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Show COLORADO MINING CO. 1ST RETURN STOCK Joseph L. Wilson Awarded Decision by United States Court of Appeals. DENVER, Colo., Sept. 27. Fifteen thousand shares of stock in the Colorado Mining company, together with dividends for several years, was awarded to Joseph Jo-seph I,. Wilson by a decision of the United States court of appeals today. The decision reversed the findings of the United States district court of Utah and remanded the case. The foregoing- case was one of the most i n teres ting in ma n v wa vs ever brought in the -courts of Utah. One of the interested in-terested attorneys, who is familiar with all the details, made the following statement state-ment of the litigation last evening to The Tribune: Joseph L. Wilson located the Colorado Colo-rado mine in 1890. In 1898 a company com-pany was incorporated and Wilson held 73,334 shares, of the total of 250,000, which was non-aBSessable. L.ater Wilson disposed of all of his stock but 15,000 shares. In 1900 the company levied an assessment on the stock, and upon the failure of Wilson Wil-son to pay the assessment, the company com-pany sold it. The stock was in the possession of the company at the time, the certificates not having been delivered to Wilson. Jt was held by the company as collateral security for an obligation of .Wilson to St. Mark's hospital and Dr. H. T. Crbxall. Wilson was away from the state from April, 1900, to September, 1907, and when he returned and learned that his stock had been sold, he filed suit for the return of the stock, or its value. The action was filed In the United States District court, on the ground that the assessment waa illegal. Notice No-tice of the assessment was given to St. Mark's hospital, and Dr. Croxall and Judge Marshall held that this notice was sufficient to bar .Wilson's claim, and rendered judgment against him. Wilson then took an appeal, and the Appellate court now reverses the judgment and rules in favor of Wilson. Since the assessment was levied upon Wilson's stock the company has paid approximately ap-proximately $3,500,000 in dividends, and it is said that Wilson's share of these dividends will amount to from $60,000 to $70,000. At the time of the filing of the action tiie stock was worth about $4 a sharp, but it is now quoted at from 8 to 10 cents a share. Wilson's attorneys were Dickson, lillis, Ellis & Schulder, Maylon E. Wilson, W. EC. ICing and John W. Burton. Howat & MacMlllan appeared for the defense. Upon the argument of the case on appeal in Denver last May, Maylon E. Wilson and Russell G. Schulder appeared for Wilson and Andrew Howat for the defense. |