is not applied to the payment OF the
above Judgment note, but for the purpose
of paying the personal debts Of the corporaroTs
and officers. Tie complainants were appointed
to enforce the Judgment, aud they did SO BY en-
terlng up Judgment by confession on the 2>th
ult., and sueog ont execution. It was returned,
however, By the Sheriff, unsaiisfied, and the
compliments have now no remedy except
against the property held BY Ingraha1n. They
therefore ask that he be compelled TO discover
what property Of the Company he holds, that
the transfer may be set aside as fraudulent and
that a Receiver may be appointed to wind up
tile Company's affairs.
BRYANT l. sTR4TToN's COLLEGE.
4 bill was filed Yesterday in the Superior
Court by James G. Robinson against George Il.
tsix to Wind-up the vell-koow'n Bryant STRAIT
toms Business College. &c states that, in June
last, George ". Eckert Obtained one judgment
for s7G5 and another for s575 against Henry B.
BRYANT, which we're subsequently, assigned to
complainant. Executions we're duly issued, but
returned unsatfsted.
For many years past, as is claimed, Henry B.
Bryant mas been engaged IN the management Of
Bryant g. Stratton's College in this city, aud be
also. in the same connection, prepared and
certain lnstruction-books, which
were used in the college. In June last, being
luSO1fEut1 LIZ u3AAS A0 HETHuEEHlEuL Will CtCF9E
4. Rix, by which be pretended to sell to the
latter for 81, 500 the BRYANT & Strartons, or Il.
3. Bryaut's Business College, situated at Nos. |
II, 70, aud 81 State street, together with the |
furniture, accounts goodwill, and copyright |
interests in certain schooi-books aud copy books,
md also 10 certain contracts with the school, |
book firms Of lvison Il PhinDey, and Iyison, |
TAYLOR E Go. Rix, in order to make [
this transaction appear fair, executed back four
notes for the whole purchase price, and secured |
them by chattel mortgage on the property sold |
to him. |
The complainant charges that this sale and |
transfer were wholly illegal and colorable, and
only made with view OF defrauding Bryant,s |
creditors cut OF their debts, and ic was privately
agreed that Rix should run the business until |
utter Bryant had made settlement with his |
creditors, when 1sjx should account for all the
profits and recovery Of the property. A lew |
days after this sale Bryant made general as |
:ignment for the benefit of bis creditors to /
Farlfn Y. Ball. Robinson further goes on to say |
That the pretended sale was for gfoss1v made |
luate price, tlatthc copyrights Of the books alone
arc worth $4,000; that they cannot be reached |
and sold on execution, but can only be made ad- |
to the creditors by 2 suit in equity. |
Rfx is misulanaging the college property, and |
threatens to sell ont SO as to defeat Bryant's |
:reditors. Complainant therefore asks for au |
recount compelling Rlx to show how much he |
has received, that the claims Of the creditors Of
Bryant may be paid, that the sale to Rix may |
DC set asidc,. and that Il Receiver may be ap- |
1ointcd to take charge Of the property Of tic
:olleGe.