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Show RAILWAY COMPANY FILESjWER In the district court Saturday af- j ternoon the Salt Lake and Ogden Railway company filed an answer to Attorney C. R. Holllngsworth's complaint com-plaint against them In a suit to recover re-cover certain fees claimed to be duo for professional service rendered. Mr. llolllngsworth Is suing tho company for $16,2SG. but In the answer the , railroad company claims that It Is not owing the attorney an thing, and further fur-ther goes on to relate that the young lawyer bad been treated in a very "charitable" manner. Accord'ng to tbe answer llolllngsworth llolllngs-worth called upon Simon Bamberger about July 1, 1905, and a9ked that ho be given the position of assistant , counsel for the Salt Lake and Ogdei ! Railroad company He Is claimed to have asked no pay for his legal ncr- , vices, other than what Mr. Bambei-ger Bambei-ger saw fit to give him, and wanted the position more for the prestige that it would, give him than for the inonetarj consideration. On these conditions he was employed and was furnished with one-half of an office room in this city, the rent of which was considered by Bamberger as part of the attorney's remuneration. He was also granted a salary of $25 per month and an additional $10 per day for all time spcDt in court In the railroad's cases. March 30. 1909. llolllngsworth was discharged by the company, saya tho answer, and he had not been In conrt for the company more than thirty dny altogether and his services during dur-ing hh entire employ did not amount J to rooro than $1,525. |