The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-03-25
Territory of Iowa,
Des Moines County. So
District Court, for said County.
Amos Ladd, Bill in Chanccry

Charles w. Hunter.S Injunction and Relief.
TIME said Charles w. Hunter, will hereby
i take notice that on the oath day of Oc-
tober A. D., 1S40, 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, certain promissory note,
bearing date on the said LIST 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, and also, that subsequent
~ 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 in ac-
cordance with the terms Of said sale with
said Hunter, and also, that with view Of
releasing himself from all liability on 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-
dtion of the same for the payment of the
purchase money, and 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 TO look to said Camp, for the pur-
chase money, and in consideration that said
complainant 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 ana take said Camp, as response
BILE for 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 bis secu-
rites for the purchase money refused Ion 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 Shat said complainant in
closing his affairs for the purpose of remov.
ing, failed to call upon said Hunter, for said
notes or 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
defraud said complainant out Of the amount
of the same, &c. Said bill prays that writ
of Injunction be issued to stay all further
proceedings upon said note, in said suit, &c.
And whereas, writ of I'M JUNCTION and sum-
mons was issued in this suit against the said
Charles w. Hunter, on the Goth day of \
vember, 1910, which have been returned nor,
est inuentus. Now, unless the said Charles
w. Hunter, shall be, and appear before said
District Court, sitting as Court of Chancery
on the first day Of the NEXT term thereof, and
answer the charges and allegations of said
bill of complaint, the same shall be taken as
confessed, and decree entered accordingly,
and that in the mean time all further pro-
| ceedings in the said suit at law, be here
| by enjoined until the further order of said
court in the premises.
JOHN S. DUNLAP, Clerk
| HENRY w. STARR, Sol'r. for Comp't.
| March lS-6t 40