The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-03
Court Makes Cole 4 Price Reeeiv-
ership Permanent.
MUST PROTECT CREDITORS.
Judge Moore says Easity VIII an
force Decent Honesty In Settle
Meaf of Ptwas-x Mwddtee Affair."
4bundn ne~ OF Evidence fo Jusfi-
~ Interference - court Dspre-
Gates AemnAnIO8a Allegations.

A-rer~Iger wiz continue 10 snaEage tae
partner sssEs, at ~ ~ Isss g5ss s1svie and
T. Y. Price act ~ mach for tie nsns7S
~ essneF % the i8tEgsting partners as Toy
tie benefit oE taeEr creditors.
THIS was .sa substance Ese ruling Judge
Moore % sae superior cssgrt made seesff-
ssay after as&Taag lengthy argument
ugsos Prices rsostoa 10 ss1saaE@ the a.f-
Isssissnsenf % T. l.. Crawford as temper
arg receiver. arc 30 dissolve rae restrain
Jag order onSssnEng Prize from sEaterSeF-
ing 1itAs the part neTssssp cooks afa1 sc
counts pending lac termination o. TIE &C
aIosi.
In ruling upon tas naoasnn, Judge Moore
practically held fEat one Of the partners
waz 80 deep ig tas mud a. tSe other was
ssa the nzsf. s4tsa g1aE DgEA 8erc lnsoiXet1t.
Il must ind ar said from the letters
OF Cole ard Price. wbsess have been
brought into cosfrt that the plaintiff Cole
is insoateaf lie has admitted III IN writ
ing to Price. And Price II either Insoss =
eat or In bis letters TO Cole be has dis
tortea the facts for .9e purpose OF de
e1iysIsg his partner. That Is tho afty m
ference ! draw
ne grsunas upon wlieE tie inJ1nc-
ton and appointment OF = receiver We're
originally Obtained and upon waicn 81 IS
row sought 80 Or sustained consist pssn-
eipaiiy Of allegations os fraud and sasole-
eney on ire part Of the defendant. These
charges various ard comprehensive.
and have sntnlIed "a volnIinous answer.
ssnsch IN dcscfEns1 by n1nch irrelevant
matter Affdaviga have afro 1esn taken
both sides which relate 10 many nj
roI- affairs not pertinent ana Which can
nave no influence OH the decision Of the
present issue. Not content witg4 e9ltieay~
oTiny - gefal fsse implta toms Of fraud
against himself contained In the bill. the
defendant, In his turn. BECOMES tne s4e-
aaser and charges tie complainant with
al as
partnership ard wiif3 other conduct scan
sfsl.0usiy infamous
Assuming rs tie truth but "a small part
Of the desinansncies charged ~ these par
ties against each other Ii ~ clear nat il
would be the duty Of The court 70 prevent
either from obtaining possession Of the
NJ enforcing decent honesty Ia tine settle
nsent ef partnership affairs a. to- insur-
ing justice 20 creditors
Bur Il Il nat necessary. nor wogid it
- proper fsr1me 10 attempt to deaf vita
iris mass II cr1Eninatiors for most o.
tsseas questions car saix lie fairly ati
a1g~e uN The tnat hearing, Al prevent
Il is sufficient 70 inquire whether the de-
6*tiiai1s has made II c.e@r that Il ne shall
re permitted 20 collect the moneys ~ the
Hrs~ trey will BE- safe tn his hands. and
tfast they will be appropriated rs equity
resssrss. o,..x.,.s n.,, -,
~ ffse restraining sr3er that If notice
was given Price 81 Ike appileati for the
aFroartnleEst Of . receiver he would doe
tor TIRE sEnuss The word sostoT' was rot
Used h4t that la what wag meant I can
say here that the aeoAs Rave hesn vegp
lady keep Perhaps the restraining order
waf little drastic bait | do not thsg X
z was improper. THE motion IN therefor.
6~nsed
TIE selection of permanent receiver
win he made feiag Price ard his lawyer
late oblectiosg 10 = l.. Crawford the.
tenporas ree@ivss remaining In the ge-
stioa ans desire se urge ihrm AZ some
length