The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-07
paid ADVERTISEMENT
A WORD FOR SORLEY


EullOI.
j. A. Sorley is a candidate for
Judge of the Superior Court, and
for the information of the voters
who may not be acquainted with
him, the writer of this communi-
cation will endeavor to tell you
just what kind of a man he is.
About six years ago, while car
rying an accident insurance pol
icy, | met with a serious injury,
and notifying the company of the
fact, they refused to comply
with their contract, and / was
compelled to bring suit against
them. BY the merest chance
came in contact with Mr.. Sorley,
who, at that time, was an entire
stranger to me. Mr.. Sorley
brought suit against the company
in the Superior Court. The
morning of the day of trial, the
company offered $1,000 in settle
ment, which on the advice of Mr..
Sorley, / refused. We started in
trial, and at the close of all the
evidence, the case was taken from
the jury and judgment ordered
for the insurance company. A
few days thereafter, Mr.. Sorley
told me that he would take an
appeal to the Supreme Court. |
told him that / had enough of it,
and that the company had sent
word to me that they would still
give me something to settle, not
outstanding l had been non-suit-
ed. Mr.. Sorley said of course
they would pay me something,
and that he proposed to see that
they paid me every cent that my
contract called for. / called his
attention to the fact that any
money they would pay at that
time would come in handy as |
was up against 1t. He said If
would consent to him taking an
appeal, that he would advance me
$50 every month for living ex-
penses until the case was won, he
knowing that my only means of
ever repaying him was to win the
case. He took an appeal, paid all
expenses, and advanced me $50
month until the case was de-
cided, which took several months.
The Supreme Court decided in my
favor, and in deciding held that
! was entitled to have my case &c
before a jury. The company,
however, being satisfied that they
could not win before a jury, paid
me up in full, including all the
costs, amounting to $2849.24.
had no understanding with Mr.
Sorley as to what he would charge
for his services as I was without
means, he had to advance all the
costs in the case, in all the courts
II he had been so disposed, he
could have charged me one-hali
of the amount recovered, and
would not, under the circum
stances, have questioned his right
to do so. He charged me a very
small sum, and charged me nc
interest on the money advanced
This article is unsolicited or
the part of Mr.. Sorley; in fact
he has no knowledge Of 1t. II
the voters see fit to elect Mr.. Sor.
ley as Superior Court Judge we
will have an honest, fearless, up.
right Judge, and bne who will
have some human sympathy fol
the unfortunate people that may
be obliged to go to court. 1t Il
certain that he will not be influ
enced by monied interests or 9th
erwise. He is a man that has tn,
interests of the people more II
mind. I have known of severa
cases where he would take case
for poor people without chargini
them a cent. He is REASONABLE,
we'll fixed, so he is not dependen
on the salary for his living.
have heard Mr.. Sorley say a mum
Der of times that II elected, h
would not allow an attorney t
talk to him about a case in court
except in open court. trust yo
will publish this plain statement
written up In my own way.
Yours very resDectfullv