Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-23
UNITED STATES COURT.
More Wilmington Dental Misunderstanding
Coupuny Litigation,

More Wilmington Dental Misunderstanding
Company Litigation.
In the United State Circuit Court
on Tuesday the application of Gideon
Sihley of Philadelphia, the purchaser OF
the plant of the Wilmington Dental
Manufacturing Co.,, for possession OF
certain formula, contracts, lists Of cus-
toners, &c., to which he claims he ia
entitled, waa brought to the attention
Of Judge Bradford.
william s. lIillss, counsel for the
petitioner. read tho orders OF the court
authorizing the sale of the pant. llo
held that aH the original order Of sale
had been amended by aiding tho words
"fOrmuln and COOL wIll'' tn tho para
graph specifying the property 10 he
sold at thu King street. filant as n
whule. Mr.. Sibley was entitled TO the
formula and good will, also tho list of
customers, contracts, &c.
j. II. llotfecker. representing the
Grard Trust Gu OF Philadelphia, re-
ceirer of the Dental CO., resd an an
swer to the petition, admitting the
truth of the allegation concerning the
amended order OF the court. Tho reply
,ienied, howsvar, having possussinn of
certain articles which were asked for ;
also, that tho receivers mover hal Ger.
tain formula and never disposed Of
them to anybody; also, that tho books
of tho receivers SHOW no list Of Gus
toners, except such names as are on
tho hooks of the receivers 10 tho l'hila.
delphn otlice for spttlemont. and that
Tho court had not made any disposition
| thereof.
Mr.. llillos called Mr.. Smiley, the
purchaser, to the witness stand. He said
he untIerstood. prior 10 the sale. that
| the Wilmington cprnpany hRd valuable
formula and he believed. after reading
| the catalogue, that tho formula were
in the possession Of the receivers and
were TO be sold. lie said he wuald no,
have bid $40, 300 for tho King street
| plant had he not understood that he
was 10 receive the formula with The
| property.
| MIR. Sihley said BIO received certain
| hanks, most of them containing old
formula, which have been greatly i'm.
| proved upon and which would have &c
staining at the present time at all, lIe
mentioned a number OF articles which
had been manufactured by the com
pany, for which he had received nj
lUTinult. t1o oHli luV hhSuiboif ~ phs
building on King street would no d
little value to him If he could not oh
tain the formula. One OF the hooks
received hy him, hu alleged, had all o
the pages from No. 3 to No, I'D TORI
out.
MIR. IloIfecker said it was not the in
teption TO oppose Mr.. Sihley's right
bat that he should receive all to which
be was entitled.
| Siunshury j. Wiley, who was for
merly vice president aud snpernteden
of the plant. waI called to the stand b.
MIR. Iiilles to testify to certain article
manufactured at the plant. lie ad
mittad that nearly all of the article
mentioned by Mir. Sibley had bee
manufactured there.
Al about | O'Clock recess was take
for dinner.
At tho afternoon session the receiver
agreed to give formultes, and all sue
articles 10 their possession to tho plain
There ia also q dispute over some belt
ing at the Riyeryiew plant. Argumsn
} was continued yesterday.