Hartman v. Swiger
District Court, N.D. West Virginia
In Equity. Suit by Mary Hartman, Anna C. Hartman, and D. C. Clark against Arlen G. Swiger and J. H. McCoy. -On final hearing. Plaintiffs have filed their bill herein, alleging themselves to be the owners of 350 shares of the capital stock of the Ohio Valley Brewing Company, standing on the books' of the company in- the name of Geo. W. Hartman, 100 shares of which were assigned by Geo.
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In Equity. Suit by Mary Hartman, Anna C. Hartman, and D. C. Clark against Arlen G. Swiger and J. H. McCoy. -On final hearing. Plaintiffs have filed their bill herein, alleging themselves to be the owners of 350 shares of the capital stock of the Ohio Valley Brewing Company, standing on the books' of the company in- the name of Geo. W. Hartman, 100 shares of which were assigned by Geo. W. Hartman to plaintiff Mary Hartman as security for the payment of $600, with interest from July 11, 1910, 100 shares assigned by him to plaintiff Anna C. Hartman August 21, 1910, and the remaining 150 shares…
1Opinion of the CourtDayton, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] It is very apparent from pleadings and evidence in this cause that defendants are asserting in good faith a lien for legal services running over a number of years. At the threshold I may state that careful consideration of the facts, as disclosed by the evidence, convinces me. that George W. Hartman employed these attorneys personally to protect his interests as a bondholder and stockholder of these two brewing companies, that they rendered such services and incurred such expenses in attending to his interests as to entirely warrant them in charging and…
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