Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-06-03
"THE GEARY. NATTER"

The following letter to Mrs. Maud
Geary from Hon. ]. X. Weatherford,
one of the attorneys associated with Mr..
Yates in securing certain insurance fol
Mrs. Geary, their client, is self-exp'ana-
tory, and we hope will be read by all:
ALBANY, Or, Jan. %. 1901.
Mrs. MAUD GEARY,
Corvallis, Ore,
DEAR MADAM Your letter of recent
date at hand and contents duly noted.
I was very much surprised at your
letter, for had supposed that you were
entirely salts ed with the arrangements
that were made.
According to my understanding in the
matter the company refused to pay you
more than $1,000 and you was in
clined to accept the $1,000 IN full and
complete payment. When the matter
came to my Office, and my opinion was
requested upon the probabilities of win
ming the case, came to the conclusion,
and so expressed it. that it was extreme
ly doubtful about success, but under the
circumstances that would go into the
case on contingent fee; that is, you to
receive the first $1,000 being the amount
they had offered You and had declined to
pay any more, we to advance the costs
and expenses OF the trial for you, and
make vigorous defence, and for our ser
vices to receive one-half that we recov-
cred over and above the $1,000. A con-
tract was made with you on this line
My Office as well as the office of Yates &
Gibson, went to work upon the case and
assure you that put in great deal OF,
work preparing for the trial of the cause.
However after we were prepared for the |
case and had some prospects of winning, |
The attorneys on the other side made |
to compr omise. After coz
siderable discussion and with your ap |
probation, 1 compromised the case. 1 |
was led to believe by what was ia
ormed as well as your statement to me |
and requesting me to COM |
promise the cause, that You was anxious |
20 make compromise; in fact you
me to compromise for much !
ess than received, stating that you de- |
'ired to remove from the state. assure |
you that I got every cent that could |
lnder the compromise and turned over
% you all exactly according to cur con-
ract, SO I trust that you have no COM
,laint to make on that score. However |
know that the amount that we recover |
ID was not the full amount of the insur- |
lnce, but was three times greater than you !
would have received without services, |
md you received more than double that |
,ou would have received without having |
entered into this contract. However,
am always willing to assist any one
Shen they are in need, and should deem
t privilege to assist you at any time |
when can.
You say in your letter that you are |
Wiling to give Mr.. Yates and myself
400 or $500 for our trouble. presumed
hat when the contract was made be-
ween us that it expressed your wishes
md willingness at that time. If we had
'nly recovered the $1,000 we would have
eceived nothing for our services what
'ver. If we had recovered nothing we
would have been out the amount of
money paid out at the trial of the cause
md still recovered nothing. However
he first time am in Corvallis, will en-
leavor to see and talk the matter over
With you and Mr.. Yates, assuring you
hat do not want to be hard or seem
o be hard on any person.