Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-11
THE SCOTT ASSIGNMENT
THREE SUITS IN INTERVENTION ARE FILED
Case Goes over TIL Next Thursday to Give
Plaintiff an Opportunity of Answer
ing-Other Court Matters.


The case of the National Bank of
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d Co.; Assignee hugh ANDERSON nhu
others came up before Judge Hiles
iris morning ON an order To show cause
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why RECEIVER s"o''' ~.
ed to take charge OF the ihsoiVeht
company's affairs. After some skir-
,niabinp the court continued the hear
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ing Tor hVe days III oruer 10 give pam
tiff an opportunity OF ming an answer
to the complaints In Intervention, filed
today
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The suit of the National Bank OF ,he
Republic which was filed last Saturday
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made number OF aiiegatiohs' AMONG
which was that the $4,000 owing to It
WINS secured by BPS shares OF capital
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STOCK OF the george NJ Se"'' WI
tion, and that the money was optaiheu
In the year 1897 on that security on the
representation that the corporation was
solvent.
II was further alleged that George
NJ, Scott wished to obtain the 52s
shares of the capital stock of the cor
poratlon from James GlendinnIng. who
owned them, and failing in that. made
the assignment as an Indirect means OF
obtaining the said stock.
Two complaints In intervention
were filed by Stephens d Smith
in behalf of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron company and the Revere
Rubber company. The intervenors
Join with Assignee Anderson and the
George NJ. Scott & Company and pray
the court to decree that the assign
ment OF the defendant company be
declared valid and in erect, and that
the prayer of the National Bank OF the
Republic for the appointment OF d re-
ceiver be denied and its complaint dis
missed, 0i''
tween the 18th day Of October 1897.
and the 18th day OF January. 1898. the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company sold
and delivered the George NJ. Scott
company gooos amounting IN Vaue 10
ss,sSs.ss ana that Ut the ti,ne OF tne as
ssnment sne ~ was sui remaining
UNPAID ss'osL.oo. ,o.. 4. H..
.v on ,he rs, ., reof o, ,s'S, ~ ,s
aisged, tne deIeh1ah. company pecnine
indebted to the Revere Rubber com.
pshE dor paiahee out 10 tne anhouh ,s
OF Ss.s,o.so on hccount Oh Eoous soIo
ana aenVerea pe'ween 'he s.m oi o Aus
uss. lss', ana tne oIu o. ounuary, Io'';
me assignhent OF ane George NJ.
Scott company on the zs,h OF January
Ia5t ID tnen set w, anu Wy piuoihs
OF tne intervenors IN CLASS III ,ne
nat OF pre1errea ereultors. IL ~ also
SET out that me assighneht was exc
cuted IN accoraahce win INV anu WIN
OUT any INTENTION 10 aclay or ueirauu
any OF the creditors OF .he corporaloh'
that the claim OF the travellers Insur,
an &c company LOT ste,VVv 10 Jus. anu
oohihee aept OF the Scott corporh,lon,
tnnt the raets set OUT IN the company
OF the BANK Were phsseu upon py Suuse
lilies IN decision rendered last satur-
gay on tne motioh 10 uissoiVe tne sew
era attachments.
The claim OF the plaintin' ~ II NJ.
legged. arose out OF George NJ. scott
personaIly endorsing the private moves
OF James Giendinnlng TOT ana IN pehair
OF the scott company which got no
consideration out OF H.
LEGAL TALENT GALORE.
When the case was called today n big
array OF legal talent confronted Judge
Hiles. Dey & Street. and Booth, Lee
q Gray appeared for the National
BANK OF the Republic; Dickson, Ellis
q ELLIS for the George M, scott COM
pany: Bennett. Hardness. Howat,
Bradley Richards for Assignee An
derson; c. =. Varian and stephens d
smith Tor the intervenors;
Judge Dey first addressed the court.
lie onered 10 submit the application Tor
receiver on the pieadings, 10 winch
counsel Tor Defendant scott n COM
pany, and the assignee, acceeded.
pleadings, and the complaint In Inter
NentiOn. eXceDt 10 the matter Oh the