Beam Rays Inc. corporate records

Beam Rays Inc. is the company that manufactured a model of a plasma ray device designed by Philip Hoyland, who initially worked for Dr. Royal Rife, Dr. Milbank Johnson, and later for Beam Rays Inc. The company was derived from a predecessor corporate shell originally formed in November 1935 under the name Aero Reserve School-Western Division Inc.

Aero Reserve School went through two subsequent name changes: the first time to United Polytechnical Institute Inc. in August 1937; and the second time to Beam Rays Inc. in June 1938. Neither of the two predecessor companies had any formal relationship with Dr. Royal Rife, or the manufacture of plasma ray devices. We offer here for historical documentation, the corporate papers for all three companies in date order. They are relevant to the Hoyland vs. Beam Rays Inc. lawsuit filed in January 1939.

Aero Reserve School - Articles of Incorporation, 29 November 1935.

United Polytechnical Institute - Articles of Incorporation, 30 August 1937.

Beam Rays - Articles of Incorporation, 1 June 1938.

Beam Rays suspension - Corporate Suspension by the State of California, 6 January 1940.

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1939 lawsuit: Hoyland vs. Beam Rays, Inc.

In late January 1939 Philip Hoyland, a radio technician working for Beam Rays Inc., filed a civil lawsuit against the company and its directors in San Diego Superior Court. Beam Rays Inc. was formed in mid-1938 to manufacture plasma ray frequency devices. The complaint initially asked that the company be placed in receivership, which was denied by the court. The remaining charges went to trial in June 1939, and Hoyland’s lawsuit ultimately failed. There are numerous documents associated with this case, many of which have never been publicly available. They are listed in date order.

“Rife Ray” owners’ agreement - On 24 April 1938, Royal Rife and Philip Hoyland gave 1/3 title and interest in the “Rife Ray” plasma frequency device to C.R. Hutchinson. This document is a copy of that agreement, which was submitted as an exhibit in the 1939 lawsuit between Hoyland and Beam Rays.

Demand letters issued by Ray Reynolds and Philip Hoyland in the weeks before the lawsuit was filed against Beam Rays Inc (January 1939). This file contains a group of three letters.

First complaint filed by Philip Hoyland against Beam Rays Inc. and five people on its Board of Directors, on 28 January 1939.

Affadavits from members of the Board of Directors, stockholders, and others including Royal Rife. The first page of this pdf file contains an index to the affadavits. Under construction.

Counter-affadavit from Philip Hoyland dated 17 March 1939. Under construction.

Supplementary affadavit from Philip Hoyland dated 21 March 1939. Under construction.

Amended complaint filed by Philip Hoyland on 7 April 1939. Under construction.

Cross-complaint filed by Beam Rays Inc. on 19 April 1939 against the owners of the Rife Ray: Royal Rife, Philip Hoyland, and C.R. Hutchinson. Under construction.

Answer to amended complaint from by Beam Rays Inc. on 19 April 1939, in response to Philip Hoyland’s filing on 7 April. Under construction.

Answer to cross-complaint from by Philip Hoyland on 27 April 1939, in response to Beam Rays’ filing on 19 April. Under construction.

Answer to cross-complaint from C.R. Hutchinson on 24 May 1939, in response to Beam Rays’ filing on 19 April. Under construction.

Trial proceedings, June-August 1939. This historical transcript is genuine, but is not from the official court reporter. It is missing small but critical sections of testimony. As of this date, a copy of the Superior Court reporter’s transcript has not been located.

Trial proceedings part 1 Trial proceedings part 2

Findings, Conclusions, and Judgement delivered by the judge on 6 December 1939. Under construction.

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1939 lawsuit: Blewett-Gonin-Parsons vs. Beam Rays Inc. vs. Hoyland

On 3 May 1939, three persons from England also filed a complaint against Beam Rays Inc. in the San Diego Superior Court. Wm. Blewett, Dr. Bertram Gonin, and Howard Parsons were a London group that entered into a contract with Beam Rays to sell their plasma ray devices. The group sued for breach of contract. In response, Beam Rays Inc. filed a cross-complaint against Philip Hoyland. The case was eventually dismissed in 1952 for lack of action. Due to poor quality of the original copies, a transcript of the documents is included.

Original complaint by Blewett, Gonin & Parsons, 3 May 1939.

Answer and Cross-complaint against Hoyland by Beam Rays Inc, 9 June 1939.

Answer to Cross-complaint by Hoyland, 22 June 1939.

Dismissal, 2 March 1952.

Transcript of above documents.