, 1873-02-04
THE LAW COURTS.
Winstone's Plan Of Battle in the
Bostwiok Suit.
A Land Speculation Of tho Presidents
Brother and tho E1.Collector.
First Attack on the Calumet
-:::..-. Dam Destroyers.


Interesting Particulars of Proceedinge
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!no oe,nul1ef y! =. y. Minstone, ING pf'ue'put
aeleAoant IN tne nili noas"ioM v aese os ai'' ID
10 'np eaecs' flse' .hat the n'lA ~ naa'.'a1ioua
ca!as ~ WI oail''o
soeaon ;. second, that the claim OF complain
nn's y ssaie, !" ao appeAsin8 iro'a ~ ~
1urtnor, more ls no aFo.hont 1uAt shoAno"4oaBo
Of enc Hess oons,ae' has iec.usS eono ~ n'o ~
oompalnante. 1h,fu' tuut Ao'ss.as.oA T.. - ~.
Bost"ick estate maNes no neuso III saso ss'o -.
bostw1eks flents unoe' 'aoSo ~ ~ ~ s;o,,ts
nos heces4"ls J." oio'i. w oas w ,,,s ,'s,rs
70 tae !ana' on .uo putS VI - ~ ".,.
fout1n' .aa' ene a,eseu -a ] 1"aaa;ant ~ CONWAY
under aamniatfeuon' were sutngshs ~, ~ Iaos
ind tho same cannot bo attaokcd or impoachod
w. an, co,,a,ar,l nroceedinp. Fifth. there iB no
~ as .hat aa,ansanta bad INV notice what
Auesa..on 'nAe 1,a,..s,s, ~ ~ tta rahta
OF complainant Hereunder; OH tho contrary, it
lo,nr n,,ego7 TINT tho ORIGINAL purchaser from
E1ass +oolt +a land IL, ancrot trpst- Sixth. that
aess sooA tne uu - ,,,, .,."t t,,ar. hna hean a
continued adverse possession of the land BY the
s,rantoo of Hess. which Of itselt ia sufficient
nn,ica tn compla;nant. soyonth, that 1t appears
~ In IT, 1oro- 7,.rio5 1,,a s1anaod a,noo
the alleged contract was made, and there ap-
penrp to be real doubt about Its existence 1t ls
alleged to be lost Or destroyed. It is not mado
satisfoetorily to appear what are tho substantial
Conditions and IL COVENANTS ] which arc sought to
, b enforced. Equity WILL therotofe not inter-
fero.
The grounds Of demurrer are supported by nu-
merous authorities.
Ihe matter OF most eoneefh 70 iaou-o"nets ID
the question Of their right to the land which they
purchased in good faith, and whether they can
ba ouatol from It or not. On this point tho COM
p'ainants WILL anslse thas 1no p1ocoea'nSs ~ .no
County Court was anthciont notice. Ihe de-
PENDANT insists, in relation to tho question
+ qo3es
that fha. nronortv il in some Of , way 1 afrected.
ma iI M franJulent turning aray from fs q
knowledge Of tie facts, which tho
Togister would suggest to = prudent
from frauduient or wiiful biindness. III is al that
can b, imnnted 10 the purohaser. t2an. tho doc
trine Of constructive notice viii not apply; then
the nurchaser viii in eauity be cousidarod' AZ in
Sact he IL n homn fde nnrnhaser without notica );
AcaIn. Ill has hcen greatly donhted Thnther
thS 1onrts onUht evar fo hny. snfYaro5 tha ni,ae.
fion of nnt,ca 70 he apitntei An against q 5artv
who has duly reciatored lis conyeyance. Bit
tu travail. Thare is. hoTevar. tbie 1nal;fcat;on
,1n5n tha doctrina tiat Il shall ha a1s;1aho nn1v
IN casos where the notice ig 90 ojosrly proyod "a
to make it fraudulent In . purchaser to take and
tile Of tie other party," Again. III a nsreon
who has notice sells to anotberE 'lsb Vbo
hss no notico' md il a hmm aTe nurchasor m
for valuable considoration, @ " tho I latter % nav
tie equity arising from notes in tho bands ISL of
HE pnracr1 from whom be- deriyed il. for other-
wise no man would be- safo In any purchnso. but
would DO linblo to have his own title defeated
aibie meann Of making discovery" Tho prin-
c{ples Involved In thoSe doctrinos have already
been eustaIned bY Judge Gary.
:. INTERESTING LAND OPERATIONS. ..
National Bank and Nafhan oorwith. w w TostordaV V
Gled bill Of injunction, in which ho rolatog as
foiloye: That On the 18th Of Lime 1871. Ghas
"! Coiehour, Oryille L, Grant. and Jas.
T.. MacLoan, the last two being thon
IN business as Grant l. MaoLean.
purchased o. Conrad Seipp sixty aores
of.land in geipp'a Subdiyision of the west hnlf
Of tho northwest auarter of Section 25. So. Il.
subdIyided into Lots .. 3g.7. 10. Ii. il, il
thatit was understood that seipp ahon1d convey
the aaulo to Wm. II. CoIehour ii trust for AHA
Chas. ", Colehuur and Grant 6 MaoLean.
and thereupon Seipp executed q deed. absolute
In its form. to aaid Wm. d. Colohonr. mt In
trust as aforesaid, tho lnttor not payina any-
thnr m nccnnnt ~ sa,d nnrchaso hnt SS,,diIc -
the samo Tor the 1otnt banefit ard n trnat 9 fa91
tha purtios named. the intoreat of Cbna' "
Colohour Being ono-half. and Tint Of Grant (
MacLcan the other lludivided lalf eona11v. that
On The 18th OF sentember. 187i. Wm' 'naios .Ios
honr with The eonaent nf al tha
parties, transferred to BENJAMIN F. Gavton
fofty acrca Of said land Tor s60 nan thua Toa;g.
Ian
g the IS Pf,ee sna STU leaving 20 aeres
and = nf sad a,,bdiyie;nn " t1at ~ ' thn = 1'1tb x
Anrit. 1879. VIM. Ii. Colehour. nt tha ren,1ast % ~
Tic others. noli % aeras to Noiann Thamnaon
fo hch nn2 a9 N notoa a.a dnW W nofes
ColeLour Guly received: TINT on The 9Th ofJan.
qary. 1873. aail Grant & MacLean mada a nuit
claima docd Of nll their interest to Coolbaneh
md an assignment Of ali their INTEREST
in their quarters Of tho proceeds Of tho sale,