The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-07-26
LEAGL.

Eleanor Groat, by Andrew
T. Church, her next In Cour. OF
friend, Plaintiff, Common PIeas
vs.. of Geauga
Seth M. Baker, Truman County, Ohio.
Bill and Nicholas GrOs', Civil action.
Defendants
yI,HE defendant, Nicholas Groat, will
Il take notice that the plaintiff. on tho
4th day of May, 1861. filed IN said Court
petition against him aud said other do
fondanis, sot:iDg forth that said Nicholas
was married to said Eleanor prior to April.
ls43, and they are now husband aud wife.
That on tho 5.h day OF April. 1913. said
Nicholas, as tho agent merely ofsaid Eleanor
aud at her request, purchased OF QUO David
Jonkins AZ acros of land IN lot IN Mont
ville Township, in said County. That ut
tho time tho decd was to be- executed for
said land, said Eleanor was sick aud unable
to attend TO tho business in person, and
shc handed over to said Nicholas, us her
ugcnt, Of her own separate money and
property. SIOO with WHICH to pay for said
land aud procure u decd thereof to her.
That said Nicholas paid said jenkins said
TIO0. said EleanOr's separate money aud
property, it being tho ontire consideration
Tor said land. aud to defraud said Eleanor
took decd thereof in his own name, vest
ing tho titla in himself, That said Eleanor
tor several years afterwards supposed said
deed was made TO her, und US sOun us she
learned that tho decd was made to said
Nicholas, she requested him to execute such
couYoyaneos as would vest tho titlo in hor
| that he promised to do so, but postponed
| il from ti,no to time, aud she has becu una
! ble to induco him to convoy to her said
land. That said Nicholas, upprchonding lho
would be compelled to pay certain debts on
| which ho was liahlo rs surety, on tho Ssh
day of May, 1857 aud without the knowl,
| edge of said Eleanor, conveyed said "
acres of land to Seth NJ. Baker; that said
conveyance was without consideration aud
void, aud was made TO detraud said Nicholas
creditors; that the creditors of said Nicholas
| have not and do mot seek to reach said
! land; that said Nicholas has abandoned his
| family aud residence in said Montyilie. aud
gone to parts unknown. and tho said Flea.
| nor is ia possession of said AZ acres Oi
land. That said defendant, Truman Bill, on
the 9th day of Juno. 1850. recovered IN the
Court Of Common Pleas Of said County, a
Judgment against said Baker, upon which
no clused execution to issue and lovy TO
10 ma,io by tho Sheriff of said County. on
said ~ acres Of land. and snid Sheriff duly
advertised aud sold tho Same on tho 22nd
day of April, 1861, to said Truman Bill ;
that said Bill when no bid on said land had
full knowlsdge of tho rights of said Elcanor.
mud that tho conveyance to said Baker was
fraudulent aud void.
Said petition prsys that said Bill bo rc.
strained from disposng of his pretended
titlo to said land, and from molesting or
disturbing said Eleanor in hsr possession
| ,bornof aud nm Cnnl henrinp be barred Of
all claim 10 tho samo; that the CONVEYANCE
! from said Nicholas to said Baker 10 declared
voldand wholly set aside. and tho title to
said land decrerd 10 said Eleanor, Gnd for
othor relief. Said n N.chalas Groat is also
notified that no is required to answer said
petition on or before tho 10Th day OF
August, 1861.
BISSELL & TINKER and
CASFlELD & FRENCH,
Plaintiffs .4nys.
I Chardon, Juno l4th, 1861. 60G~0