The San Francisco call., 1905-03-19
BROAD LAUGH
OYER A BILL
Incidents Of a Remarkable
Suit in Superior Court.
Judge Trout 5 Department
.sTERN'S INTERVENTION
Why Dilhan of Riding School
Did Not Leave This World
as the Doctor Predicted

Everybody IN town who has heard
the story Of DR.. Max Rothschfld's eff
forts 10 collect an account of sS23
against Joseph DiIhan for medical SER
vices is laughing over the Incidents and
outcome Of the litigation. Dilhan is
the manager and owner of a riding
school out near Golden Gate Park.
Failing health iulpelIed him to seek
the counsel Of d physician. DR.. Roths-
child was duly called in. and his min
instratiens 70 the patient embraced a
period Of nearly a year. Il seems that
DiIhan grew worse rather than better
Owing to his sickness his business ran
down and became improbable be-
cause he could not give personal at
tenticn 10 the affairs of the academy.
Dilhaa, hose chief ailment was
something in the nature of Toeonotor
ataxia, was told that medical science
could do nothing more for him. and
that he might as well make uD his
Euind to settle with the physician and
face the inevitable. The bill for med
icaI services had already attained thu
magnitude OF Ss7s. and DiIhan had no
money 10 Ii4uidate the account The
doctor pressed him for a settlement
and, it is said threatened TO put an
attachment on the riding school. Dill
han asked for delay, assuring the physi-
clan rk4r the estate would lie good for
the claim All the time he entertained
the belief that he was near death. but
he particularly desired that his clos
ing DAYS should not be ciSuded by the
worry ard vsxarionS of a lawsuit. In
his perpIexiIy and UlisfortuHes he went
to his friend Jacob Stern the guiding
genius Of the house Of Levi Strauss
& Co
Mr. Stern. who Is a broad minded
warm hearted man. such as was Levi
Strauss. listened te DiIhan. when the
latter said: All want is a chance to
die IN peace Ny business now has run
down and If thL attachment is slapped
on I viii be ruined
Jacob stern Promised To see the doe
tor, and kept the promise He said TO
the physician. BE lenient with Dill
han Do not harass him for settle
nleut Of his account Let him alone TO
die in peace. The estate is GOOD and
" hen he dies y.Ju will get your MONEY
The phvsieian insisted that the
lnoEey was d1e for professional SER
vices rendered TO the patient for a
period OF many months and should be
paid Finding the doctor inexorabIe.
Mr.. Stern made this proposition. Il
will tell you what [ will do. If you will
allow him TO die IN peace, / will pay
you $3.50 on account of your-eIainl, and
you can collect the residue from his
estate after his death The PROPOSE
ton was accepted by DR.. RothSchild.
and jacob Stern paid over the sum
OF $3.50
No attachment was placed on the
riding school Dr. RothschiId went his
way mfnistering TO other patients. and
F-Fv -nTF 70 L. -
making peace with the world and all
mankind. Incidentally he gave a lit
tie more attention TO the neglected rid
ing school than the academy had re-
cetved for some time previous and the
business picked up. Strange as it may
seem. after all that had been done by
Jacob Stern and the doctor to smooth
the way for DiIhan's exit from this
sphere. the riding master did not die.
In fact he gave outward and visible
signs of n1endfng. To the surprise of
himself and his friends his health
came back and business at the riding
school grew better by degrees. This
restoration of health and renewal of
prosperity did not escape the observa-
ton OF the doctor, who went TO see his
former patient to demand full set
tIement of the account
DfIhan claimed that he was immune
Nv EcdSOu OI lA1E pGy A1AcAAl iAAdQC 0y VII
Stern. The doctor invoked the law
with the terrors Of attachment to en-
force the payment Of S623. the residue
of the claim.
Again DiIhan sought the aid Of his
protector and benefactor, Jacob Stern.
When the latter heard Of the pf1ysi-
clans attitude his wrath was stirred
TO its depths He resolved to fight in
the courts and fight TO the finish He
retained the services OF an eminent
and resoIute lawyer The battle-ground
was in Judge Troutt's department Of
the Superior Court There the judg-
ment was rendered IN favor Of De-
fendant DiIhan. The contract between
Dr. RothschfId and Jacob Stern. by
which the doctor received $3.50, was
held to be binding. Unless the deci-
sion is reversed the doctor must wait
until DiIIaan dies TO get the rest of the
money. Meanwhile the business Of the
riding school is growing better every
day, and Reuben H. Lloyd who han
died the case for Jacob Stern, and Mr.
stern himself are Convinced that
Trout is a righteous Judge