Title Ins. & Trust Co. v. Home Telephone Co. of Puget Sound
District Court, W.D. Washington
In Equity. Suit by the Title’ Insurance & Trust Company against the Home Telephone Company of Puget Sound, the Home Telephone & Telegraph Company of Portland, and W. D. Tyler, as receiver of the Home Telephone Company of Puget Sound. On claim of Hervey Eindley, president of the Home Telephone Company of Puget Sound, for services rendered as general manager, and also claim of preference over mortgage bondholders.
1Opinion of the Court
CUSHMAN, District Judge.
This matter is before the court, after testimony taken, for decision of the claim made by Mr. Her-vey Bindley against the fund realized from the sale, under mortgage foreclosure, of the property of the Home Telephone Company of Puget Sound. This claim was presented to the receiver for $8,500 fdr services claimed to have been rendered the Home Telephone Company of Puget Sound, covering a period of 17 months, from 'March, 1909, to September, 1910, at $500 per month. On April 13, 1910, a temporary receiver was appointed for this company. A permanent receiver was appointed…
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