Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-05-31
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THE STATE OF TEXAS, |
County OF DENTON.

To the Sherifcf Denton county Greeting
UOU are hereby commanded, that you
II summon, by publication, George right,
whose residence is unknown, to be and ap-
pear before the District Court, to be holden
in and for the coanty Of Denton, at the
Court House thereof in the town OF Denton,
an the Sd Monday in February next, then
and there To answer the petition of Tilmon
stevens and Daniel Stevens filed in said
,ourt against tn said Geo. Wright and al
leging, in substance, as follows, lo-Wlt:
They state that said Wright ana ). W.
Lawler purchased of IL. Coward and Ed
rnund Lee, IL tract Of land situated III Dem
ION county, on the waters OF Denton creek,
containing four hundred acres, ana look
heir bond for title 10 the same, dateu the
ID day of November A. D. l610; that saId
Wright and Lawer were the JOINT owners
If said land, and that on the 18th day OF
March, A. D. 1861, for and in consideration
# the sum of $500, the said Wright sold to
these petitioners 100 Of said land descr bed
n said bond, and to be taken out OF said
rae VWest Of said LAWYERS land; that at
the time of said purchase they paid said
Wright the sum Of three hcndred and TWEEN.
- seven and 29-l00 dollars, and gave their
y otes to said Wright, one for 81 7l-lOO and
t,o other for the sum OF 800. Ihey
tate that both of said notes are yet out
landing against them, and that the saiu
Jrirht sold or traded said notes TO d. M.
stroet, and that one of said notes, (to-wit,)
he note OF S42 TO- is now ip the hands OF
". W. Fain, who resides in Denton county,
md he has brought suit on said note before
AIartjp Smith, u Justice of said county,
nd that the other note is in the hands OF
William +. Rosscau He states the said
Inward and Lee have made deed to SAID
and to said Wright and LaWler, and the
anne is now on record in the Clerk office
If Denton county, and they state that the
aid Wright has fed from the State or leS-
Fs, and that he has wholly failed and reiu-
a ID to make title to said land to these
rlaintiffs, and they charge that SAID "rlght
:, wholly and totally insoTent, iact thaI
IL, we'll known to the holders Of said notes,
and they are now seeking to collect said
n etes aud leave these plaintiffs without re
irsss in case they fail to get title to saId
and. They do not seek to avoid the pay
r,ent of said notes, but that Justice may be
done and these plaintiffs protected in their
lights, they ask that the said holders of
aid notes he erjoined from collecting said
rotes until such time as they can get de-
cree for the title to said land, and in the
event they shall fail to get a title, they ask
hat the injunction may be made perpetual;
id to this end they, make the said Wright
". W. Fain and William X. Rosseau, all of,
shom, except said Wright, reside in Denton
county, defendants to this suit; and at the
inal hearing he asks for decree for title
against the said Wright, and that all the
tijle of said land be divested ont of said
Wright and vested in these petitioners and
thsy ask for q judgment for costs against
aid Wright and for all general relief.
Herein fail not, but have you then and
there. before said court, this writ, with your
return thereon showing how you have exo-
suted the same.
Witness, Ed. F. Hicklin, Clerk
(SEAL \of the District Court Of Denton
N007N/county Given under my hand
and seal of said court, in the town of Den
ton, this the 2lst dsy Of January, A. D.
1862. ED. T. hBChLlN,
Clerk D,striet Court Denton County, Tex.
Came TO hand January tie 2lst, 1867
&C. DAUGHERTY, Sheriff,
l6;4t-printer's fee, So 50.