Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-02-20
Chancellor Issues Mandatory
Injunction Against Oliver.
ORDERED TO VACATE;
BEGIN NEXT TUESDAY
Bond in Sum Of 5000, 900
Required of Mr.. Brady by
Chancellor, Which Will
Be Given, and Hale's
Bar Work Renewed.

The case Of A. N. Brady against w.
J. Oliver for possession of the lock and
dam was heard in chambers at Jasper
Tuesday night before Chancellor Nc
Connel, who granted the prayer of
complainant, and issued an order re-
quiring Oliver to begin Tuesday morn
ing next to vacate the property, con-
tinuing the work of removal as fast as
reasonably could be expected.
A bond of indemnity for 5000, 900
was also given by the complainant.
The following from the Chattanooga
Times gives the details of the matter:
Yesterdays afternoon Nashville
train carried to Jasper, the county seat
of Marion county, the attorney S inter
ested in the Brady-Oliver controversy.
Judge Andrew Hamilton, of New
York, and Messrs. R. H. Williams
and J. ]. Lynch represented A. n.
Brady. and Attorney Young, of the
Knoxville law firm of Lindsey, Young
& Smith, represented Contractor W. j..
Oliver. Chancellor T. M. Mcconnell,
who has been holding court in Jasper,
had notified council he would hear ar
gument on the custer proceeding insti
tuted by Mr.. Brady against Mr.. Oil
yer. The attorneys reached Jasper late
in the afternoon. A portion of the
argument was heard by Judge McCon-
nell before supper and continued after
court and counsel had enjoyed the del
icate 'Seu of Jasper's leading hostelry.
''Messrs. Williams and Lynch spoke
for the complainants, and Mr.. Young
fer the defendant. Following the ar
gument, his honor the chancellor gave
prompt opinion. He cited the import
ance of the enterprise at Hales Bar,
of the necessity for aggressive work il
the promoters expected to conclude the
Improvement within the limit of theil
franchise and held that the complain
ant was entitled to possession in order
to expediato the work and push it tC
completion. under the license granted
by the gov ernment and the agreement
with the Chattanooga and Tennessee
River Power company. The courI
therefore orderedathat injunction ISSUE
requiring the defendant to remove hi
plant and equipment now on the prem
ises described in the bill of the com
plainant and that such removal begi1
next Tuesday and be continued
promptly and speedily. until the Ilan
equipment, machinery, etc, Of the de
fenoant are wholly removed. His hon
or further held that the removal be St
conducted as not to unreasonably In
terfere with complainant prompt re
SUMPTION of the work. The bond to b.
given by the complainant was fixed b.
the chancellor in the sun of $500, 600
Judge Mcconnell returned to Chat
tanooga yesterday morning, when tn
form of order was submitted him b.
the attorneys Mr. Brady's attorney
had already arranged for such bond a
the court would exact and the bon
will be filed at once with Clerk an
Master Erwin.
Mr.. Bradys representatives Sa
not a moment will b. lost in renewin
the work at Hale's Bar, now tina
they have been given possession by tn
court. Mr.. Brady is under contraC
with the Chattanooga and Tenne st
River Power company to comnlete b
Oct. %, 1909, the work that was a
lotted by s1b-contract to Mr.. Olive
aud much additional work besides I'll
lock and dam and over house. HI
representatives state with contidenC
that Notwithstanding the delay
which they have heretofore been sui
jected, the great enterprise that prom
ises Improvement of navigation an
the supplying of abundant and econon
ic electric power for Chattanooga M
surrounding territory will be comple
ed on time.