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Show TAKE DEPOSITIONS IN DAMAGE ACTION Special to The Tribune. BR1GHA MCITV, Oct. 8. The first step in the suit of the Brigham City Fruitgrowers' Fruit-growers' association ngainst the G. H. Zollman Produce company of St. Louis has been completed. Attorney Frank H. Haskins of St. Louis has completed com-pleted the taking of depositions in the case here. In this case the Fruitgrowers' Fruit-growers' association is suing for $:;).( 00 to cover damages sustained when the produce company refused to accept IIS carloads of peaches in IfH when thev reached St. Louis, regardless of the fact that the fruit had been inspected and accepted ac-cepted as being in good order by their own representative. E. M. Patterson of Twin Falls, Idaho, who placed his O. K. on every car of peaches tiiat was shipped out in that particular consignment of 1 1 Si i-arloads. The fruit, after retching St. Louis, vas permitted to remain in the railroad yards and spoil and heavv losses for the fruitgrowers of this citv were the re.-nlt. The taking of depositions was conducted in Justice h. M. Flpcins's court and B. i C. Call of this nty represented the Fruit-I Fruit-I growers' association. After taking depositions depo-sitions from til" railroad companv in Salt I Lake, the St. T.ouis attorney will return ! east and the case will tiien be concluded I there. i Among the witnesses examined in this 1 ejty were K. M. Patterson of Twin Falls, tlic Znihnan company"? inpeetor in 1;h! and .). Edwwd Taylor, slate horUcuHurai inspector. The fruitgrowers cilm that the .oilman company refused to accept the fruit upon the bill of lading and the official re port of the inspector who released re-leased it at this end and gave it a dean hill of being in first-class condition. j |