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Show MONTANA-UTAH SUIT ISBROUGHT Investors in Company File Action Against Ernest R. Woolley. As an outgTow-th of the Montana-Utah Montana-Utah Sugar company failure, Ernest K. Woolley of Salt Lake has been made defendant in the district court for Davis county in an aetion to recover $47,925. The plaintiffs are: J. A. Stearns, Frank S. Stearns, Alvin Y. Keuben, C W. Hatch, E. T. Hatch, S. H. Ellis and M. H. Mann. The complaint alleges that the plaintiffs had invested Siiti,-9(32.50 Siiti,-9(32.50 in the Montana-Utah Sugar company, com-pany, and that after the failure of tlie conipany they advanced to Mr. Woolley an additional $2(5,9(52.50, upon his agreement agree-ment to purchase the property from the trustee in bankruptcy, put the plant in running order or sell it, and to return to the plaintiffs $53,925. This is followed by the allegation that Mr. Woolley purchased the plant from the trustee in bankruptcy and sold it, but that he has paid the plaintiffs only $6000. Judgment accordingly is prayed for the remainder, $47,925. When asked regarding the action last night, -Mr. Woolley said: llI purchased the assets of the Montana-Utah Sugar company from the receiver re-ceiver in bankruptcy. The action brought in Davis county by the alleged bond holders will be taken care of in its proper course. It is a kick-back from the action filed by David A. West to recover a promoter's profit from the organizers of tlie Montana-Utah Sugar conipany on behalf of the stockholders. This action is now pending in the Third dist riot court. ' " The Montana-Utah Sugar company was organized in 1917. and a plant was built near Hamilton, Mont., iu the Hitter Hit-ter Root valley. |