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Show LOVETT CALLED TO STAND Former S. P. Head'a Testimony Is Wanted In $15,000,000 Damage Suit New York, April 3. Robert S. Lo-vctt, Lo-vctt, formerly president of tho Southern South-ern Paclllc company was directed by supremo court order to appear for examination on Wodncsdny next In connection with n suit brought by tho Development Company ot America, a mining nnd smelting concern, to recover re-cover $15,000,000 damages from tho Southern Pacific. Tho Development Company of America Am-erica alleges that In 1010, when Lo-vett Lo-vett was president of tho Southern Pacific company, It entered Into nn, arrangement for tho transfer ot securities se-curities to tho Southern Pacific which was to niako an Initial payment thero for $500,000 to enahlo tho development develop-ment company to raeot pressing en gagements. This payment, tho plaintiff plain-tiff alleges was not mado with the result that tho company lost $15,000,-000 $15,000,-000 through tho foroelosuro ot many of Its holdings. These Included mining min-ing nnd smoltlng properties In Arizona. |