Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-12-12
Would Dissolve the
N. c. Goodwin Co.

RENO, Dec. Suit to dissolve
the Nat G. Goodwin Brokerage COM
pany was brought yesterday by War
rem Miller, formerly yice-president of
the corporation, who also asks $780,
600 damages and further prays the
court for the appointment of a re-
ceiver.
The complaint vas filed at 3
o'clock Saturday afternoon by Lor-
rim Andrews, Miller's attorney. The
lawyer made the following state
ment to the Journal for his client:
THE action has been brought be-
cause MIR. Miller considers himself to
have Jared but Ill with Goodwin and
George G. Rice. After practically
starting the company, putting his
money therein and working for the
interests and for the completion of
the deal which gave the company the
control of the Rawhide Coalition, he
has been kept in ignorance of the
true situation and was persuaded to
dispose of his holdings for a mere
pittance, holdings which are made up
in part of Rawhide Coalition, which
he regards as most valuable"
The plaintiff AYERS that ION or
about the 26th day of September,
1908, he was the owner of 5000
shares of the capital stock of the Nat
c. Goodwin and company, incorpor-
ated,' and that Goodwin and Rice
also owned 5000 shares apiece. Mil
Ter then states that by virtue of an
option obtained by the company on
1890, 900 shares of Rawhide Coali-
ton at Is cents per share, his 5000
shares in the Goodwin company were
worth not less than 100000.
Miller further AYERS that the great
value of the option was caused by
the prior discovery of large bodies o.
rich gold bearing ore in the mines o.
said Rawhide Coalition Mines com
pany, and partly by arrangement
which were then pending by the sait
Nat c. Goodwin and company, incor
porated, and a certain syndicate o
said New York capitalists for the sal
to said syndicate of said option con
tract Of the said Nat c. Goodwin ant
company, Incorporated.
plaintiff further AYERS that SAT-
Nat c. Goodwin conspiring and con
irving with the defendant Georg.
Graham Rice to cheat, wrong, an
defraud plaintiff Of his 5000 share
of stock in the Nat c. Goodwin com
pany, incorporated. withheld iron
plaintiff all knowledge of said nego
tiations pending with said syndicat
Of New York capitalists, and with
held from plaintiff information as t
said discoveries of rich gold bearin
ore IN the mines of the Rawhide Goa
lition Mining company, and planti
had no knowledge of the aforesai
negotiations"
r The complaint then goes on to sa
that on September 90, 1908, GooC
Z win and Rice. as president and trei
. surer of the company. %"conspirin
q and c%ontriving to cheat, wrong an
I defraud plaintiff out of his SOC
shares of stock" in the eompan
represented that said Nat c. Goo,
k win and company. incorporated, wi
a insolvent and unable to conduct /
= business, and further represented
q the plaintiff that IL was their int
ton to organize Immediately anoth
q corporation for the purpose of bu
ing and selling stock, TO which ne
corporation they would. having I
power as owners of two-thirds of {
capital stock of the Nat c. Goodw
and company, Incorporated, sell a
6 transfer all the assets of the Nat
= Goodwin and company, incorporate
including the option contracts of
: parties named in a previous pal
graph, meaning the former owners
the Rawhide Coalition, for the ST
Of $22,50U or less, so that the pla.
+ tits share Of the results of said s.
We and transfer, as the holder of so
ID shares of stock, would be not me
and probably less than $500, a
that they would organize said n
- corporation and make said sale a
TO- transfer forthwith, unless plain
" would make the contract with Nat
Goodwin"
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