Show SETTLED BY COMPROMISE Case of Wells Fargo Co vs Emanuel 1 Eman-uel Kahn Abruptly Terminated In the Federal court yesterday the case of Wells Fargo Co Vb Emanuel Kahn wholesale grocer of this city came on for trial A jury was selected and the idencc of the plaintiff was submitted but at this point the proceedings pro-ceedings came to an abrupt end by a compromise having boon effected by the litigants This action was begun May 1 1898 and the amount claimed at that time was 20GJ02j The grounds of tho action ac-tion were two written guarantees for GOOO and 20 000 respectively given by Ni Kahn lo the plaintiff In September and November 1S9U to insure against Joss any debts that had been or would be rontracted at the plaintiff bank bIffs b-Iffs Sarah Kahn a sisterinlaw of the defendant until such guarantee should be revoked The Indebtedness was Incurred as plaintiff alleged at San Francisco within the meaning of the terms of the guaranty to which the defendant filed a demurrer which was sustained An amended complaint was led and n gal l battle over the pleadings followed which came to an end at yesterdays trial Both parties refused to make known the terms of settlement Marshall Royle Hempstead were attorneys for plaintiff whilo the defendant de-fendant was represented by Booth LeeS Lee-S Gray and Bennett Harkness Ilowat Bradley Richards I |