This legal document contains the argument of Mr. Alfred A. Cohen, counsel for the plaintiff, George W. Tyler, in the case of Tyler vs. Annie A. Pratt in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District of the State of California, in and for the City and County of San Francisco, 1877. The case concerns the payment owed to the plaintiff for his services in obtaining a divorce decree for the defendant in a prior case. The document, published by Francis & Valentine Commercial Printing in San Francisco, provides insight into the legal proceedings and the personal details of those involved, including accusations of perjury and debauchery. The book is 61 pages, 8vo, in original printed wrappers.
Subject: Railroads--California--History--19th century
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Legal brief in the case of *Anthony EGI et als. Plaintiffs vs. The Central Pacific Railroad Company, Defendants*. Filed in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District of the State of California, in and for the City and County of San Francisco in 1876. The brief was prepared by Alfred A. Cohen and Delos Lake, attorneys for the plaintiffs. The complaint alleges that the Central Pacific Railroad, through its directors Stanford, Huntington, and Hopkins, illegally purchased the capital stock of the California Pacific Railroad Company and then refused to pay interest due on bonds issued by that company in an effort to bankrupt it. The document is accompanied by a small broadside (5 1/2" x 8 1/2") titled "HUNTINGTON TRIES TO TAMPER WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS," dated May 2, 1876, containing an extract from a letter signed C.P. Huntington. Alfred A. Cohen was a prominent attorney and leader of California's early Jewish community. First edition. Rocq 9271. (22733)