Show LUKES ES METHODS BRANDED ILLEGAL District Court Awards Plaintiff Verdict for 56 Against Col Collection Collection Collection lection Man DURAND WAS IMPLICATED JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS ARE DE DECLARED DECLARED DECLARED IRREGULAR Francis G Luke the collection man mand and d his assistant Justice Charles CharIes F Du Durand Durald rand at Murray Hurray lost a notable battle yes yesterday yesterday when Judge Morse of the district court awarded Robert Roden a 56 judg judgment judgment ment meat against Luke By implication Judge Morse sustained s the allegations in inthe Inthe Inthe the plaintiffs complaint that the meth methods methods methods employed to collect an alleged debt were Irregular and misleading According to story on Aug 30 1905 he was served with summons to appear before Justice Durand at Murray In a suit for fon which it was alleged he owed the NephI Cooperative company Luke appearing in his dual role of at attorney attorney attorney torney the plaintiff company and collector as well wellOn wellOn wellOn On Sept 8 S he lie filed an affidavit deny ing the jurisdiction of the court at Mur Murray Murray Murray ray and heard nothing more about the case not even being served with a no notice noties ties tice of trial until April 1896 1596 when his wages at Nephi were garnisheed Later on he ho came carne to Salt Lake and a simi similar similar lar experience This was enough el ugh and he appealed to the district court to re reo recover recover cover coer the 6 which Luke had secured from him on the last occasion It was for this amount with interest that Judge Morse ordered judgment entered against Luke yesterday The contention of Roden throughout the whole proceedings was 83 that he did not owe the debt debts v vAs As s many of Lukes transactions are said to be based on similar proceedings it Is believed that he may appeal to the tho su supreme supreme supreme preme court for a final ruling |