The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
MRS. CRAVEN SUES
RICHARD Y. DEY
First Step in the Contest
Over Fairs Deeds
to Her.
It Is a Move to Quiet Title TO
the Pine and Sansome
Property.
The Famous $500. 900 Contract OF the
Fair Children to Dey Must
Be- Produced.

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legal Irepresentatives OF Mrs. Nettie Craven
in the legal battle over the deeds from
the late Senator Fair to that lady. A few
days before the pencil will was withdrawn
it was then given out bv counsel for Mrs.
/ Craven that they would assert her claims
| to certain real estate in this City, for
which she holds deeds from Senator Fair.
By the withdrawal of the peneil will the
decks were cleared for action, and yester-
| day new contest was started whereby
still another phase has been put upon the
| litigation over Fairs estate.
During the trial reference was repeatedly
made to contract for $500, 600 made by
the Fair children and placed in the Gus
| tody of Richard V. Dey. Dey has testi-
fed that he had such an instrument in
his possession and that he would produce
it when called upon by the court 10 do SO.
| This contract was made in April, 1895,
when Mrs. Craven was in the East to get
the pencil will, which had been sent there
| for safe-keeping. When this will was
| produced in court Attorney Lloyd stated
! that Mrs. Craven did not want any
notoriety in the Fair matter, and also
thu at the children knew she had the deeds.
Then they said that if she brought the
| pencil will here they would authorize Dey
to pay her the sum OF $500 600, in consider
alton of which she was 10 relinquish all
claims against the estate and deliver up
the deeds. While she was still away the
contract was reduced to writing and it
then took its present form, which is un-
derstood to be a conveyance from the Fair
children to Richard V. Dey of all their in
terest in the property at Pine and San
some streets, that having been deemed
of sufficient value to meet the $500 600 de-
mand that he would have to pay.
This payment, IL seems, was to be made
conditional on the probate of the pencil
will, but the children withdrew their sup
port from that Will and thus prevented is
probating. And now the trust convey
ance becomes cloud upon Mrs. Craven's S
title to the Pine and Sansome corner.
The suit brought yesterday was for the
purpose OF quieting her title as against
this claim. The complaint filed in this
| case is entitled Nettie r. Craven against
Richard V. Dey, and is as follows:
| Plaintiff is now and for long time hitherto
/ has been The owner az ID entitled to possession
| OF that certain lot. piece or parcel of land
! situate, lying and being in the City and
County of San Francisco, State of California
! and bounded and described as follows:
Commencing at the point of intersection of
the south line of Pine street and the west line
OF Sansome street, running thence westerly
along said south line of Pine street two hun
dred and thirty-fve feet six inches, thence at
right angles southerly one hundred and thirty
seven feet six inches, thence at right angles
essterly two hundred and thirty-five feet six
! inches to said west line of Sansome street, one
hundred and thirty-seven feet six inches to
! the point of commencement.
| The said plaintiff claims title in fee to the
/ said premises, and the said defendant claims
an estate, interest therein, adverse 10 the
said plaintiff.
! The claim of said defendant is without any
/ right whatever, and said defendant has not
any estate, right, title or interest whatever IN
! said land or premises, or any part thereof
Wherefore plaintiff prays % that the de-
! fendant may be required to set forth the ma
ture OF his claim, and that all adverse claims
cree OF this court
(2l That by said decree it be declared and
adjudged that the defendant has no estate or
inlerest whatever in or 10 said land and prem
1ses aud that the title OF plaintiff is good and
valid.
81 That the defendant be forever enjoined
ana oeparred from asserting any claim VIII at
ever in or to said premises adverse to the
plaintiff, and for such other relief as to this
honorable court shall seem meet and agree
able to equity, and for her costs of suit.
DRLMAs & SHoRTRIDGE,
Attorneys for plaintiff.
In addition to this Dey has been given
notice that Delmas d Shortudge, attor-
neys for Mrs. Craven, will this morning
demand an inspection OF copy of the
famous $500, 900 contract.
An affidavit by Mrs. Craven was also
filed, in which she claims that Dey had
the contract made on or about March I6
1895, and that it is necessary and material
evidence for her to have.
Her demurrer to the cross-com plant of
Charles Fair and his sisters will be heard
at the same time.
Meanwhile the other side has not been
idle. for the opposing counsel yesterday
served notice tnat they will demand an
inspection to-day of the deeds made by
the late Senator Fair to Mrs. Craven.