Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-23
CONTESTS $5,20O LAWYERS BILL
In Receiversh of Thames River Speciaes Co., of Monvie Hull, Mcclure & Hull Claim They Have Been Com panys Attorneys Since 19l3-Served in Several Suits.

The claim of Hull, McGuire & Hull, the attorneys, of .$5.a00 for services as counsel for the Thames River Spe- cialties O., for about a year previous to the receivership of the company. was contested in the superior court in New London before Judge NJ. A. Shumway Thursday morning. The claim is one of the several which are being contested in the settlement of the affairs of the company by Receiver Daniel NJ Cronin of New London. At torney Arthur Brown of this city is acting for Hull, McGuif-e and Hull and Attorney Geary represents the re- ceiver and majority stockholders.
 Attorney c. Hadlai Hull, was first called to the stand and testified te having been admitted to the bar in 1907 since which time he has been practicing continuously and has been a member of the firm. his father Major Eadlai A. Hull being the sen for member and Attorney F. L. Me Guire being the other member.
 i, He said that the firm of Hull, Me- Guire and Hull had represented the Thamas River Specialties Co. since the spsing of 1913, after the death of AttoRrey- Willis Briscoe of Nor wich. At that time President Maun- sell Van Rensselaer, and Secretary Bigelow of the company had called upon them and retained them as counsel for the company. It was as certained at that time that the com- pany had a great amount of actual work to he done and they said that they did not want Q retaining fee.
 Appeared in Three Cases.
 He outlined in a general way what the services rendered tne company during the past year have been. He kfao% 1a company in the cases of Walter Whit taixer and Lewis Scranton. against the company for breach of Contracts. in the tax controversy with the town of Montville, and in the water question. In the water question the firm had done a great amount of work as 1t had been informed by the officers Of the company that it was a vital matter It involved the water rights in the town of Monville to permit the company to operate it's mill and that while the suit rights in equity was never actually started, the firm spent lot of time looking up rec ords and examining plans.
 The Whitaker and Scranton suits had been tried out in the superior court and both of these had required considerable service on the part of the firm. In the case brought by Whitaker, who was discharged for inconlpetency and insubordination the firm had been compelled to go through a great deal of correspond ence in order to prepare it's case to prove that Whitaker was incompe- tent, by the rejection of great quanti- ties of goods.
 Much time had been spent in the appeal rom tine board of assessors of the town of Montville. The officers of the town and of the company had an arrangement whereby the company was not to pay any tax for ten years This arrangenent was kept g. year or two and then the town assessed the company. The case against the town was prepared and is now pending.
 Various Cash Expenses.
 He had occasion to make several trips to Boston and New York in the interests of the company, the firm has paid officers and clerks fees, subpoe mas, depositions and has had other cash expenses, and that during the