The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-24
SUPERIOR COURT.
Uer Filed in w. w. Belvin
n. Thomas Burke It IL.
t1ALE or THE TRANSACTION.

TALE or The TRANSACTION.
seg Denial and Anrmstfve Dsssnes
nsesivsr for Michael PhiIItpss AZ.
hIrs-Sew suits-BIstssr.
oo11pdsusx' auswesB have been ni<d ID
- q ". ". Belvin W. Thomas Burke.
i xcCilyra, John P. Hort ana 4. A
a, fied On the 24.h Of iast xprfl TIL. e
= invpiving the tract o. land comprising
Dasy \ Hoyt addition. The complaint, Il
r. stnembered, alleged that IN undivided
~ this tract ives he'd By John J. Nc
NJ. ". Be.yin, Thomas Burke. B. r. Day
r Nefcaif: that in the summer Of 1857.
INsgfn vss absent In the East. Burke and
M eunspired ard coliuded with A 4.
~ John p. Hoyt 70 defraud The pgsins<
r. - osrured q decree OF court ordering the
~ division Of the property: that the prop
~ bought By Denny & Hort: thu. the de-
s Sra1n retained their undivided Interests q
He rale: thst all otifr bidders were IN
~ against bidding by reports circulated
IN ~ 70 the effect that no valid title 70 Tie
~ could be given.
- answers OF the defendants are volumiuoes
1rsosnf the case in a very different aspect
n
1pf n given, - an Affirmative defense .
Ifl6fe history 81 the transaction, From this
Z + 61oass that III 1858 John J. Mct5iiyrA agreed
& - 1rnre Tor Thomas Burke W. W. pcivta q
4 61r11l b, r. Dsy and himself ito 10 fine
& IS - = such mart q he could purchas. a. ths
~ = 1rlnc 70 the north OF Seattle. known 80 the
& II. csfiekler land claim, consisting o. esa
u q prscc no. 20 xceed $3.50 for the
$3.50 Ncfjilvra was to receive an undivided
- 4 -. -
s S1 - cher four were each TO pay one.fourth
n - purchase price, and each was 10
- = fundiyIded. three-sixteeuthsgiu terest
s e. title. Ii was agreed that
q nur1 ms - te held By Thomas Burke il
copy Of this agreement ana signatures
{ r ~ eilh the answer In pursuance Of this
~ Smeut NeGilvfa purchased IN undivided
8 - hi q the tFact Of Catharine johnson ana
8 - sixth Of VIM A. SfrIekler In issl The
11I<f toopfhirds could not be purcb ased.
~ neyeeyent tpccffed that the procurement
], = 5iile IS II Giivre did not include cltartrr
- 1,f,e 81 c:oud or tax title and that ali the
3 xSsShoidefs were TO share alike in the e. peuss
8 3 1nsaoyfrr auy tax tue. A, that time If. e
j INff held : tax title to the property. which
- olIpywasds bought IN BY Judge uurk@
1&1fuosd. during tie 6rst half Of the yeer 1857
$50 burke vas urged By Ncf5a!yra. Day Met
- end owners OF undivided futs.ests
"a de other two-fhirds. 10 procsed
r 611ndn ! decree al court ordarins tbs ssle a.
- r1snortv ana division Of the nroceedx II
Is s51n rkrn ssspars nt ths, Mr. Mc1;llvra conId NOT
sfSr1ess ~ rema.ninr two third, oT TIA prop.
- /. nnr.usnce a the svrseme,t wish,n ~.
: sI1~ nmifations This norton waa owned ~
sss11fS.s hoid.rs ~ ,,udsvtdad ,n,e,..ts ,-ta.s~
{ l71S1nksA tncludfnp many minor heirs Itvss
'1;;srSs1sa q all the residsnt owners nee thst
s - Gnrid not make ma ~ or vsaIixn a. mis-
s f11u,1ae nnless sold he : dscree - s,uvs cor.
n1r11Ioo a. thc seattle. Laks, shore ana Es.tsrr
f11 ~ commenced ana nrlces hsd - a.
vrnssd thst Il va sbou.ht - h. an rdvsn-
1se-c.. tlme "a an Jud,a pu,Le 100.
{ ie11rp Il ". " nnlvtn. - Riehmond u
1r11lee MIN whas ras ,rnrxsed - = dora ~
: - - ~ tha psonerfv ana sollcittns ,erlv
- expfessiou Of hfs wishes. No auawer waa
6 Sceiye6 from him. ana aftrr waitin : scverai
Noeks, The case IVES brought By Thomas Burke.
= July !, 1857, suing fos the partition OF the
yqonerfy. Judge Burke sont marked copy Of
~ peper containing ths publication al the
eommons 70 Belvin st Richmond, Va. ana also
= IAN francisco. Cal On the 9TH OF Auguse the
coou granted the decree ordering tho eeie OF
NE property oy referee. On the tSth OF the
io'iowing November the property was sold ~
sne referee 70 John <. Host ana A. A. denny Tor
Inc COSTS. amounting 70 s'tAx. were
ala ouf Of this, Aid the remaining si9 asL 80 paid
ynoisiduAl fnterests besvins portion OF the
:oeeeas was held awaiting his order by the
stefk OF the courts until last March. when Jacob
sttn, seting LOT Kelvin. received tho money
receipteu icf u IN iuIf
4ne piainun Dnnss Auit TOT decree OF cont
sing the oeiendsnfs 20 account 70 the
snt vasue % ine p'op.rIy. ana restore 20 tne
anun M proportion o. TINS Inc compiAmt
Mssxes tass sne property - now worm sz'isi.cou
y 4U& O0HWtfx 0t0y IQAt II ia WORM more tEHu
ss'v r ins sss"ers o. sonn = Mcs,iivra. =.
4. benny aud John 2 Hoyt confirm the main
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