Show PRICE E BANK DISPUTE IS f 0 SETtLED BY COURT Joseph Os Oscar C. C r Hansen and ml Dr Di I P. P F 1 F. F Fist Ousted as Directors and Each ach Fined I c 1 f 4 I I Writ o OL of quo q o warranto warra to was Issued l sued I I by the supreme court last week yeek brought broughton on the complaint of Harvey HalVey I Cluff as attorney g general on behalf of i L Lf E. E E. E Whitmore of or Price to to oust from tho the directorate of f the First National National National Na Na- Bank of ot Price Joseph Bar- Bar boglio C. C Oscar H Hanson Hanson and nd Dr F. F F. F Fisk Flak I The lIe complaint not only seeks that the three defendants be adjudged as not entitled to the office of or di directors directors directors di- di rectors of the bank hank but that they e each ch be fined not to exceed 5 00 in iu accord with the statute covering covering- such cases It is further sought that L. L L L. L E. E Whitmore E. E S. S Horsley and W. W D. D Thompson be declared entitled to the office and that each be in inducted inducted inducted in- in ducted on qualifying Mr 11 Thompson Thomp Thom p- p son it is stated in the complaint does not now own qualifying stock in ill the bank but has on on agre agreement m nt for Cor the acquisition of ten sh shares r s which will be transferred r and nd e entered en entered en- en of ot record prior to the the time when it becomes necessary for hint him to qualify as director The fhe complaint sets forth that aU all out outstanding shares of or the banks bank's stock were represented at the stockholders' stockholders meeting of January 8 L. L L A. A McGee C. C Oscar Hanson and andI I Frank B B. B Hanson had previously I been named as judges judge s of the ale election elec c tion in accordance with the national bank laws J. J M. M Whitmore died November 21 1920 and L L. E. E Whitmore andA and nd A A. A L. L Whitmore it Is set forth are his duly qualified executors At the time of ot his death Mr lr Whitmore had shares of the banks bank's stock but at present owing to some transactions transactions by r the estate t et t it holds l cates aWs or T shares i The two executors appeared at atthe atthe atthe the stockholders stockholders' meeting and voted by b written ballot presenting a copy of the court files showing among other th things that they were ere regularly regular regular- ly appointed executors In addition L L. E. E Whitmore had fifty shares in his own right and other stock was voted for the ticket favored by the estate which was wag en enough ugh if the votes of the estate had been counted to make mal 2 3 shares in favor of that ticket The judges of elections refused refus refus- ed to count the votes on the ground that the sh shares les w were re p pledged and on the ground that the executors tors did not have any order of or the court specifically empowering them to to vote this stock so n nN l |