The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-07-12
LEGAL.

Eleanor qroat, by Andrew
L. Church, her next In Court OF
friond, Plaintiff, Common Plcas
We. OF GOnuga
Seth M. Baker, Truman County, Ohio.
Bill and Nicholas Groat, Civil action.
Defendants.
THIlE defendant, Nicholas Gront, will
IL take notice that the plaintiff, on tho
4th day Of May, 1861, filed in said Court n
petition against him and said othnt do
fondants, sot.ing forth that said Nicholas
was married to said Eleanor prior to April,
l843, and they arc now husband and vito.
That on tho 9th day of April. l843, said
Nicholas, IA tho ngont merely OF fsaid Eleanor,
and at bor request, purchased OF one David
Jonkns AZ acres of land in lot 3 in Mont
vile Township, in said County. That at
the time tho decd was 10 DO executed t0r
said land, sold Eleanor was sick and unable
to attend to tho business in porsop, and
sbe handed over to said Nicholas, aB hor
ugcnt, Of hor own separate money and
property, @4O0 with which to pny for said
land and procure docd thorcOf to hor
That said Nicholas paid said Jonkins said
300, said Eloanor's separate money aud
property, il boing tho eDtro consideration
for said land, and to dofraud said Eleanor
took n decd thereof in his own namo, vost
ing tho titlo in himsolf. That said EloauoT
tor several years afterwards supposed said
dcod was mado TO her, and ns soon as Rhf
learned that tho dood was mado to sale
Nicholas, she requested him to OxccutO suci
convoyuncos as would vost tho titlo in hor
that he promised to do so but postponed
il from tme to timc. and she hne boon una
bic to induce him to convoy to hor saiC
land. That said Nicholas, npprchondiDg h'
would bo compelled to pny certain debts OF
which ho was liable az surety, on tho 81
day of May, 1857, und without tho knowl
odgo of said Eleanor. conveyed said 4;
ncros of land to Seth NJ. Bukor that salt
conveyance was without consideration ant
void, and was made to dofraud said Nicholas
creditors thut tho creditors OF said NicholRi
have not and do not sook to roach saic
land; TINT said Nicholas has abandoned his
family and residence in snid MontTillo, and
gone to parts unknown, and tho said Elca'
nor is in possession of said AZ acros oi
land. That said defendant, Truman Bill, on
the 9th day of Juno. 1859, recovered in the
Court of Common Ploas of said County, o
| Judgment aguinst said Bakor, upon which
ho caused execution to issuo and lovy &c
DO mndo by tho Shorifr of said County, or
bulu fa hCTcb vi lhHu, anu baiu ouorlh uuiN
advertised and sold tho samo on the 22nc
day of April. 1861, to said Truman Bill
that said Bill when no bid on said land hat
full knowledge of tho rights of said Eleanor
and that tho conveyance to said Bakor wal
fraudulent and void.
Said petition pruys that said Bill bo ro
strained from disposing of his pretondoc
tito 10 said land, and from molesting OF
disturbing suid Eleanor in hor possession
thereof, and on final hearing DO barrod o
oil clnim to tho samo; that tho conveyance
from said Nicholas to said Bakor DO declared
void and wholly sot aside, and tho titlo tc
said lind docrood to said Eleanor, and fol
other rolicf Said Nichalas Groat is nlso
notified that no is required to answer said
petition on or before tho 10th day oi
August, 1861.
BISSELL & TINKER and
CANFIELD & FRENCH,
Plaintiffs .Anys.
| Chnrdon, Juno l4th, 1861. 506w6-