Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
REALTY DEALERS
CLASH OVER LOTS
ACCUSE WOMAN OF DESTROY
ING SIGNBoARDS
Judge Wilbur Renders Decision in
Similar Case, in Which Woman
Defendant Is Upheld for
Removing Office

For the second time within the year
| Los Angeles real estate women have
proven themselves able to meet their
brothers Of the same trade on equal
grounG. and yesterday, in retaliation
for an alleged recent destruction OF
property, Miss L. M. Lemon, who lives
at 723 South Hill street, was arrested
| on a charge of malicious destruction
and her trial will be held within the
next few days. The complaint was
sworn 10 by members Of the McCloud
Realty company.
According to the story told by the
agents of the realty company who
swore to the warrants, Miss Lemon
chopped down several of the realty
signs and posters from tract on
Florence avenue, between Bonita and
Figueroa streets.
That section of the city is reported
to have good chances in the real es-
tate line and for months past there has
been a rivalry among the real estate
dealers for control of the various
tracts as they have been put on the
market.
Claimants Clash
Several months ago Miss Lemon re-
turned from trip to the tropics and,
according to her statement, was
granted a tract Of land to sell off in
lots. The McCloud company also
claimed to be entitled to the land and
there came clash when Miss Lemon,
upon starting toward the tract with a
proposed customer, saw at distance
the signs Of the realty company.
1t is alleged by the members of the
firm that the woman chopped down
and destroyed the signs and they swore
out a warrant charging malicious de-
struction. Miss Lemon was arrested
l,A, \ CIV nd
taken before Justice Pierce of the
township court.
The justice promptly released her on
her own recognizance and instructed
her when TO appear for trial.
Coincident with the arrest of Miss
Lemon yesterday for her engagement
at arms with the real estate firm came
a decision from Judge Wilbur of de-
partment eight of the superior court
in a case similar to that of the Lemon
case in which he found in favor of a
real estate woman, also accused of
having destroyed a real estate COM
panys property.
Decides for Defendant
The latter case was that the Floyd
F. Lewis Real Estate company petit
tions against Miss Laura Nourse, de-
fendant. The case was suit for dam
ages amounting to $25O0, and after
Car6Iul COISlQeTdllOll JuuBO llDuI
handed down a decision in favor of the
defendant.
Lewis, the plaintiff had alleged that
a year ago he opened negotiations with
Miss Nourse fo~ the handling of prop
erty in tract in Arlington Heights.
Miss Nourse had control of the tract
and she offered Lewis a contract to
sign where he was to go into partner
ship with her for the sale of the lots
of the tract. Lewis, according to her
allegations, kept the contract for a
time and later built a real estate Of
flee on the tract and then showed her
a contract OF his own whereby she was
to act as his agent and sell lots on
commission. She refused to sign the
contract and became indignant and a
| few days later gave Lewis notice to
move his office from the tract. He did
not remove it and she hired workmen
! to take the office down and pile the
number up near the sidewalk.
| Lewis brought suit for damages for
the alleged outrage. The arrest of
| Miss Lemon yesterday will call for a
second fight and threshing out of the
real estate question.