Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-23
Attorney Deceived Court ir
Obtaining Directed Verdict
in the Meyers Case, Is
Charged,
DIRECTS THAT VERDICT
IN CASE BE SET ASIDE
District Clerk Win Send Pa
perS and Opinion to Su-
preme Court According to
Order Of Tribunal,

Judge II. f. Reynolds, Of the dis
trict court, late yesterday afternoon
sl,spended Francis e. Wood from
nractice in the Second judicial district
until further order of the court. Mr.
Wood is accused of perpetrating 8
fraud upon the court.
The order for suspension came
upon motion made by Harry c. Mil
Ter attorney, asking that the verdict
in the case of Ernest Meyers versus
The Meyers Company be set aside on
the ground that II was obtained by
fraud. Judge Reynolds set aside the
verdict in the same order that sus-
pended Mr.. Wood.
Judge Reynolds directed the dis
trict clerk to transmit the original
papers in the case, together with a
copy of his opinion and copies of the
letters filed in the case, to the state
supreme court "to the end that that
court may take such action in regard
to the disbarinent of the said Francis
Il. Wood as it may deem fit and
proper"
Judge ftaynoids' opinion follows;
Ernest Meyers, plaintiff, vs. the
Meyers company, defendant. No.
g,719.
This matter comes up upon mo-
fjon IA set aside n verdict which the
court direetea In favor of the defend
ant, The principal ground for the
motion, and the only one to be con-
sIdered q that the verdict was Oh
famed Inv fra,,d unon the count The
facts In the case are sonewhat COM
plicatcd and n will be nesossarv TO
SET Them un in datai, in order that
the point involved NAV he Understood
4sarhe ts,,sa ne * si,,- arose mn az
n claim Which the firm of shaw a co
of New York have assigned tn the
plaintiff ana mon which this snit was
brought
eIt seems that when tbe Nevers
company was turnaa over 70 ne,v
management amorg tho agreaments
entered intn betwaep Tho NV mem
bers of the firn, ana ~, rotir;,,o
member Ernest Nevars thera ras an
article in rerssrd ~ H. c,a,ra 80 Shay
q - - ~ 49, W ."u s,.el e''iii ~ Snam
as follows.
aTbe N,o,o. -
upon its hooks ,redit fo I n shaw
& Co. of New yorr a,,,o1,rtirg to
s501.SS, which II is claimed In, the
party of the first mart lErrueet New
ers1 ls NM lasai ,,a,,,,;t,, 20 tba
Movers co,nnanv ana tba, shs ua.ars
COMPANY viii nat'ar ha ..s" ea1iaa mnan
by the said + y eh.r e. 20 70 pav
the same Now w,,anavs,. 10 Meyars s
company shan ha sh releasaa ~ sro,, ,ia9
bilitv to tha GAIA St, 80 80
for tho said halanca ~ s5niss ths
said credit stai, ,la 80 ~ s3 svva.9o tho
books OF tho Mavers si"msl', on,,e ,eu tn the the
credit of the said ,,a.t,r 20 =, ~ s,.st
parf ana ha a,aai, 5a pa''y " ,,e ilis'
titled to acn,and "a nv a.. ~
same. I'M ,ha sa,a anu ieee.,e ,'e .ne
part shall not 30 'u ,1,,sa par.s y. .s'e na a.as
or receive nav,m nv ."e's'eu -, W ,., us'tatu sa'
ance until M ai LII. ~ 'nu ~, "a.u o'
b. Shaw g. ~ tharnea. ~, VIZ u =,
gally extingnishad e1ol as, ,as oee'
.In other 49, VI spahuo'lsu
have been a a,s,,,,.od 49, ,. s .s,,o az
Shaw & O. fras, pa,oa 49, ,, aeuoun' uuo
pany. 40 sbaun NV Mose.s eoil,r
ence conjos ,v"m 20 py me corresponu,
with ths hr,ota 81 wi,icn we're supih'..eu
ton, shaw q 70 On suls pissen. ilo
of this amen. 20 -. ueiiaioeu pasHien'
pany. but ~ a sson'i sie viewers COM
fused ~ na,, ,ns Meyers company re-