Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-05-03
HE STATE OF TENAS, |
CoUSTY OF UENTuN.

70 the Sherigcf Denton c'Hnty-Gr'et'n3;
ETOU are hereby commanded, tint you
I summon, by publication, George wright,
= hose residence s nlSkrown, to be ana ap-
near before the District Court, TO he holden
n and for the coLnty Of Denton, at the
rourt House thereof in the town OF Denton,
IN the Sd Monday in February next, then
and there to answer the petition ct illmol
Stevens and Daniel Stevens filed in said
.otlrt against the said Geo. Wright, and al
aring, in substancc, as follows, to-wit:
They state that said Wright and }. W.
Lawler purchased of II. Coward and Ed
hund Lee IL tract Of land situated in DEN
,on county, on the waters of Denton creek,
containing four hundred acres, and took
their bond for title to The same, dated the
"a day of November, a. D. 1Sa9; that SAID
Wright and LAWYER were the JOINT owners
Of said land, and that on the 10th day of
March, a. y. 1861, for and in consideration
Of the sum of SlOO, the said Wright sold to
these petitioners 100 Of said land dc5cr bed
in saiGLloud, and TO he taken out of said
tract West of said LAWYERS land that at
:he time of said purchase they paid SAID
W.ight the sum Of three hcndrcs aud twen'
~ seven and 29-lOO dollars, and gave their
notes to said Wright, one for 81 IL lUO and
The other for the sum OF Sau, Ihey
a!Ite that both of said notes arc yet out
standing against them, and that the said
wright sold or sraded said notes TO y. NJ
Street, and that one of said notes. (to-Wit,l
;lc note Of .S42 10, is now III the hands OF
", W. Fain, who resides in Denton county,
aud he has brought suit on said note before
MARTIN Smith, Justice of sald county.
and thnt the other note is in the hands OF
William il. Rosscau. He states the said
Coward and Lee have made deed to SAID
Iand to said Wright and Lawler and the
same is now on record in the Clerk $ Office
Of benton county, and they state that the
said Wright has fed from the State of Tex
az, and that he has wholly failed and refu-
aed to make Il title to said lapd to these
plaintiffs and they charge that said Wright
4. wholly and totally insolycnt, fact that
is well known to the holders of said notes,
and they are now seeking to collect said
notes and leave those plaintiffs without re-
dress in case they fail to get a title to Sald
land, They do not seek to avoid the pay'
nent OF said notes. but that Justice may be
done and these plaintiffs protected in then
rights. they ask that the said holders OF
,nil notes be enioincd from collecting SAID
.iutes until such time as they can get a de-
.,ree Tor the title 10 said land, and ia tA'
event they shall fail to get title, they asf
that the injunction may be made perpetual
sud to this end they make the said Wright
". ". Fain and william r. Rosscau all o
,shom, except said Wright, reside in DentoI
county, defendants to this suit; and at thu
iaul hearing be asks for u decree for it'll
against the said Wright, and that all tn
title of said land be diyested out of salt
wright and vested in these petitioners ant
they ask for Judgment for costs agains
sid Wright and for all general relief,
Herein fail not, but have you then AM
there, before said court, this writ, with you
return thereon showing how you have exc
cuted the same,
Witness, Ed. +. Hicklin, Clerl
SEAL lof the District Court Of Dentol
NJ0|county Given nnder my ham
and seal of said court, III the town Of Den
ton, this the 2lst day OF January. A. 1
ls62. ED. +. HECKLlN,
Cterk District Court DrRton County, Ter.
Came to hand January the 2lst, 1862.
c. c. DAUGHERTY, Sheriff.
1Gsit.-Printers fee, SD 80.