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Correspondence: A. Hall Johnston to Zebulon Weaver, January, 1932

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  • LAW OFFICES A. HALL JOHNSTON JOHNSTON & HORNER ASHEVILLE. N. C. J. M. HORNER. JR. Hon. Zebulon Weaver, - 2. Judge Johnson expresses every willingness to try the cases the first Monday in March, which would only be about three weeks later, and I can't see any real detriment that we could suffer in the meantime. However, as you understand, this letter is purely a matter of suggestion so far as you are concerned. In the event that ray suggestion appeals to you, that we permit this time for possible negotiations, I would suggest that you write direct to Judge Carter and also to Judge Sink, or if you prefer, write me a letter which I can carry to Judge Sink as early as possible, so as to provide for a continuance of the cases and permit another calendar to be made. Hunter Libraru I am not taking the matter up directly with Judge Carter for the reason that I am so young in the litigation that I think if the suggestion is to be made to him in view of his present idea in demanding an immediate trial, that the suggestion should come from you. Kindly advise just what you want to do in the premises as early as it is possible. With kind personal regards, and assuring you that I am positively against all of the Radicals except John Parker and I am very much for him, I am Yours very truly, AHJ:PP
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  • Zebulon Weaver (1872-1948) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from western North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Park Commission and was involved in the land acquisition process that went towards establishment of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and development of the Blue Ridge Parkway. These couple of letters sent by A. Hall Johnston to Zebulon Weaver refer to the possibilities of settlement for the Suncrest and Ravensford cases without going to trial. Following are summaries of each of these letters: A. Hall Johnston to Zebulon Weaver, January 21, 1932 In this two-page letter Johnston informs Weaver that the Suncrest case was set for trial in February and also refers to a meeting between Judge Thomas L. Johnson, Mr. Cannoner, and Weaver which had seem supportive of coming to an adjustment with regards to both the Suncrest and Ravensford cases. A. Hall Johnston to Zebulon Weaver, January 22, 1932 This letter from Johnston is a follow-up to the previous letter sent by him to Weaver. Here he clarifies that after further discussion with Mark Squires and Judges Carter, Johnson, and Sink it had been decided not to set a trial date for the Suncrest case but to attempt to work out, for the moment, a settlement to the Suncrest and Ravensford cases.