Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-03
INJUNCTION SERVED
ON A. |. MORGAN
he Has Been Stopped Working
on Romero Buildings
on First Street.
SENSATIONAL CHARGES ARE MADE
Crussdsx FEB. a7J

The sheriffs ofico. yesterday.
served a temporary injunction upon
Contractor A. L. Morgan and his
hondBn,sn. C. h. Myers. restraining
them from interfering with Andres
Romero in completing bis building.
and cnloinlng them from furnishing
material or labor on the same, en-
tering into Cunir rncia whereby linna
for material oF laboe may hc crested
against the real estate. and In fact,
prevents either FROM having anything
more 10 do With the property In quoa-
tion. The Injunction. signed by
Judge Abbott. cites the defendants 10
appear March 5th. and show cause
why the temporary injunction should
not De- made permanent.
on the 27th of May. 1905. Andres
Romero. tho plaintiff ln the petition
Tor the injunction against Messra.
Morgan and Myers, alleges that he
entered into a contract with Morgan
for the construction OF n six store
room two story brick structure. on
south First street, the same % bu
built according 10 plans and specifi-
cationa, and 10 be finished and ready
for occupancy November 10, 1906 a
clause Ia the contract stated that in
case Morgan refused or neglected 20
supply a suflcioncy OF workmcn or
material 10 flniah the building In ac-
cOrdancc with the contracts. the
plaintiff was 20 serve notice ih WRIT
ing. and five days afterwards hc per-
mitted 20 construct the work. him
self Morgan. Il is alleged, further
agreed Co have an existing liens
nEaiiRt the building, In this Issue,
discharged free OF all expense 20 Mr..
Romero. Morgan furnished bond
la the sum OF $1,000 Tor the faithful
performance of the contract with &.
~ Myers as his surety. Romero al
logcH that by terms of contract he
agreed 90 pay Morgan $4,000 upon
the completion 0f tho building. and
that already he has paid Morgan up
on his order the sum OF sG.7lS, aud
that th, defendant falsely represented
90 him that this money was being ap-
Piled io the payment of labor and
material for hU has Hgcerialned that
only $1,000 has been paid for labor
etc, and there is now outstanding,
unpaid claims for material against
Morgan which claimants allCRo they
are entitled 90 under territorial laws
20 record as Hens againat the prop
.crty These claims. Romero alleges,
amount 90 wore than $4,000, and that
Morgan was proceeding 90 incur fur
thor liabilities, until stopped hy the
Injunction. Romero says 81 will cost
$4,000 more for him 90 finish the
building This he has decided 90 DO,
serving the reQSlred notice upnn
Morgan. but be alleges thcy employed
force In preventing him from 80 do
lng. "lraudulently conspirlng ana in
tending 90 dcfraud" Romero. creating
liens which both we're without the
means 10 make good or 20 satlsiRcior-
lly respond 90 plaintiff for damages.
He further says that neither we're
financially able TO make good the 81
day agreed upon for each day they
were engaged upon the building at
ter November 10. 1905. Romero ul-
II scs that q part OF the building was
condemned by the city hrlidlng In
spector and ordered torn down and
rebuilt. and unless the court eniOlncd
the defendant from further cnnnec-
tlon with the building. and he was
permitted 20 take hold Of matters.
without interference, his loss would
be- terrific, with no redress The In
junction was granted. and served, ns
aforementioned