The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-06-21
LEGAL
Eleanor Grmt, by Andrew !
T. Church. her next
friend, Plaintiff,

Irlenu, ilalnuI, NOHUlO l'loas
Seth NJ. Bakcr. Truman CounIy' Ohio.
Bill and Nicholas Groat, Civil action.
fTIIE defendant. Nicholas Groat, will
i take notice that the plainuff. on tho
4th day of May, 1861. Rlcd IN said Court a
petition against him and said othur do
iondants, setting forth that said Nicholas
was married to said Eleanor prior to April.
lSl3. and they arc now husband and wife
That on tho 5;b day of April. 1919, said
Nicholas,a as tho agent merely of said 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 time tho deed was to be executed tor
said land, said Eleanor was sick and unable
to attend to tho business in person, and
she handed over to said Nicholas, as her
agent. of her own separate money and
property, S4O0 with which to pay for said
land and procure deed thereof to her.
That said Nicholas paid said Jenkins said
S4OO. said Eleanor's separate money and
property, it being tho entire consideration
for said land, aud to defraud said Eleanor
took II deed thereof in his own name, vest
ing tho title in himself. That said Eleanor
tor several years afterwards supposed said
deed was made TO her. aud as soon Bs she
learned that tho deed was made TO said
Nicholas, she requested him to cxecutu such
conveyancos as would vest tho titlo in her /;
that hS promised TO do SO. but postponed
it from timo to time. and she has been una
bio to induce him to convoy to her said
land. That said Nicholas, npprohonding bo
would bo compelled to pay certain debts on
which he was liable Us surety, on tho Sth
day of May. 1857, aud without the knowl.
edgo of said Eleanor, conveyed said AZ
acres of land to Seth Nj. Baker that said
conveyance was without consideration and
void, aud was made to dofraud said Nicholas
creditors; that 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 MOntville and
gone to parts unknown, aud the said Flea
nor is in possession of said ~ acres of
land. That said defendant, Truman Bill, OH
tho 9th day Of Juno. 1859, recovered in the
Court Of Common Pleas of said County, a
Judgment against said Baker, upon which
no caused execution to issue and lovy to
be made by The Sheriff of said County, OH
said ~ acres of land, and said Shoriff duly
advertised aud sold the same on tho 22ud
lay OF April, 1861, to said Truman Bill /;
thht Salu bhl "ucH nO Ulu hU 6uIu IhUu
full knowledge of tho rights of said Eleanor,
and that tho conveyance TO said Baker was
fraudulent aud void.
Said petition prays that snid Bill DO ro
strained from dsposing of his pretended
title to said land, aud from moIcsting or
disturbing said Eleanor in hnr possession
thereof, aud on final hearing bo barred of
all claim To tho same ! that the couvey ance
from said Nicholas to said Baker 30 declared
void and wholly set aside, and tho tito to
said land docreed to said Eleanor, mud tor
other relief. Said Nicbalas Groat is also
notified that he is required to answer said
petition on or before the 10Th day OF
August, 1861.
BISSELL g. TINKER and
CANFlELD & FRENCH,
Plaintiff .4Hys.
Chardon, Juno I4th, 1861. 5O6~6