The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-10-17
MANAGER HUGHES OF
POWER COMPANY KICKS
Doesn't Like the New Way of Being
Served With Judgments.-Asks Tor
a New Hearing in Order That the
Company May be Present.

In the Pocatello Tribune OF last
Friday evening. Manager Hughes
of the Southern Idaho Water Power
Co., made the following statement
with regard to the execution LEVIED
last week by some of those who, secur
ed judgments against the company
at the last term of the district court.
That the officials of the Southern
Idaho Water Power company feel
the annoyance that has been occas-
stoned patrons of the company thru
the garnishment proceedings institu-
ted by several American Falls par
ties a few days ago, is expressed al
the local office of the company. Pa
irons of the company in Pocatello
Blackfoot, American Falls and Ross
Fork were served with papers noti-
flying them to withhold payment OF
any moneys to the power company
until judgments aggregating $4,000
or $4,000, rendered for damages sus-
tanned to haylands were satisfied, and
w. w. White, E. E. White, Walter
Sparks, F'reda Sparks and E. j. Two
mey had been paid the amounts due
them.
The action of forcing garnishee on
the patrons of the company was rath.
er new departure and unlocked for
by the company, and as patrons are
put to the inconvience of having to
fill out reports and abide by the or
ler of the courts some annoyance hai
resulted and the position of the pow
er company is not really understood
by many people.
In referring to the matter, Man
ager M. E. Hughes of the PocatellG
office of the power company, said
this morning:
These judgments were secured II
manner that borders very closely
on sharp practice for the reason tha
they were secured in default when nj
attorney for the company was presen
| in court and after telephone tall
| between counsel for both parties a
which it was agreed that nothing
would be done until the arrival ol
our attorney from Boise, the mex
day
Il was personally present whe-
this took place between counsel but
it seems that for rasons past my un
derstanding, the following day ant
thirty minutes before the arrival o1
the train, motions were made fol
judgment in default.
"This action could not have beel
taken through forgetfulness of tn
agreement of the day before, for
reminded the attorney for the othe
side, in the presence of the judg
of his agreement to await the arrive
of our attorney and our attorney di
arrive within thirty minutes of tn
starting of the proceedings.
1--WE regret the method that the
have employed that is of inconven
fencing and annoying our customer
by compelling them to make certai
returns of legal nature, in q matte
in which our customers are not con
cerned in the least. 1t might b
justified, if it were the only recours
open to the other side but on the coz
trary it is not and further it is
method that is never employed in en-
forcing judgments against corpora
tions."
This case was re-opened befpr
Judge Bulge at Pocatello Wednesda
and it is probable that the case ma
be reversed and the plaintiffs made
pay the costs of garnishment whic
they so eagerly rushed upon the cu'
toners of the power company.
BARNEY O'NEIL SERVES TIME