The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-17
CARD.
LAWYERS CLAIMING THEIR FEES.
FOUNTAIN HOTEL,
Waukesha. Wis. August H. 1879.
To the Editor OF the Democrat:

To the Editor OF the Democrat:
LAWYERS CLAIMING THEIR FEES.
Messrs. Geo. l. Bright and Bepiamin +. Jonas
have filed q suir IN the Fifth District Court
against W. Van Bentinyaen. Honore Labasse.
II. Marnoni. A. Marquee, and Frank Rader
claiming $500 fees These attorneys represented
Hn Is h1 &c sas ss OF W Yam t R
1878 wherein plaintiffs alleged frauds. END ir-
Irregularities IN tho election OF the ticket for
dirae. ors of the Crescent City Railroad Conn
pany. and called for new election. Plaintiffs
claimed that they would hive been elected If
everything had heen done In good faith.
promise was effected Mr. Van Benthuysen and
ms associates agreeing to buy tho stock Of the
damage Instituted by him and bis sssociates
against their adversario7, provided defendants
would give them possession and control Of tho
the Van Benthuysen side had charged $500 to
prosecute the cas- which amount WAS prom
ised. but, L seems, not paid. as may be evil
denced by tho fling Of the above suit.
The intimation in the above article that owe
or promised to G.. L. Bright aud b. T. Jonas,
fee that has not been paid is false. Measrs
Bright and Jonas agreed with the stockholders
leach one acting in the suit In his own name
and behalfl to prosecute this cause for $1,000 cash
and $500 additional. If Mev s1tccesdea IN p,ltting
their clients IL possession IF the Crescent City
Railroad Compaug. he money to be sub
seribed by the stockholders. This agree
ment is In writing. The suit terminated In an
appeal (Which they assured US could not bs
granted), that Ia all probability would have
kept the case in court beyond the ne1t election.
Three months after this. finding these at
torneys had failed In their attempt
to put US Immediately In possession.
and that they could not do what they
assured us they believed they could do we
accepted an offer of compromise Tin which no
attorneys we're employed. and bought 1000
shares Of stock to gain possession of the COM
pany. As these attorneys did not put US In pos
session and In all probability never would have
done 50. no additional fee was due them. the
$1,000 cash having been paid.
tits proper to add that all the money received
from the stockholders was subscribed by the
five now sued. and three or four others CHE
writer having contributed at the time about
$500 Of the amount. and that Mr.. Jonas was
and Is now stakeholder, that he authorized
the suit ID his own behalf and was liable for his
pro rata share. not one dollar of achich did he
contribute to a1v part of the expense incurred.
The $1,000 paid Is considered more than per-
tafned to that portion Of the services rendered
and more than they were worth The claim for
an additional $500 is believed to ba so outrage
GUS that refusal Of its payment was imme-
diately agreed upon. Before the suit, however.
and regardless Of the fact Of owing nothing.
I offered to present them with s100 their esti-
mate Of my proportion Of this pretended claim,
They demanded all. will add also that Messrs
Bright and Jonas were employed by others, not
by my advice.
aull n. TAN 3ENTIEYsEN