The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-03-18
Territory of Iowa,
Des Moines County.
District Court, for said County,
Amos Ladd
Bill in Chancery

Amos Ladd' Bill in chancery
Charles w. Huntcr.S Injunction and Relief.
YNHE said Charles w. Hunter: will hereby
Il take notice that on the oath day of De-
tooer A. d., 1910, the said complainant by
| Henry w. Starr, his Solicitor, filed in the
District Court, for said county, his certain
Bill OF Complaint, representing in substance
that on or about the LIST day of January, 1896,
he purchased from the said Charles w. Hun.
ter of Alton, Illinois,, certain two lots, in
an addition to the town OF Alton, Illinois, for
which he the said complainant, executed to
the said defendant, a certain promissory note,
bearing date on the said lst OF january, 1886,
for the sum Of $4,000 in part or full pay
ment for said lot, and also, that at the time
OF such purchase, said Hunter, executed to
said complainant bond conditioned to make
him, or his assigns, title to said lots, upon
payment OF the purchase money, according TO
the said contract, ami also, that subsequent
! iy to said purchase, the said complainant,
with the knowledge and consent Of said Hun
ter, all his interest in said lots, under the
bond of said Hunter, to John Camp, of said
town of Alton, and assigned to him the said
bond, and that such sale and assignment was
made prior to the forfeiture OF the condition
of such bond or any failure to pay the pur-
chase money by the said complainant i'll ac-
cordance with the terms of said sale with
SAID Hunter, and also, that with view Of
releasing himself from all liability OH the
original contract between him and said Hun.
ter, said complainant sold to said Camp, only
his interest in the bond, subject to the CON
dition OF tho same Tor the payment of the
purchase money, aud that said Camp was to
pay the purchase money, stipulated to be paid
by said complainant, and to satisfy said Hun.
ter for the same, and that said Hunter, knew
the terms of the contract between said Camp
and complainant, and agreed with said COM
plainant 10 look to said Camp, for the pur-
chase money, and in consideration that said
com plainant should sell and transfer said lots
to said Camp, he would fully release and dis.
charge complainant from all further liability
for the purchase money aforesaid, and de-
liver up to said complainant the note or notes
before refused, and given for the same. to be
cancelled; and that said Hunter represented
himself as entirely satisfied to release said
complainant and tuks said Camp, as response
bic Tor the purchase MONEY Aforesaid, and
said Camp, accordingly assumed to pay said
Hunter, the same, &C., that said Hunter told
complainant he would give him up his secu-
rites Tor the purchase money refused for SAID
lots, &c, and that soon after the transaction
aforesaid, said complainant left the aforesaid
town of Alton, and came to this Territory To
reside, that said Hunter, did not deliver up
the said notes, and that said complainant in
closing his affairs for the purpose OF remov-
ing, fu,led to call upon said Hunter, for said
notes OF notes, &C., and until very recently,
supposed the same to have been destroyed or
Cancelled and also that suit is now pend
ing upon the common law side of said Court,
against said complainant. by said Hunter,
upon one Of the notes given for the purchase
money aforesaid, with u view and design to
deiraud sad complainant out OF the amount
oil the same, &C. Said bill prays that u writ
lof injunction be issued to stay all further
proceedings upon said note, in said suit, &c.
And whereas, writ of injunction and sum
mons was issued in this suit against the said
Charles w. Hunter, on the 2Uth day of No.
vember, 1910, which have been returned non
est inrentus. Now, unless the said Charles
w. Hunter, shall be, and appear before said
District Court, sitting as q court OF Chancery,
on the first DAY OF the next term thereof, and
answer the charges and allegations of said
hill of complaint, the same shall be taken as
4 confessed, and decree entered accordingly.
and that in the mean time all further pro-
/ ceedinas in the said suit at law, be here.
/ by enloined until the further order of said
court IN the premises.
1 JOHN s. DUNLAP. Clerk
/ Henry w. STARR, Soi'r. FOR Conpt.
! March 1S-6t ~