Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-01-14

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February ,f,ns lderrel, I'D. 1915.
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plaina.ss 4. C5anseyy
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| .fus sdid lelsndast Win hereby ,aso
notice, Tia. % fte i3sh day DC .Decembsr,
"a. u. ls4z, tho sam comrfaiupnt filcu
Ibis certain Lilf of oMpldiht, against said
| Dc fendant, III said Ubur,, setting forth
! that aLou, the Cd. day az July; 1eil, said
co,apia,.,an, purchased 81 said defendant
and tho administrator s1d heirs Il law
of one WiIiia.p r DoIan, deceased, the
following Described part Of lot Of ground
in the city Of Darlington, in said Coun-
ty, numbc red Eighty seven, (s7, to wi, !.
The corner prrt Of said LOT, fronting lofly
feet on Main street. and twenty five FEET
ON Jefferson street in said city, being q
piece Of ground 40 feet long and IS fort
broad, as bounded ana set out in the bolht
OF said Laid and others, given in pur-
suance of said purchase tor title there.
to, and filed as an exhibit with said Bill
Of complaint. And that said complainant
paid Tor said piece Of ground the sum Of
$4,000 cash in hand, a, that time an
adequate consideration therefor, and that
at the time Of said purchase, said ground
belonged equally to said Ladd and tho
said heirs at law OF said Dolan, each hold.
ling and undivided moicty thereof, and
tina, shortly after said purchase, sad COM
pIainant entered into possession Of the
said premises and has so continued by
himself, and agents, and tenants, and IS
now in possessAe thereof Al! that said
complainant has erected on said prem
ises large, valuable and permanent
store house at great cost and trouble, by
means Of which, the value thereof is
greatly enhanced; and that since receiv-
lug said bond referred to as an exhibit,
SAID complainant, has obtained from tho
heirs at law OF SAID Dolan, deed Of con-
vance for said ground &C.; and altho'
SAID deed purporls TO be given for tho
whole OF said ground SO purchased; that
in fact and truth as complainant is adj
ylsed and believes but an undivided moi
ETY. thereof belonged to said Dolan's
heirs at law at that time, and that the
other undivided moiety thereof, belon I'd
TO the said Ladd, and tina. the said defend.
ant Laddj has never made OF executed "a
said complainant any deed, or convey.
ance Whatever Cor his n,oie,y Of said
land, although said complainant has full
ly paid Tor tho same, and has at all times
been anxious to receive the same, and
has often requested Of the said Ladd tho
iultllment OF his contract aforesaid, and
that said Ladd has omitted and refused 20
to do, notwithstanding said contract Of
purchase; and that said title bond 90 far
as respects SAID Ladd, and said complain
ant, is still ia full force, and that said
complainant Is greatly injured in the
premises, and is III great danger Of hav-
ing his title TO said 70. Of ground brought :
into doubt and dlsreputc.
Said Bill also prays that said defend
nant may be decrced, by said Court, to
specifically periorn aud pcrleci said con-
tract III AL its parts, and .noregparticular-
~, that he be decreed, by gotl aud sufi.
Gent lee simple deed in lsy. to convey
10 saii Complainant the PREMISES afor4
sala, by their lnetes and bunds aforesaid,
aud that said deienduulanswer said Btu
OF complaint Oh his oyh, and the certain
lntetfo. aiofies ihcreN propounded 10 him.
and that said Court grant said complain.
Ant reliet generally ~ the premises.
Now, unless We said defendant shalt
be, aud appear, Jeiors the District Court
or said County q. Cour, OF Chancery,
On or before he first day OF the next
.ern. thereof and answer the said com.
plainauts 81 Of complaint, the same shall
be taken q confessed, and a decree en-
tered acc dngy.
Da,e4shi x2d day OF December, Al
ls4s
John S. DUNLAP, Register ia
Chancery, Tor said County.
VRoRER, Sol'r tor Complainant.
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