The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-06-28
LEGAL.
Eleanor Groat, by Andrew
7. Church. her next
friend, Plaintiff,

Eleanor GrOat, by Andrew
I. Church. her next In Court Of
friend, Plaintiff, Common Pleas
VS.. OF Goauga
Seth NJ. Bakor, Truman County, Ohio.
Bill and Nicholas Groat, Civil action.
Defendants.
FNlIE defendant. Nicholas Groat, will
Il take notice that tho plaintiff. on tho
4th day Of May, 1861, filed in SAID Cour, a
petition against him and said other do.
fondants, sot:iDg forth that said Nicholas
was married to said Eleanor prior to April
1913, and they are now husband aud wife.
That on tho 9th day Of April. lSl3, said
NicbOlas,as the agent merely ofsnid Eleanor,
and at her request, purchased Of one David
jenkins AZ acres OF land in lot 3 in Mont
Vile Township, in said County. That at
the timo tho decd was to be executed for
said land, said Eleanor was sick aud unable
to attend TO tho business in person, and
she handed over to said Nicholas, as her
agent. Of hor own separate money and
property. SIO0 with which to pay for said
land and procure deed IhorcUf to her.
That said Nicholas paid said Joukins said
800, said EIcanor's separate money and
property, it boing tho eotiro consideration
for said land, and to defraud said Eleanor
ing the ti,lo in himsolf. That said Eleanor
tor several years afterwards supposed said
decd was made to her. and us soon as she
learned that tho decd was made to said
Nicholas, she requested him to execute such
cOnveyanccs as would vest tho titlo in her /;
that hS promised to do so. but postponed
il from timo to limU. and she has boon una
Bile to induce him to convoy to h0r said
land. That said Nicholas, approhonding he
would be compelled to pay certain debts on
which he was liable as surety, on tho Sth
day of May. 1857, and without the knowl.
edge of said Eleanor, conveyed said ~
acres of land to Seth M. Baker; that said
| conveyance was without consideration and
void, and was made to deiraud said Nicholas
creditors thar tho creditors of said Nicholas
have not and do not seek to reach said
land; that said Nicholas has abandoned his
family and residence in said MoDtviiie. and
gone TO parts unk knOwn, and the said Flea
nor is in possession of said ~ acres OF
land That said defendant, Truman Bill, OH
tho 9th day Of June, 1859, recovered in the
Court Of Common Pleas OF said County, a
judgment against said Baker, upon which
he caused execution to issue and levy to
be made by the Sheriff Of said County, on
said AZ acres of land, and said Sheriff duly
advertised and sold the same on the 22nd
day Of April. 1861, to said Truman Bill |;
that said Bill when he bid on said land had
full knowledge Of tho rights of said Eleanor.
and that tho conveyance to said Baker was
fraudulent aud void.
Said petition prsys that said Bill be re.
strained from disposiDg OF bis pretended
title 10 said land, and from molesting or
disturbing said Eleanor in hsr possession
r a Il
all claim to the same; that the conveyance
from said Nicholas to said Baker DO declared
void and wholly set aside. and the title to
said land dccrecd to said Eleanor. and for
other relief Said Nichalas Groat is also
notified that no is required to answer said
petition on OF before the 10th day OF
August, 1861.
DISSELL g. TINKER and
CANFlELD & FRENCH,
Plaintiff .4H'ys.
Chardon, Juno l4th, 1861. 596"G