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$120,000 and Joseph Crosley about $60,000. Individuals who each
invested approximately $1,800 were Herbert Fisher, Charles
Conwell, Thomas Walsh, John McCullough, and possibly Benjamin
Greenberg. Herbert Fisher was an attorney in Philadelphia. West
Pine entered into various leases to obtain mining rights. One
lease, dated July 21, 1979, was signed in the names of Mrs.
Gaskins as president and Mr. Quinn as secretary. Two leases,
dated January 9, 1981, and June 10, 1981, were signed in the
names of Mr. Gaskins as president of West Pine and Mr. Quinn as
secretary. A Judgment Note in the amount of $15,000 and an
accompanying letter, both dated August 25, 1981, were signed in
the names of Mr. Quinn as secretary and Mrs. Gaskins as
assistant secretary.
Mr. Quinn signed and filed Federal corporate income tax
returns for West Pine for the relevant periods. Mr. Quinn signed
checks for West Pine and kept the checkbook. He would write out
checks at his kitchen table. At some point Mr. Quinn lost his
eyeglasses, and Mrs. Quinn would assist him by writing out the
checks under Mr. Quinn's direction, which Mr. Quinn would then
sign. Sometimes, Mr. Quinn would borrow his wife's glasses so
that he could write out the checks himself.
For some period, Mrs. Gaskins had signatory authority over
the West Pine bank account. Beginning in December of 1979, Mrs.
Gaskins' name appears along with Mr. Quinn's name as
signers(drawers, not endorsers) of West Pine checks. In most
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