The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-03-09
No. 2031 Equ t..

TIPON cross bill filed in above ent tied
~ causes consolidated and amendment
thereto, filed by May Manning, widow OF
Van H. Mann ing, deceased, Levi Ii Manning
Van Ii. Manning, Mary o. Fletcher nee
Manning. aud l.. G. Fletcher her husband
and Harriet w. Manning. adult defendants;
and J. Russell Manning, Miitie Louise Man
ming, Wilkins r. Manning and Margaret e
Elizabeth Manning, Infant defendants in above
entitled causes by Mary Il. Manning, their
next friend, against The OHIO National Bank.
body corporate of Washington, ID. G., and
Julius Lansburgh, OF Washington, ID. C..
plaintiffs, in Equity No. 203l, Thomas Pun
phrey defendant in said cause No. 2O3l, Pink
ney A. Scaggs, defendant in both causes
and I. r. Brooks. W. kesley Shoeph, Gustav
and James Lausburg, trading as Lansburg 4
Bro, and Duane E Fox, Ill of Washington
ID. G.. creditors of said estate, not parties tC
said suits, z. A. Scages and Edward E. Franz
oni. Trustees, Rosie E. ,aggs, beneficiary, the
said r. r. Brooks, W. kesley Shoeph, Gus
t.v LansDurgh and James Lausburgb, trading
as Lansbllrgh X BGo., Duane f. Fox and Ed
ward F.. FranZeul, DE ing non residents of lii,
state of Mary land.
The object Of said cross bill is to have the
cou.t set aside and declare null and void :
sale made by Thomas Humphrey, Mortgage
Oh the - day of ptem Der, 1893, Of the rea
estate of which Van ii. Manning died seizet
and upon which he resided at his death, 81 IL
ate in Prince Georges County, NARY land, nea
Bfanchvlle on the Balim, re Il Ono X. r..
containing about 69s acres, and to have the
court decree that the defendants to said eros
bill shall carry out in good faith their agree
ment made with the widow and heirs at law
of said Van III. Manning, deceased, TO pro,ec
aud If necessary pay off and discharge thu
Mortgage due to Thomas Humphrey, and til,
deed of trust to Pinkuey, y. Sc.,ggs, trllsie e,
for RDSit +. Scaggs, beneficiary, on said rea
estate, ami 10 lake said real estate in dlscharg,
of the debts due by said decedenr as interes
should appear, at the price OF STD per acr,
free from any claim of dover by Mary Il. Man
nne. widow of Van ii. Manning, deceased
and tor a general settlement OF the estata, an,
to REQUIRE all Of the creditors OF Sa id est tt t,
come into this court and in this cause prov,
and establish their claims as this court shall
direct and for such other further and genera
relief as is adapted TO the Nature OF their Cas-
| and agreeable to equity and good conscience
The plaintiffs in their cross-bill and amenL
ment (who are defendants in the SAID tquit,
| sr.ts No. 2D29 and 205 say that the d ftnd
| ants to said croSs-h / to wit Il. K. Brooks
| The Ohio National b aux, Julius L,nsbargn
u. A. Scaggs,, LanSpurgh Il BIO, W. keSlel
| ,SilOtpI, d!IU l'iltiit l.. lbA, tultltu ilIto
positive and definite contract and agreement
| with them the said widow and heirs of Val
| H. MaI.ning deceased to take and buy tn
| said real estate above described at the price o
| $40 per acre, free from dover, and out of tn
same to protect and pay off the Mortgage du
| to Thomas Humphrey for $1,000, and the dec
| oftlustto Pinkney A. Scaegs trustee for Rosi
| +. ScageS, beneficiary, and to credit thel
| claims against the said es' ate with the remain
| der of the purchase money as interest shOul
appear.
They further say that the said defendant
| 10 their said cross bill, violated their agre,
| nent and undertaking with them and submit
ted to and penn tied said real estate to be sol
| by the said Thomas Humphrey in an expar
proceeding and became the purchasers there
of at said foreclosure sale though I. r. Brook
| for the sum of S6l5O in fraud of the rights @
| said widow and heirs at law of said Van II
! Manning, deceased.
| They claim that said purchase by said pntie
was besid.s feing in violation of their agree
nent for grossly inadequate price not owe
| orr bird The real value of the 50. acres O
az. IT., aver in their amendment tina
., IT,, i1e sum of SGl50 has ever been pail
/ 90. ii, .t... said Humphrey and the sad Rosi
f. oca ave both accepted Mortgages TO
the full .l,..,un' Of the indebtedness du
| them by the late an III. Manning.
They ask that all of said creditors defendar
and all other creditors of said decedent, be IT
quired to become palt ies to this cause, and t
prove their claims in strict accordance wit
law before such officer as this count may direc
or appoint.
The bill asks for specific performance of tn
agreement of said parties 10 take the land d
| $l75 and that said amount be set of agans
their claims when proven against said estate
1t is thereupon this s day of February. il
the year 1894, ordered by the Circuit Court Q
Prince Georges County, sitting in Equity
that the plaintiffs in this cross-bll, give motto
t. the said nonresident defendants Of the OF
iecs, aid substance of this crossbill of com
plant, by causing copy of this order to b
inserted i'll some newspaper published once i
each of four successive weeks b fore the u
day of April, 1894, warning the said absrI
defend ants to be and appear in this count i
person or by solicitor on or before the 2:}d ia
of April, 1891, and show caus", il any the
have, why decree should not be passed a
prayed for.
JOHN w. BELT, TX
of tie Circuit Court for Prince Georges c.
True copy. ! JOHN W. BELT, Clerl
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