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Show oo GREAT BASIN SUGAR LOSES BIG JUDGMENT SAIT I.AKE. Jan. 25 Jiidgm.-nt of t:.f in v. i- av. inle.l tn Charles W. de RowHkl of Detroit, Mich., against j the Great Basin Sugar company on a promissory note lusued to tho company com-pany and signed by Frnest H. Wot.l-ley Wot.l-ley as president and Ben C. Rich as secretary, in March, 1921. following a brief hearing In the United States district dis-trict court yesterday. The note called for $.r.0.292.28. tho total Judgment of 0Vv65slO Including i Interest at S per cent from March, 1921. and 16000 attorney fees. The! nolo was the only evidence presented, Tho only objection made by the defense de-fense concerned the amount of the at - torney feea According to the complaint filed time itgo. d. Kownkl sold 2500 bags of sugar beet seed to the Delta Beet Sugar company at Delta. I'tah, In 1919. Tho company was later taken over by tho Great Basin Sugar company, com-pany, which assumed all Hubllitlcs of the former concern. After repeated attempts made by the plaintiff to col-loct col-loct the amount due. the officials of the concern in March 1021. presented tho promissory' note as an acknowledgement acknowl-edgement of tho debt, which It was unable to pav sit that time. Tho suit j was filed when tho noto became due. |