The age-herald., 1900-07-24
GREAT LAND CASE
 HAS BEEN FILED
By Knowles Against Morris Adler
 in United States Court.
IMMENSE ACREAGE AT LAW
Floridian Recites at Great Length the Alleged History of Transactions Covering 15e, ,oooA Acres, and
 Prays for Receiver

bill apparently involving about $1e000 has been filed in the United States Court by William H. Knowles, a citizen of Flor ida, against Morris Adler of Birmingham.
 The bill is a very long one and purports to set forth fully the record of the mat ters at issue
 It alleges, in part that prior to March 24, 1884, the defendant was the owner of an indebtedness due to him by the Van Kirk Land and Construction Company. a corpor- ation of the State of Alabama, amounting 10 nearly $16o,OO0 and secured by a mortgage made by the Van Kirk Company upon cer- tain lands amounting to about 156,OOO acres, situated in Pike. Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and Coffee Counties and on said day in a suit in the Chancery Court in Es- cambia County, obtained a decree of fore closure against the said company for the sum of $160 1o4 .05. and an order of sale of the said lands. The lands were sold under the decree and the defendant became the purchaser, paying therefor by credit upon said decree sl25,oOO, and immediately there after the register executed a conveyance to the defendant.
 It is alleged that prior to March 27, 1895, the said Van Kirk Land and Construction Company was indebted to the complainant in sum exceeding $67000, and suit was brought in Escambia County and judg- ment recovered against the company for $6S 307.67. An execution was issued, and the same was duly returned by the sheriff "No property found," the company being in- solvent and having no property from which the execution could be satisfied.
 Desiring to redeem the said lands, the complainant rendered the defendant the sum of $l25,0o0, the sum bid for same, and 5000 as lawful charges, being advised that the sum constituted the total amount which he was required to pay in order to redeem the lands At the same time com plainant offered to credit the Van Kirk Land Company with $6o,00O upon his jude- ment The defendant refused to accept the tender, alleging that the complainant should tender not only the amount ten dered, but the difference between his bid and the total amount of his debt, for which he had obtained the decree afore- said.
 It is further alleged that suit was then instituted in Escambia County to compel the defendant to accept the tender and permit the redemption of the land, and the defendant demurred and the demurrer was sustained and appeal was taken.
 Pending the appeal the complainant and defendant compromised by executing an agreement in which it provided that the defendant should hold the lands in trust for himself and the complainant and by the terms of the trust the defendant was to sell the lands in the manner agreed upon and the proceeds should be applied to the payment of the aforesaid decree of the defendant against the Van Kirk Land and Construction Company; the payment of the aforesaid judgment of the complaint against the same company; and after the amounts due the complainant and defend ant should be paid the value of the pro- ceeds was to be divided between the com- plainant and the defendant in proportion to the amount due. Monthly statements were also provided for and it was provided that the appeal in the Alabama supreme court should be affirmed There were numerous other features to this agreement all being fully set forth, but before all of them had been carried into effect corpor- alton was formed known as the Knowles Pine Land Company and according to the terms of the contract the land was to be conveyed to the corporation and the stock should be paid for in land and be issued to defendant and held by him as trustee, the dividends of the corporation to be paid to defendant and complainant.
 Further allegation is that the corporation was formed and the defendant made presi- dent, the stock being conveyed to him. After the formation of the corporation the defendant sold all the lands, and, prior to October l. 1899, collected all the proceeds thereof. He then caused the corporation to declare a dividend of the amount of such proceeds, and after deducting lawful costs and expenses paid himself all the balance due to him upon the aforesaid decree and paid to the complainant the sum of $50, 900 upon the amount due him upon the judg- ment aforesaid, and admitted that he had in hand in money belonging to the com plainant under the trustee agreement, si9,- 000 but he has never paid the said sum or any part thereof, except the sum of about $SO.O0O, although the complainant has repeatedly demanded that defendant should account to him for such money as was due
 In conclusion, the complainant prays for the appointment of receiver to receive from the defendant certain property and to collect by suit or otherwise certain claims alleged to be due from the Van Kirk Land and Construction Company, and also from the Mobile and Girard Railroad Company, and for such other relief as may be deemed proper by the court.
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