New-York tribune., 1906-11-23
I. Z. BUSH IN SUIT.
Plaintiff Seeks s5OO,OOO from De-
fendant's Company.

Suit for breach Of contract, involving practi-
cally 100000. has been brought against the
Bush Company, Limited, OF which Irving T.
Bush, whose wife is suing him for divorce. Is
the president and the controlling stoclholder.
Frederic B. Studwel:. the plaintiff. charges that
Mr.. Bush sold out his company to the Bush
Terminal Company thereby depriving him Of
his place as general manager Of the company.
and that equivalent in money given to
him. as a contract executed with him when he
went 70 the Bush employ, had provided.
The case is in the Supreme Court in New
York County and in all probability cannot
come up for trial within a year. George Z.
Morgan, Of c. n. Morgan & Son, of No 81 Will
lam street is counsel for Mr.. Studwell. Dyk-
man. Carr & Kuhn. OF Brooklyn, appear for the
Bush Company, Limited.
AS Mr.. Morgan told story yesterday Mr..
Studwen several years ago was general man
ager for the New York Warehouse Company.
He was receiving a good percentage on the
100000 capital oe the concern as his share OF
the profits when. without any particular warn
ing, the company sold out to the New York
Dock Company the warehouse trust" and
he found himself without a job. He had many
friends among the cotton men. however, and
they told him that if he could get a warehouse
they would transfer their business to any con-
Germ he might enter.
SO MI Studwen hunted up Irving T. Bush.
whom he knew. the story goes. The Bush
estate had a good plot of ground at 3Sth street,
in Brooklyn. Mr.. Studwe suggested building
a warehouse and pier there, promising enough
business 10 make il pay. The Bush Company.
Ltd. formed. and "A little later the Bush
Terminal Company. Mr.. Morgan SAID that his
Client determined not to be left out in\the cold.
bad contract executed III which the Bush Com
pany, Ltd, which had made him It's general
maEager, promised that III IL should be
sold and he forced out OF employment he should
a a,
in consideration of the business he turned over
10 the company That in 1895.
The Bush companies prospered Mr.. Studwell,
his lawyer declared, turned over all the husi-
ness Of the old New York Warehouse Company
to them. the business which he Influenced being
from $4,000 10 $4,000 a year. About year
ago the Bush Company, Ltd, was sold to the
IF which amount about 81 600 900 for t-e
warehouse buildings in Brooklyn and some
500 pDD for the land Mr. StudWell was again
without a job He didn't get any money In
recompense, either, and after various attempts
10 get settlement brought suit The amount
named I'm the suit is $3.50 600 and interest.
DvJkman Carr 6, Kuhn, for the Bush company
haye submitted an answer to his complaint in
which they declare that no contract was ever
executed with Mr.. Studwell and that he had no
claim against the company.
William ! Carr said yesterday that the suit
really was based a claim by Studwe for
commissions on the property sold when the
Rush Comuanv Ltd, transferred its property to
tic Bush Terminal Company. He declared that
tho yranapen1eTt of the company could see no
reason why commissions should be paid fer a
transfer az nlopcrty from the right hand to the
| left hand-the same men being lnfafa1"h ~
eotb oompaIieH,