Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-05-17
THE STATE OF TEXAS, /
COUNTY OF DENTON.

10 the Sherifcf Denton county Greeting:
NyOU are hereby commanded, that you
il summOn, by publication, George right,
whose residence is unknown, to be ana ap-
rear before the District Court to be holden
ia and for the coanty of Denton, ut the
Court House thereof in the town Of Denton,
on the Sd Monday in February next, then
and there to answer the petition ef Tilmon
Stevens and Daniel Stevens filed in said
court against the said Geo. Wright, and al
leging, in substance, as follows, to-wlt:
They state that said Wright and j. W..
Iawler purchased of II. Coward and Ed
rnund Lee tract of land situated III Dem
ton county, on the waters Of Denton creek,
containing four hundred acres, and took
their bond for title to the same, dated the
% day Of November, A. ID. 1853; that said
W ight ami Lawier were the joint owners
o. said land, and that on the 10th day OF
March, A. D. 1861, for and in consideration
Of the sum of $400, the said Wright sold to
these petitioners 100 of said land dcscr bed
in saiu bond, and to be taken out of said
tyact Vest of said LAWYERS land that at
lie tire Of said purchase they paid said
Wright the sum Of three hondred and twen.
ty seven aud 29-l00 dollars, and gave their
otes to said Wright, one for S42 u lnD and
stas other for the sum VI 8a3. THEY
slese that both Of said notes are YET oat-
a,sndiag against them, and that ha said
Wright sold a. traded sAii notes q o. NJ.
street, ana lhAt one of said notes ttoMit,)
tlte nSfe of $40 10 X now III the !GWd7 Of
w. w Fain, who resides IN Denies county,
srd lie has brought SHIT 2n snid note before
Martin Saith, a Justice ot stld county
and that the .ClAel note Is in the minds OF
5 William II Rosseau. He states the SAID
Couarl and Lee have made deed to said
land to said Wright and Lawler, aud the
game is now on record in the Clerks office
OF Denton county, and they state that the
said Wright has fed from the State OF Tex
ss. and that he has wholly failed and refu-
sod to make 8 title TO said land 10 these
plaintiffs, and they charge that said Wright
Is wholly and totally insolvent a fact that
ia well known TO the holders Of said notes,
and they are now seeking to collect said
netes and leave these plaintiffs without re-
dress in case they fail TO get a title to said
land. They do not seek to avoid the pay
,ncnt Of said notes, but that Justice may be
done and these plaintiffs protected in their
rights, they ask that the said holders of
said notes be enjoined from collecting said
notes until such time as they can get a de-
cree for the title to said lnnd, and in the
event they shall fail to get title they ask
that the injunction may be made perpetuali
nd 10 this end they make the said Wright
W. W. Fain and William r. Rosseau, al a.
whom, except said Wright, reside in Dentol
county, defendants to this suit; and at the
final hearing he asks for decree for title
against the said Wright, aud that all the
title of said land be divested out of said
Wright and vested in these petitioners and
they ask for judgment for costs against
said 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 exc
auted the same. =
Witness Ed F, Hicklin, Clerk
SEAL \of the District Court Of Denton
N>7OSJcounty. Given under my hand
snd seal of said court, in the town Of Den
ton, this tho 2lst dey of January A. D.
1862. I'D. +. HECkLlN,
Clerk District Court Denton couaty, Ter.
Came TO hand January the 2ist, 1852.
c. c. DAUGHERTY, Sheriff.
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