The age-herald., 1900-08-23
WANTS DAMAGES IN
 THE SUM OF $1O,OOO
E. I. Faulkner Sues Members of Wholesale Brokers Association.
AN ALLEGED CONSPIRACY
Says His Business Has Been Ruined Through the Methods of the Organization, Which He
 Calls a Trust

A peculiar case has been filed in the Cir cult Court in which the plaintiff seeks to recover from several well-known brokers, members of the Wholesale Brokers Asso- citation, the sum of $1O,OO0 for alleged dam age done to his business, through an al- legged combination or trust.
 The suit is brought by E. T. Faulkner, a merchandise broker, who is not a member of the association, against the following defendants J. E. English & Co.,, W. l.. Murdock, Gus McCarty, N. B. Williams, C. A. Tyson and Sid Norwood. The com plaint is as follows:
 "On the 14th day of August, 1900 and for a long time prior thereto, the plaintiff was engaged in the business of a whole sale broker or commission merchant in the city of Birmingham, and for such purpose had leased for large sum the necessary office or storehouse in the proper location in said city for such business, and had fitted the same up in appropriate manner at large expense, and had been put to other and great expense in time and money in soliciting and being named as the broker or commission merchant for sundry manufacturers, dealers or growers of goods, fruits, produce or merchandise necessary to or desired by the wholesale grocers or jobbers in and about said city or State; and had built up and made for himself large extensive and lucrative business as a wholesale broker, as afore- said.
 Alleged Agreem mt
 And plaintiff ayers that the said de- antc .of zation known as the Wholesale Brokers Association of Birmingham; that the said w. L. Murdoch is the president of said association and the said N. B. Williams is secretary, and it has other officers and committees for giving effect and force to it's bylaws, rules or regulations; and that one of it's said bylaws, rules or regula- tions provides substantially that no whole sale grocer of said city shall buy from or deal with any wholesale grocer of said city who shall buy from or deal with any wholesale broker of said city who is not member of the said Wholesale Brokers Association, and that should any whole sale grocer violating this rule the mem- bers of the Wholesale Brokers Association should not further sell to or deal with the said wholesale grocer, but should boy colt the same: and that the said defend- ants consider themselves bound by and are actively and maliciously working and moving in order to enofrce the said by. law, rule or regulation with special and particular reference to the plaintiff
 Conspiracy Alleged
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 And the plaintiff ayers that the said by law, rule or regulation of the said Whole sale Brokers Association is unlawful and illegal, and not binding upon it or it's mem oers or the wholesale grocer, or the said Jobbers. and should have no force or effect; but that the said defendants, well knowing that the plaintiff was not member of their said association, and well knowing the large and lucrative business that he had built up and being exceedingly envious and covetous thereof, and we'll knowing that if the said rule was enforced it would ruin the plaintiffs said business and drive him out of the said wholesale brokerage busi- ness to their gain and advantage, did con- spire, confederate and combine together for the purpose of so doing; and to the end that the said wholesale grocers or jobbers of said city should not further buy from or deal with said plaintiff, did write to or cause them to be notified that the plain tiff was not member of their association, or that they must not buy from deal with the plaintiff under penalty of being "boycotted' by the said holesale Brokers Association, as aforesaid
 Prayer of Complaint
 And the plaintiff ayers that the direct, immediate and proXimate effect of such notice to said wholesale grocers or jobbers has been to cause them to cease buying from or dealing with the said plaintiff, and has been to cause them, for fear of be- ing "boycotted" themselves, to entirely cease to buy from or deal with and to boycott the plaintiff whereby the said large and lucrative business of the plain tiff has been ruined, and he--has been driven from said lawful trade or calling by such unlawful means, which result was contemplated by and well known to de- fendants; and wherefore plaintiff has been damaged in a large amount, to-wit: the sum of $10,000. Therefore, he sues"