The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-10
SUES NAN CLIENT
Hiss Casey, Woman Lawyer,
Brings an Action for 81, 4O5.
Claims That T. E. Armstrong
Failed to Pay Her.
WAS PROMISED STOCK,
Says the Defendant Failed to
Keep Promise.
Suit Commenced This Afternoon
in District Court.

Margaret E. Casey. one Of the two
women attorneys in Topeka. commenced
suit today against 7. E. Armstrong Of
the firm of Anderson & Armstrong
for $1,405 for attorney fees covering a
period of nearly two years.
The case dates back to about the
time of the formation OF the Topeka
Barrel and Box company in 1903, which
was a company formed by Mr.. Arm
strong for the purpose of building bar
rels and boxes for the use of the COM
mission men of Topeka and for the
general market. The petition states
that the plaintiff assisted in organizing
the company, formulated the plans, and
attended to all of the legal work in
cident to the starting the company in
active operation.
For this service she was to receive
$1,000 worth of the stock of the old
company, which she says she did not
receive. Internal troubles arose in the
company and receiver was asked for
and appointed and when the final set
Element came it is charged Mr. Arm
strong was found to be the owner of
all or nearly all of the stock.
After the formation of the company
Miss Casey claims she was retained as
legal advisor and attended to most of
the details of the business making es-
Inmates for customers and purchasing
supplies for them. It Is for these ser
vices L0dI SQ6 Is asking d JUG ulS44l
against Mr.. Armstrong, as Well as for
a long list of items contained in an ex-
hibit attached to the petition
When the troubles of the old COM
pany were adjudicated and new COM
pany formed to take over the assets
of the Topeka Barrel and Box company
Miss Casey was to receive $1,000 worth
of this stock in lieu Of the stock she
had been promised in the old company,
so she AYERS.
Mr. Armstrong has never refused to
pay any portion of the obligation.
simply ignoring the statements that I
have sent him. said Miss Casey, and
while l am much averse to bringing a
suit to collect my claim feel that this
is the only way that I viii ever be able
to collect it and secure what is due me
for my services.
My claim is just and as an attorney
feel that should be entitled to rea
sonable fee for my services. My advice
was asked and accepted in all matters
appertaining to the affairs of the COM
pany, and practically I was entrusted
with its management up to the time
that trouble broke out among the stock
holders. and during this period acted
as advisor for Mr. Armstrong and he
was enabled to secure control of prop
erty which at that time was worth
81, 500"
Il am assisting in handling this case
for Miss Casey said George E Stoker
office for fourteen years conducting Il
legitimate law business and consider
that the demand made Is very modest
when the services rendered are con-
cerned."
Miss Casey and Mrs. Lucia o.
Case are the only two women in the
city now practicing before the
courts. Miss Casey graduated
/ from the law department OF
the state university at Lawrence with
! the class of 1900. She moved to Topeka
| shortly afterwards and was admitted tc
practice before the supreme court and
| has acted IN an advisory capacity In
several Of the more important cases
which have been tried in Shawnee
county.
She has been associated with Mr.
Stoker for the past fourteen years who
has attended to the trial of most of hen
cases on account of her aversion to ap-
| Dearing in court