The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-01
BIG SUIT
VS.. STATE
Claim of Green and Parker's
Administrators.
OLD WAR DEBT MATTER
Contention is that lntestates Acted as
Agents to Secure Settlement and
for State, and We're Not
Paid-No Answer.

Suit was instituted in the Circuit Court
traitor of B. P. Green and Frank D.
Wynn, administrator of John A. Parker,
against the State Of Virginia, and 1t
promises to develop into one of the pref
test legal Battles conducted here In Ions
time. The administrators claim sl7235s.26
in commissions said to be due the intes-
tntes for services rendered the State In
efecting settlement OF the claims of the
State against the United States on account
OF advances during the war Of 1872. The
matter has only been recently finally set
tied, and It Is understood that the State
refused to pay the administrators the
amount claimed. The suit Is in the form
of petition. and asks that the auditor
OF the State be made party defendant
The lawyers representing the admins
tors are Messrs. Munford, Hunton, WI
lams and Anderson; II. r. Pollard, Hard
castle and Wynn and E. B. Slater.
Bernard P, Green died September 10,
1902, and George B. Stone qualified as his
administrator six days later In the Eau
ouier Court. John A. Parker died June
1a. 1895. and Frank D. Wynn qualified as
administrator July 81, 1902. in Essex
county.
PROCESS SERVED.
Process has been served on the State,
and it is understood that shortly the
answer Will be prepared In the office of
the Attorney General. Tho petition OF the
plaintiffs sets forth that in the years lsl2-
Is Virginia made large advances to the
United States Government In the shape
of loans for carrying on the war with
Great Britain. Some payments were made
from time to time to the State, but IT
was never possible to get balancing OF
the accounts. It Is claimed that in 1850
the Legislature appointed Thomas Green,
father of B. p. Green, agent of the state
Z to prosecute the claim against The gen
cral government.
NThat in 1859 Governor Wise authorized
John A. Parker to prosecute the claim,
That in 1860 the Legislature passed res
olution continuing Green and Parker as
agents of the State to prosecute the
claim and to receive for their services
three per cent. commission.
The petition sets out then that they did
vigorously prosecute until the death OF
Green at the expense OF both,
LEGISLATIVE ACTION.
Later the Legislature appointed b. p.
Green 10 succeed his father and to assist
Parker in the further prosecution, and
il was further ordered that the treasurer
oe the State Is hereby authorized and d.
1ectGQ 10 pay W BtIiltiu \, NIIttH dHU
John A, Parker, Jointly, and upon their
receipt, ten per centum OF any sum OF
sums appropriated by the Congress OF
the United States for the payment of sait
claims. and paid to the Stale for amoun
due from the United States"
II Is further contended in the petition
that b. r. Green and Parker did continu
to prosecute, and that their commission
was raised from three to ten per cent
The paper goes on to declare that In is
3. F. Green resigned lucrative govern
ment position In order to devote NOR
time to the matter: that the tinal settle
ment was reached through the efforts {
himself and Parker,
Section 70 of the Ietition specifies IT
amount claimed by the petitioners TO Il
sl72S5s2d, equivalent to ten per cen
commission on the sam claimed TO ha>
been received by the intestates. Exhib
accompany the petition in the shape
statements from Auditor Marye al
Treasurer Hartman, saying they had
authorityto pay the claims,