The record-union., 1894-01-22
THE LANSING RANCH ONCE MORE.
1t is Now the Subject Of Another
Lawsuit.
The Heirs Claim that the Property is
Theirs, aud Not that of the
Sacramento Bank.

Charles F. Lansing. Emma c. Lansing,
Celia L. Foote and Mamie &. Lansing.
by their guardian I'D ttem, Emma Z.
Lansing, have brought suit in the Supe-
rior Court against the Sacramento Bank
and Ella S. Russell, administrator OF the
estate of Mary w. Lansing, deceased, to
restrain them from conveying property
alleged to be valued ut about $4,000 TO
anyone but the plaintiffs. The suit was
filed on Saturday afternoon by Clinton l..
White. attorney for the plaintiffs.
The object of the suit, as stated in the
complaint, is to obtain a decree Of the
court that the Sacramento Bank holds the
legal title OF the Lansing ranch i'll trust
for the plaintiffs, and directing that the
bank convey it to them and be restrained
from conveying it TO anyone else.
1t is also stated in the complaint that
James Lansing (who, it will be remem-
bered, was shot by Simon Raten IN the
alley back of the International Hotel i'll
the early part OF 1882 owned in his lie
time the Lansing ranch and the lnterna-
tional Hotel, and that he borrowed OF the
bank 81, 00O, and gave 10 Ed. K. Hamll-
ton and ". p. Coleman trust deed Of
DOlD pieces Oh property W SeCuie VIC pay
ment OF the debt.
When Lansing died, from the effects of
the wound caused by katen's pistol, he left
a will by which he gave his property TO his
children, the plaintiffs, subject 10 life
estate to his widow, Mary Nv. Lansing.
The latter was made eXecutrlX under the
will.
1t is alleged also that in 1888 an arrange
ment was made between Mrs. Lansing,
IL. l. Il
some years ago, by which the bank,
through its trustees, should make forced
sale of all the property, and that Pierce
should buy all of it at a price sufficient
only to pay the debt to the bank, and. on
obtaining the title, Pierce would keep the
International Hotel property in consider
alton of the sum he had paid and would
convey the Lansing ranch TO Mary w.
Lansing personally, and also pay her
81, 900 in money.
The complaint further recites that this
arrangement was carried out, and, by
means of it, Mary w. Lansing, the widow
and executriX, without paying anything
for the property, obtained title to the
ranch, which. by the will of her husband,
was left to the children, subject only to
her having a life estate i'll it, and that all
this was in violation Of her duty as exec
utriX. and hence a trust resulted by
tanned by her for the benefit and use of
the children.
1t is claimed by the plaintiffs that the
bank bad full notice Of the entire transac
ton, and of the rights of the Lansing
children to the property, and with such
notice saw fit to make loan of $4,000 to
Mrs. Mary w. Lansing, taking trust
deed of the ranch as security. Mrs.
Lansing died in 1887. and Ella S. Russell
is Administrative of her estate.
1t is also averred that the loan made by
the bank to Mrs. Lansing not having
been fully paid, the bank, on December
6, 1893, caused its trustees, NIessrs. Ham
ilton and Coleman, named in the trust
deed to it, to sell the property, and the
bank was the purchaser at the sale. and
a deed has been made to it.
The plaintiffs claim that by reason of
the bank thus acquiring the property
with full knowledge of the rights OF the
Lansing children, it had no beneficial
title or interest therein, and holds the
legal title Of it in trust for the children. A
conveyance of such title to them is ac-
cordingly demanded.