, 1879-02-18
THE COURTS.
A Frozen.Out Partner Sues to Re.
cover His Position. =
The Troubles Of Livery Firm-In-
Junction and Accounting
Wanted.


| junction and Accounting
| Wanted.
New Suits, Bankruptcies, Confessions,
Judgments, Etc.
Andrew ]. 0riggs fled a bit yesterday ogatust
his copnstncrs. William 3. Keep. william q.
Elliott, tho Chicago Match Company, mud C.
N. Wheeler, asking for q recognition Ut bis
alleged rights IN partnership. IIc states Tint
he has bean for several ycara engaged IN the
manufacture OF matches, tho composition with
which ttry were' tipped being valuable trndo
| secret. lIa factory was ut South Chicago, md
lie lad n good business, but wns gruatly en-
harrasscd by lack OF funds. During july nnt
August last Gr1ggs borrowed OF Keen sumo
stnall eusns OF money, and about tile samc TINA
the latter suggested That ho, complainant,
md ono William, 8. Elliott should
60 into partnctship together, Elliott TO
| furnish all needed iltnds This was
agreed to, ind Elliott and Keep furn.shcd the
necessary funds with which to purchase the
fraschnld Interest III the building the ma
cillncry, nnd Gr1ggs' stock on hand. All busI-
hess WIS to bo done TN a cash slasis, neither
| party waa to he allowed to use the firm name
or make 1t liabe for Ills debts, proper hooks Of
accnlnt were to be kopt, and full statements or
profits to be made periodically. Grf9gs and
| Elliott wcre to give their whole time to the
business, and the former was to dtscluEc his se-
crcts Tor tic manufacture Of matches. Tho
partnerhhfp wns to- bc continued three years,
hsnt tho trollts or losses were to be divided AZ
follows: To GriEgs and Elliott each two.i1fths,
a'.d to Keep onc.Nith. -
tirgus n0w claims that Ills partners have not
Kept their contrnet, that they hare not contrib
Mied tlie necessary capita! aa aRreed TOR has
| Elliott, given his whole time to The business.
Morv than tl.ts, IT Is claimed Elliott and Keen
| naSe fti'rcsGntcd t1nt the partncrship las been
discontinued by mutual consent, and TINT Griggs
agreed t!Ht Il corporation, called tho Chicago
Match Company: should bc formed instead, OF
WHICH he waa to bu only an cmpioye, md take
MS his sole COMPENSATION certain share Of th,
net profits. About tic Goth of January lust,
s4eeG ss % Tn ero pa s @ nS!ang I'D dsG e h
nIa1 stated they had sold tic whole business to
c. y. Wheeler, and tt,at l,o must surrender pos
sssson OF ae pr9perT Or they would Get out
he wns locked out, ind that WhoolIcr wis Ia
possession. Complntnant's premises wero also
searched xs 9 under A Ascaseh'warraut, but nothtng
hatl notice 81 hls rights. hut Ignored them; that
The nrIrc .tsj0o0} paid for tho property is much
less tlau 1t is worih md tl,at Elliott ind Keep
stu llasc Eome interest III It. Complainant
therclorc asks fur m accounting nusl IN inInnc-
tlon preventing the defendants frum taking
possession % or Interfering With bis rights until
ifnal settlement.
HowLAsp l. wooLronp.
at a. lxS uires, ~ III M,o E
tertsay III ihn Superior Court ugainst his former
PARTNER, Rtehar is. Woolford, a.k!ng for an ac-
or ~ his .inc;a
a,d that they iws' then went into the business
fo,,I,sr, 1s!s ~ ,r,. pu.usss!p VII u.ssovcu IN
n"tna,, 10 io'2: EiS G ~, goosa so ont 70 cont
mi .iv,r i 9e oa @ ~ ~, e.s NJ ts
~ =, n.sI at.ec notSh Ut *!sou caeu, am oho
1 n,'1 T:oN, ,', '.e sesnec.WelS m ont two, tres'
'',,. m., 'ot,. h }es,s Ill s}h'enti stot a!ter, How
wns @ astonudrd @ to icurp op lin, 'Ie Wonliop h had
mt rnt tI, nn,. nr.'nnr,,. ' h,,t .1 aotsa,,aa t
ill.,, sIt ~ ~ souari i.s III ,au ~
rrfnari ~ sc,,Ir mil iInwi ,n ,n oss. ~. ~,
account AMI all injunction preventing Woolsnrtl
1rpn a.srnIt.. the aEuyo notcs. ur Tin tllattci
niortcnge By whch ,l.cy Ero secured, to an Inno-
cent purchaser,
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s1av ". h. VI ; i,s ~ ores was m, aa" yes
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,w @ ,Ian. r;11;,'n ~ III .nt III
jor s ' tho an'u'n. f a'i,nt nav ~ ,,na NJ aIde'
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r ., n'Fo"oEs' ., -.-,.
l,.r u,Ispan. iso. II 1scrd M p;tn,s fur divn1,s
of ,, tme EF1a!ma Faro!, .! dcasst'"' ,,.no ,
WINE frn a,t t'u W,.ar, ~ n'tpa.e @ 70 .n1
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:, creulsoF's hlil was llled yesterday br {;rnG,
l'ellhets q O. ngatusl 'ha' Ehisago Flow Con.-
pa''i a!itt IL" stoe4noHcrs, =. u enan'was, n.
:. houtn', Y; D. housoi' y: e. bo4lun,
.;sosSn s! :. H.. ill.,. Auli: MIL tue Chicago Flow
Mata!ustur'nE toalpahr, TO rcach as
scts WIZ ~ @, Whscn 70 satisiy Judgment
Tyr ~, !~t.~l. IL is clai1ncd Tint the Chicago
rlow !, Co!t'pany t'as never tuily organized, and
M 1 H. I,'.r 49,, 49, w., .i.,, 10 ~. .Gte
NAV ia dsbts. ''-'>' ''' 9< ~
Ilm Wasi,'n,rn & Nncu s5anufnrturfor f,ou,
many mia t,rn ,I,is nrainu, liz Ismnn6 kG,, GV
fnrtii,rims i,ntn,nnv. H. Aary an1 r
Marsh Ia rrsirnin t1,rm from tntsin11nT ~ T.. t..
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