The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-14
THE OTHER side
OF THE GROssMAN INSURANCE
MIDDLE.
ssAnother Member" Gives q Lengthy
Account Of the Entire Transaction
and Asks the Public TO Judge
for Themselves.

Editor News Democrat: The following
Is q statement or rejoinder to the article
published in the News Democrat Of De-
cember 81, 1s96,in which some very con-
flicting statements were made by one
who signs himself "A Member"
The intense interest that was aroused
was caused by J. Grossman selecting
himself as secretary Of the company, add
Ing thereto a number of good men to
All the other offices. He had ticket
printed Ia thing that was never thought
of In the history Of the company, think
ing he could use those men as cats paws
TO pull him into office, and thereby oust
all the old officers Of the company. What
was the RESULT The old officers were all
elected by a large majority(w with the ex-
ception of ]. V. Mong, who would not
allow his name to be used). A number
of the men he had selected on his ticket,
after lsar ming of the tchemes he resorted
to would not allow their names to be used
In connection with said ticket.
The article said he (Grossman) notified
the president Of the board Of the dam
ages, and with his consent, had the dam
age repaired (which statement Grossman
also made before the company on Deoem-
Der 26, 1867 Let us see how this oorre-
spends with the transcript filed in Justice
Bates court on June 8, 1885, where plain
tiff says that on the night Of February lO,
during violent wind storm, about
square Of slate was torn of in different
places from his barn roof, two large open
ings being directly over the hay. I'm
mediate attention being necessary to save
the hay from damage, the board was not
called to view the roof, but the skaters
called and the roof was repaired. Now
can any one tell when Grossman told
the truthY whether on June s, 1895, when
under oath, he filed his Transcript In
Justice Bates court, when he said he did
not notify the board, or on December 26,
1896, at the annual meeting of the CON-
pany, when he said he did notify the
boardP
The president presented the bill to the
board which read as follows:
"For slate and labor in repairing barn
roof, s4.s5. Received in full, Bauman
Bros, Louisville, o."
The bill did not set forth how the
damage was done, when 1t was done nor
the cause Of same. No member Of the
board had seen the loss. The board at
previous meeting, had passed resolution
that they pay no bills until one or more
of their number saw that there was loss.
The constitution of the company, sec
tion 25, says: Amy member sustaining
loss b. fire, lightning or storm, upon
property insured in this company, is to
notify the secretary Of same within thirty
days, etc." The board, in view Of all
this, after considering the matter for some
time, concluded that they would pay the
bill under protet, provided J. Grossmsn
make statement Of the loss and pre-
ssnt an itemized bill Of repairing the
same to the secretary Of the company.
Luis was w. low hOhAJ ANe'
months after said loss occurred las 1t
afterward developed). Up to this time
neither the secretary nor the treasurer,
nor eny Of the directors had any previous
knowledge Of said loss.
On June 3, 1896, j. Grossman filed
a transcript with bill of particulars, with
90 ErapE1in inafaad
of the secretary of the company, as re-
quested by the board of said company.
Had he presented the bill to the secretary
or any other mem Der of the board, all
further trouble would have been obviated,
and the bill would have been paid.
On June 13, 1896, the presidents having
been previously notified of the action of
J. Grossman, the board met, the president
stated the action of J. Grossman In regard
TO said bill, and after long discussion
of the subject, the board, feeling that
they had extended the utmost liberality,
and also feeling that their hberslty
had been treated with contempt, passed
the following resolution:
Resolved, That II there be an itemized
account of the j. Grossman loss at the
Office of Esquire Bates, we instruct the
president to pay the same, and the sec
retary he instructed to draw an order on
the treasurer for the amount, and that
Mr.. J. Grossman be dismissed from the
company and his insurance Cancelled for
refusing to comply with the rules and
regulations of the company and board,
and the secretary give him immediate
notice Of the same and refund to him the
ratio that Is due him from appraissment
fees.
Does anything in the foregoing resolu-
tion show any malice or revenge on the
part Of the board, as charged in said
artioleS Does 1t not seem as though the
revenge was sought by the other party In
trying to dra the company into litiga-
tionP
The article said that twelve cents was
returned to him as his interest In the
partnership.
6ecti IN 81, of the Constitution, says:
"The board of officers shall, for suffi-
oient cause, have power to cancel the in
surance " any member by giving him i'm
mediate notice thersof." The board be-
iisvipg they had full and sufficient cause
TO warrant the cancellation Of his policy,