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Show TIIK llKilUUIttat UVKItllUIiKI). Juitlco Iawlirle Saji Hint Duke li tho tinner of tho itceonli. In tho caso bf Harry T. Dill vs. 1 Haa A. Bnilth aid A. O. Norrell, on the demurrer eubniltt4 icaterJay afternoon beforo Juitlco Iioclul, a written oplnlou was given this uoin log at 10 o'clock. Intho flrrt countof thodsmuirrr It waa claimed that the court had no Jurisdiction In tho matter. Tho court rulea that by tho submluluu of the demurrer the defendauta have utjeoledthemsolvcato thejurlidlctlou of the court. The court alao has Jurisdiction Juris-diction of tho tutject nutter or tho action, tlio value of the proierly a iiill to ua itvuviivu uiiug only In tbo iccund coubt It Is claimed by the douiujrer that thuptalntld has nu legal iau.lty to sue, oraafnat, or on behalf of tho Deniocratio parly of Utah Territory to n cover thu records, which he alligea h la entitled to Ihe iHisuisstou of. Iho court canuot do otberwliu than find that Iho pIMntllT liu tho legal caaclty to sun for tho records, and Ihatlhogrouud of Iho Ui rnurrer Is not w ill taken. In the 3rd count, theuourt will tako Judicial notice of the fact that the secretary ol a society or association of ludlvlduala Is entitled to have tho IKisaesalon aud to keep the hooka uf record of tho society ho repreaent. It la not ueceaaarythireforu that hoshotild Join with him all who alo members ol the anoilatlou. He should tu entitle! en-title! to tho poi.csalon of the pro erty that ho aeeks. In the fourth count tho ilalntlfT shows by sworn statement that ho la and haa been secretary of tho Drmo cratlo Territorial oominlttee of Utah, aud that defendant havo withheld from hltn books of nt-ord coutnlulng froroedlug of said commlltvo slnte sa7. T he oourt rules that tho plalu-tllTI plalu-tllTI entitled to the proper ty. lutheAfth ground of demurrer tlfo court hold that It Is not luiiiwary for Iho lalntltr lo set forth mora than that he la nlltliM to tbo hi,h1oii of tl u iroperty sought to bo recovered. If the defendants Imve nosuch books they can esally unswtr, If they have, the hooka should be futlhcoinlog. In view of thu facta as they apar from tbo couiilalnt aud uutkr tho statute of this Territory and Iho decision de-cision of tho courts, the court finds that tho nlalntltl I tho secretary of Ihu Demoirallo Territorial cominittio of Utah, and Is untitled loth .oaae..lou of Iho records decern d lu lomilalnt, uinl that the (lalnlltl shall havo and ' recover asld book cr the vahiu m sit forth lu tho complaint. The douiurrer Is therefore overruled aud Iho defendants de-fendants insy havr, If they desire, le reasonable lime in which to answer Iho complaint of plalntlU". 1. I.ocbrlc, Juatlce of lh peace. AnniPeallscontemilateiJ, nud tho caw will ho taken lulu the higher courts. |
