Lawsuits and legal papers

This series includes material related to two lawsuits dealing with Collis P. Huntington and Henry E. Huntington. The first, the Colton lawsuit, was a case brought against Ellen Colton, widow of David D. Colton, attorney for the Central Pacific Railroad Company and the "Big Four" (Collis P. Huntington, Mark Hopkins, Leland Stanford, and Charles Crocker), against Leland Stanford, et al. Alfred A. Cohen was their attorney in the case. The material is made up of legal documents, correspondence, invoices, copies of testimonies, affidavits, memorandums, agreements, and others, from 1861 to 1924. There is also some material related to Charles Main v Central Pacific Railroad Company et al (also including the "Big Four"). The second case is Henry E. Huntington v Lewis & Simmons. Huntington brought the case against art dealers Maurice Lewis and Isaac Simmons, claiming that the George Romney portrait of Mrs. Sarah Siddons and her sister, which he had purchased, was neither by Romney nor a portrait of Siddons and her sister. The trial took place in May 1917. The painting was found to be by Ozias Humphry [sic] and portrayed the Waldegrave sisters. Huntington was refunded his money. The material is made up of correspondence, documents, newspaper clippings, proceedings, and photograph evidence used in the case.