New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-21
THE SUITS AGAINST MR.. GARRISON.

WHAT is SAID BY LAWYERS ON BOTH sIDrs.
"The assignment of Commodore Garrison
was entirely unlocked for" said Mason W. Tyler,
the attorney for Peter Marie and Others in the Marie
Garrison suit ave have always insisted that until our
clients who wrOnged by this wipngOut OF the old
Pacific Railroad of Missouri got redress, either as ind-
viduas in their suit against Commodore Garrison or
their collective capacity in the suit by the old Pacific
Company against its successor, the Missouri Pacific
Company this litigation must and would cJntnue
that practically it made very little difference
to the individual stockholders whether 1t came
from Garrison from thesMssour Pacific Railway, be-
cause they would probay have TO take in the shape OF
money in either event The suit against the railroad
company, however, has this very decided advantage
that combines in suit the claims of all the stock
holders and enables all wrongs to be redressed and diff
ferences settled in single litigation, whereas the suit
against Garrison if successful might have been followed
by by other shareholders and whom he had
agreed protect, but had sacrificed at the same time
that he slaughtered Peter Marie and his associates am
at present unable TO state what the effect of this assign
ment will be the Marl6-Garrison suit as nave not
my clients legal associates in regard to our az
Ex-senator Conking, Of counsel for Peter Marie aud
nued and shed the same though Commodore Garr
had not made assignment, and that the only d
Of the success OF the p'ans In QDtaln
ing Judgment would be that the execution would Issue
against the assignee instead of bsng against Mr. CARR
Melville c. Day. Of counsel for Commodore Garrison
said that the rights OF his client would be defended AGAINST
attacks made upon them in the Marie arrson suit
and that expected in that suit the same as If
the Commodore had not made an assignment.
II do not know" he added, and 1 do uo5
think that any could tel to-day
not even the Commodore hlmse-what his Liabilities or
assets aie do think hls suspension is merely TEN
pOrary that il will take long time TO md Out Just
how he stands what his assets worth He would
have been all Iigl II he had Kept out OF the Lake Erie ana
Wheeling the Pittsourg Cleveland and Toledo rail
roads. You he put in large amount OF money which
is returning nothing now, but which will yield hand
the future. Every thing Is badly mixed
up and will he time before the assignee VIII
able 10 master all the complications
William Bronx, attorney fer Commodore Garrison
in the GriggsG srTison SUIT, said that he was
not sure whether the GrgGs-Garris0n or the
MareGariSon suits could be continued in the present
legal situation of Mr.. Garrison. al coudiudgmcnt be
enforced against the IN an action where the
Commodore the party II you say by Substitution
how the assignee 10 he substituted ana VINO IS to nave
him substituted Another thing, will not these credit
ors have to appear before the gncc and prove their
claims within the time required by aw There are many
such questions which will arise and nave to be seted be-
against Garrison Will he continued teel
sure that the assets of Mr. Garrison Will prove OF sufficient
value 20 pay 100 cents the dollar TO his creditors and
leave him a surplus. Yes that surplus may reach sew
erdl millions Ot dOilaIs.'