Mr. Schuhl stated that while h had no doubt that Mr. Hartigs would appear to answer the brought against him later, there seemed no doubt that Mr. Allan had never been his partner therefore could not be sued thought in taking over the office was proper to take over the name, inasmuch as Chinese clients would always come back to a firm they had. once dealt with, no matter what law ers wore there.
Mr. Lewis contended on the other! hand that Mr. Allan had knowingly suffered himself to be regarded as a partner of Mr. Hartigan's inasmueb- as he had not had the firm name changed in the hong list after his return, Judge Purdy here interposed that it was hard to get a name into bhang list and even harder to get it out. He added that he had no doubt his name was still appearing Minneapolis publications as being still in law practice there, and that in Shanghai he was paying his gas bills which still came in the name of Judge Lobingier!
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