The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13
He Then Retained IN Fee in the Sum
Named and His Clients Are
Protesting.
YOUNG'S MONEY IS LOCKED UP
HE HAS BEEN DENIED ACCESS TO
BOX IN SAFETY VAULT.
Two Suits Filed as a Result of Tbe.e
Conditions-Other Cases i'm
the Courts.

Two suits over the fee OF a lawyer were
filed in the Marion county Superior Court
yesterday and in one of the cases, that of
Oscar Z. Sandeborg and Jennie E. Day
against George Young, attorney at law, the
indiana National Bank and the Indiana
Safe Deposit Company, restraining order
was issued by Judge Carter late in the
afternoon The other case is that of George
Young against the Indiana National Bank
Tor 1850 damages. The controversy over
Young's fee as attorney for Sandeborg and
his sister, Jennie E. Day. of Wisconsin,
provoked the two suits. which contain
many peculiar features.
George Young was employed by Sande-
borg and Mrs. Day In July. 1901, to secure
for them their claim against the estate of
$4,000 left by Peter Sandeborg who died
IN Leksand, Sweden, intestate. Their claim
20 the estate lay in the fact that Peter
Sandeborg was an uncle. being a brother
OF their father, Carl Oscar Sandeborg, who
died in Indianapolis in 1890. In order to
prove their claim of heirship in the estate
under the Swedish law ii is necessary to
have decree of court. Young secured
this by getting letters OF administration on
the estate OF their father although he had
died many years ago and left practically
pointed by the probate commissioner did
not have any duties other than to certify
to the American consul at Stockholm the
kinship of Oscar E. Sandeborg and Jennie
L. Day to the deceased uncle Peter Sande-
borg. This claim was established there
by the American consul through the work
OF Young, who forwarded the papers max
Ing the claim. The claim vas allowed
and, Dec 8. the money derived from it.
szl.ls4o2, was received by Young and de-
posted In the Indiana National Bank.
He claimed 5000 as his fee for legal
services and the balance he divided into
two checks or sS,0S20l each, which he sent
to Sandeborg, who lives in INDIANAPOLIS
and to Mrs. Day. who lives in Wisconsin
he rented safety vault in the Indiana
National Bank for one year by the payment
and undisputed right OF entrance to the
box. In this he placed his 5000 fee. to-
gether with other personal property and
The box was rented to him on Dec. II,
but when he tried 10 open it on Dec II he
was refused permission TO do so. access
10 the lock Dox by the bank officials, he
says Because Of this refusal and ayerring
that the loss to him of the custody of pa
pers needed by him, loss in time in trans
acting his business and inconvenience be-
cause of what he alleges is a breach of con-
tract on the part OF the bank, he demands
damages in the sum of $500
low Young access to his lock box was be-
cause OF the protest of Young's clients
against his charge for services and their
1fsinclination TO pay the fee. They re-
FAMED Ferdinand Winter to represent their
interests and he served written notice on
the bank narrating the circumstances of
foungs employment as counsel and de-
Jmanding that he be not allowed to with
draw the money from the lock box.
RECOGNIZED THE NOTICE.
The bank recognized the notice and re-
fused Young when he applied under his
contract with it to exclusive use of the
lock box during all business hours of bust
ness days.
The second suit filed during the day, and
the one in which restraining order was
asked and temporary one granted. was
filed through another attorney. This suit
was by Oscar Sandeborg and Jennie Z. Day
against George Young and the Indiana Ma
tional Bank. 1t asked for an order re-
straining Young from Withdrawing the
money from the lock box and also an order
restraining the bank officials from permit
ting him to do so. The complaint averred
Young's claim for 5000 fee. T The conn.,
plant states that fee of $1,000 is ample
and all that should be paid him. The com,
$500 II he would take IL, and they ask that
the restraining order grant him this allow
ance should he care to accept the condition
and relinquish his claim. The complaint
states that Young is an officer Of the coun-
~ courts. being admitted to the practice of
law. and that his charge is exorbitant and
violation of his oath on admission to the
bar. This suit was filed after the bank had
notified Ferdinand Winter that it would
not keep Young out of the box after IL a
m. Dec Is.
statement for Young was made by his
attorney. John NJ. Bailey. that the fee is
reasonable and was earned by Young in
his prosecution of the claim. Mr.. Bailey
says that Young worked for more than a
year in securing the claim and did clever
work when he established the kinship of
the Sandeborgs to the Swede by securing
the letters of administration on their
as demanded by Swedish law 1t is said
that the damage TO Young in being denied
access to his private papers will be great