Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-13
HOT LAW BATTLE RACES
ON TOBACCO CONTRACTS
Eminent Counsel Attack and
Defend Cooperative Asso.
citation Legislation.
Growers Ask Court order to Rcstrnin
Alleged Contract breakers From
Selling Their Crops to Independent
Warehouses.
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ROCKY MOUNT. n. c.. oct IL
hundreds Of tobacco growers from
Eastern North Carolina nli"d the
courthouse ~ Nashville. y. G.. and
hung upon tho words Of opposing
counsel In the legal battle OF the To-
Dacco GrowcrB' Co-Operative Associd-
ton to obtain i permanent restrain
Ing order against alleged contract
breakers, US IL entered It's second day
today.
SO intense was the feeling o. til.
great thronx Of farmers who allied
the courthouse from morning until
night, tina, they burs, into applause
and laughter. when Lawrence I..itoy.
of san Francisco. apparently scored
q point upon counsel for Ia. defense.
with nearly a score Of lawyers
present In The Nash County CUur, to-
dag. L. y. BaSs"ti. Of ROCKY Mount,
called The contract Law the worst
piece Of Legislation ever placed upon
'hs statui" books: termed IL unfair
aud orc-Ald"d and the making oi 10.
Duc,O e tremendous dutocrut.
Attacks LAWS Validity.
Leading the attack 81 the defense
ur"u the coustitutionality of "a law
which is nov upon the statut. books
Of a,v"nt""n states. MIR Bdssctt do
cIhrcd such tyranny has not been
practiccd ia North Carolina aud WIN
not be tolerated. describing tho CO.
operative marketing act passed ny
thh Log stature OF North Carolina as
Il law alien - the stat. and written
by an alien.
We ask you to Civ" us . p"rna-
mont Injunction because in- Leeis!a-
uncertain terms tina, We are entitled
=" AN Injunction" Lawrence Terry
said, - h. opened his argument FOR
ia" plaintiff. He pointed on, that
ono who enters into contract with
corporation g. stopped from juIg-
ins TIA" corporation unconstitutional
and That On THIS ground. the defense
was not prop.rly ia court.
citing case after Gaze To uphold
ais contention that The ggrwers' as
ISOLATION i entitled 10 the relief 81
:, permanent Injunction against u r
liarr'll aud " z. joiner. the alleged
contract breakers II Nash and Edge
comb" Cuuu,!cs. Mr Terry address
the court for nor" than three hours
driving home hts points with force.
In Force In Seventeen stnt-s.
IL" referred 10 acts similar 10 the
North Carolina co-upcrativ, market
iuG la" that are now In fore" In
s"E"u'"rn states and found man?
Irrc"d"uts for injunctions similar 20
IN" on" now cough, by 10" tobacco
Er"wrrA' association. Quoting at
length from a decision q! Judr" Wal
ter ClnrR. ~ tho Sor,h Carolina Su.
prcme Court made In u Casc brought
10 t"si the Cons,itu,'onniity Of The
state ""r"hoGse act. Mr. Terry held
th.t Judge ciark's words al;tcI as
argument In tic cage.
The Gag" vii. be continued through
Friday. when James II pog. oi
Raleigh. judge : 6 Erngaw. Of,
WashinptOn. y G.. senator Couuor
Of Rocky Mount. and other eminent
lawyers "f The stat. VIII take part
IN the legal HEht. which holds the
interest OF tobacco growers In three
States.
Defendants Enter Flea.
Til" defendants in the action,
tered pleas OF no; su'it: 10 ,nc
charges u violating their contracts
with the association. Mr.. Jones snis
the sikncd for thirty days with IN,
Understanding that II II" were un-
able 10 Ert his tenants to sign up.
the contract was To zoe cancelled
Mr. Harrelrs contention was that
be did not sign the contract. but that
his mark Was made by some repre-
s.ntive OF the association and that
even II he wrr. "a member Of the as
ISOLATION. ther. was a Hen on his to-
hacco crop. which would have pri-
o.lty.