The Archive · 1923

TUBERCULOSIS REMEDY

Action in Shanghai over a Medicine At the U. S. Court on Thursday his Honour Judge Lobingier heard an action by F. T. Kiang, trading the Dr. F. T. Kiang Medical Ca., against ©. J. Kosel for the recovery of various correspondence, account books, and, 500 bottles of Tuberculosis Remedy," which he was alleged to have intended to misappropriate after dissolving partnership with plaintiff. The defence denied the dissolution of the partnership.

Dr. H. C. Mei appeared for plaintiff and Mr. C. 8. Franklin for defendant.

Opening the case, Dr. Mei said that defendant admitted entering April 15, 1921, into an agreement of ce-partnership with Mr, Kiang under the name of the F. T. Kiang Medical Ca., for the purpose of manufacturing and selling a proprietary medical medicine known as "Tuberculosis Remedy." The contract had been originally drawn up in German. On September 27 or 28 following, the partnership was dissolved at defendant's - request. He appropriated all the books of the company.

Plaintiff evidence that he had graduated at the Berlin University and held the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He had been practising medicine since 1915 at A184 Szechuen Road and sold there the medicine in question. When he met defendant the latter stated that he had been a German, but was then a naturalized American. He was not permitted by the Manila Government to manufacture this patent medicine. He hoped to manufacture it in Shanghai, but Dr. Stanley, of the Health Department, objected, saying that Kosel held no diploma. Defendant then used plaintiff's name in order to prepare the medicine, because. he

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