The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-04
RANCHISE NOT ATTACHABLE.
Pill Text OF Judge HnnfOrd's peci.
sion I'm the Times Case.

The Post Intelligence recently announced
b rs news columns that Judge Hanford
!. hi handed down a decision in the case or
Gorge G. Lawrence VS.. the Times Print
" Company and the Associated Press.
ne decision Is here published In fuh as
t&lows
The complainant. a citizen OF the state
4 Iowa. brings this suit against the Times
Printing Company. a corporation of the
GATE OF Washington, and the Associate
fess a corporation OF the state of Illinois.
3 his amended bill OF complaint. the COM
h.inant sets forth In detaii the history OF
daily newspaper published In the city of
katsle under the names successfully or
tie Seattle Press-Times. Seattle Times.
eeattie Evening Times and Seattle Daily
Times hui II n sufficient for the purpose
Of this opinion TO state the important facts
m1efy as follows:
On the 9th day Of March. 1895. there was
corporation called the Seattle Press
Tines Company. then engaged In the pub
Heatlon OF said newspaper under the name
the Seattle Press-Timcs. and on that day
aic company. To secure payment OF an In
eeosedness amounting 10 $1,000. executed
q John Collins a chattei mortgage cover
mx ali the printing office material and ap-
WAGfas. together with the said newspaper
p0nt. and the circulation, franchises and
Hoa-wiii thereof. AT that time. the pub
neaing company held a contract emitting
- member OF the Associated Press. 10
rcsve and publish In said newspaper the
~ news collected by the Associated
Hses which contract il In the pleadinss
0Aed franchise In the contract il Is
Sevlded that the privilege granted there
/ = might be transferred with the said
newspaper. provided the new proprietor
.neoid enter Into new contract with the
~sseclated Press similar thereto. On the
cts OF June, 1895. the Seattle press-Times
<eHpany, by amendment OF IT'S articles OF
.aevfpora DOM became the Times Company.
c at on the s'h day Of June, i>.5. the Times
SxsHpaIS entered into a new contract with
NC associated Press. which was merely
destitute for the franchise contract previ-
s1Ns owned by the company. In the
s'eusn or June, iN9f. q new corporation was
SsEanszed, called the Times Printing Com
ssas, which Is one 81 the defendants here
:, said new company having the same oGi-
US a me Times Company, and ali 81 50 ia
- Swsssased property. Including the newspa.
= pisht. Mtta lis franchises s-coa-W II
~ - CFShlaticn. WAS transferred from the
asrs company 10 sata def, atis0t ard
sAaa There WAS SUBSTITUTION az a new
IA. get Oct y cen the Associated Pres,s aIid
- arsaneasse contract. heretofore held hy
- ilines company The chAttol mortgage
az assigned 10 une Gllillaua. " o obtain
- decree ef foreclosure. ard In rhe
LIE ot February. 3N4s became, fN, mr.
alsas*f az al thc ;uorgE8 ged prupertV at A
sss ,AefeoI made by tiic sheriff ~ kfnR
SSAsts. pursuant Ia the decree 81 fore
ssseFe ana tae complainant - his Yeud,es
~ assignee as 80 said property ana ali
- ~ rights as purchaser thereof. m ire
IS.Ntosafe sale. The defendant The q mes
s.sSSksa1s tnH'pAnv, $ IN possession - and
..ISasaV'as from the plaintiff the hoakS. cor
sa.AS ne names % subscribers and
sSstsens ~ Sf'i nav sVaper. ana the books
: aeeoan' belonging Ia said newspaper