The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-23

Attorney Roswell II. Patterson yes
terday through Attorney S. B. Price.
filed an answer to the bill in equity
recently filed against him by his late
partner, William A. Wilcox who al
legged that he had not received just
share of the earnings of the firm.
Mr.. Patterson admits the partnership
arrangement and that in April, 1902,
they had a conversation with reference
TO dissolution. Continuing the bill
says:
After the first day of June the plaintiff
and defendant divided portion of the as
sets Of the firm, and the defendant occu-
pied the offices originally occupied by the
firm, and has been collecting the firm ac-
counts, and with some cash furnished by
the parties and the funds collected, has
paid all Indebtedness of the firm.
Your respondent knows no reason why
the accounts due the firm cannot be col
lected. and the money divided between the
partnership, without a receiver or person
to collect the same.
The firm does not own and never did
own one thousand six hundred and sixty
six shares of the capital stock of the
Consolidated Water Supply company, Of
the value OF one hundred and seventy
five thousand ($175,0OO) dollars, acquired
by said firm for fees for services rendered
by the firm of Patterson & Wilcox. Said
firm does not own and never did own
any stock of the Consolidated Water Sup
ply company.
ing saith, that he subscribed for certain
stock of the Consolidated Water Supply
company, individually; that the plain
tiff Mr.. w. A. Wilcox drew the charter
for said Consolidated Water Supply COM
pany. or filled the blank therefor, in his
own handwriting. and took the acknowl-
edgment as notary public, and saw and
knew just what stock it was therein GER
titled the defendant subscribed for. The
said subscription was private business of
the defendant, r. H. Patterson, and had
10 relation with the firm of Patterson &
Wilcox. The only claim which the firm
have, or have ever had. against said COM
pany is for legal services.
Your respondent never agreed to per-
sonally pay or guarantee any debts of
the Consolidated Water Supply company.
for legal services. or other services, debts
or obligations. The Consolidated Water
Supply company is financially responsible.
The allegation that the defendant received
said stock without the knowledge of Will
liam A. Wilcox, the plaintiff, is false and
untrue
And the defendant further answering
saith, that lie never received any stock,
money or thing of value from the Con-
solidated Water Supply company for fees,
or for any legal work performed by him
self or by the firm of Patterson & VIII
cox which does not appear upon the
books of said firm. The books have been
regularly kept, and a trial balance drawn
each month since the firm commenced
business in 1891.
Your respondent further answering de-
nes the allegations set forth in the tenth
paragraph of the plaintiffs bill. The de-
fendant has never refused to settle the
affairs of the firm and divide the assets
with the plaintiff He has never directly
or indirectly refused to divide or share
the fees profits and advantages of said
firm. and stands ready now and at all
times TO aid in the collection of the ac-
counts of the firm and to divide all money
and property equally with his former CO.
partner.
And the defendant further denies all
charges in said bill of improper conduct
on his part. He denies that he has re-
fused to account: and denies that he has
received any property, money or thing of
value belonging to- or in which said firm
has an interest, which has not been fully
and fairly accounted for.