, 1880-06-24
THE COURTS.
Three Lawyers Engaged in a
lively Legal Fight.
An Old Ease Finally Settled by Judge
,McAllister.
Record It Judgments, New Suits, d.
vorces, Etc.

TTrREE LAWYERS FALL, OUT. -
@, The little anin,osity which has existed
ntnong tic members Of tho old luw iirm OK
Harding. -NfrCuy Il rrntt yesterday cullnl-
rNted III 4 suit fur accounting by Georgc E.
lInttting np..inst Ills former partners, Alex
saier hfcc0y anti IArtn g. Pratt, and MISC
aeaaast Sidney A. Kent. Ila,sl!tg stated
TINT In 9s11;, 1,c went into partnership with
Mccoy hnh Pratt III tho practtce of Inv. Tho
pn,ilts wcru t-he d!stqsaf. fonr.tenths to
complainant mil tltTpr.1etl,s eaclt to Nc
toy and Pratt, but no account scens to liAve
bec,l taken of the possibility bf my loss.
l'ratt took almost entire cl,urgc OF tlo bool;s
VI nccount SO that llatding says llc
cannot state exactly how affairs stanul,
but lle thinks large balance Is due lin.
About tho first Of 1875 new arrangement
wns made BY which Harding WIS relieved
from giving. his close pcrsollnl attention to
the rln balsfless, but WIS To remain consult
Ing pArtter. md TO receive nlie-ilfth OF tic
profits al,l alst, pGr cent OIL tile vuluB nt Ills
tirn!:. Mccoy WIS 10 receive two-illtlIs ii THO
profits and ) rer cent OH tho value Ut Ills
library, s!s,5o0. The firm WINS dissolved. jan.
!, ls51, hy ,antual consent, Int complainant
any settlement, t1!ngt he litts ,na,lu
the pArtncrsilp WIS in existence,
thG n forSts4 SeS5s + ,tinr Gf ts sort,, firm % omg,t
q tIe stock q S} ts tioSe SoS saraco e'S Co'
puiiy.. For this purpose $4,000 was bOr-
rowe.f ot the Corn Exchange National Bank
ahoat July, 1871, nlMl It was agreed tig innte
proportion of encll nal''1 Interest in the firm.
,fl,u i,rM paia about $500 OIL tho note. s,,Ai
after That Mecoy md Pratt refused to pay
their s!nrr,, and l1nrti!ng. nttcr being sued,
,i%e ' s'sea%c'ti5y 5 ~ St,other bock 0','f u
SoaRht Tor s,ooo ap anI DIVIDED 'N au,ons G's
tue partners, =, who ayrccl 70 pty for
and Irntt, however, as Is ci,nrEetl, refused 10
pay their sl,ares, mid liar,tlng, after being
sncd, wMs compelle. 10 fuot tic whole hl!r
bcforc the note to the Corn Exchange link
was Rnil + was bought By Sidney 4. Kent
With AleC1y a1ld Pratt, who agreed to III
dcnnify him by giving hlln curtain property
nt 1iiglilnnl Park ntpl Washington Heights
i4t ta ny }ns sSaa 20 ,s On e4 nisSs Sses thy 1te
ilnr contract, II is alleged, WIS 1nado VIII! u.
X. Ten1,ey, Or with Tsnncys, Flnwcr& Ahcr-
cro'nble, ny to tho ss ooo notc. Ilnr.ilng tlen
stIetl on tlle note to the Corn Exchange Bunk
by either keeping, out 0f the why 10 tliey
c9liltl net W called 9s ,yltln;Sses, Or else by
lzes as utterly bkseleys, aud i,e Charges Tint
they should Lave been compelled to pay their
| share Of BOTH nDlcs. In conclusion, lie u.s.
collecting ulo firm assets md Using tic
! sa,nr, ntlh tllAt they rrfuyo to nay
their sllafo Vi thu aboyc ,lotes Or
to make my settlement of tho partnership
business. ind le 14sks for ttnul i,ccoll,tlng,
f0r the appointment Of Receiver, n1M for d
decree awarding him tho possession OF tho
| securities given 10 suc,lre Sidney A. Kent,
ana ordering Ii sale of tile same to pay these
two lUtG9.