The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-14
WANT 1T ANNULLED.
Former Owner of Some Superior
Property Wakes Up.

property Wakes Up.
John, Joseph P, James w. and Sarah
Mcqueen have. commenced action in the dis
trict court against Ira w. Burbans Rufus
{. Jefferson, Genevieve- c. Jefferson James
kasson and L. A. Nichols. The complaint
ed yesterday alleges the following grounds
That defendants, Burbans, R. C. Jefferson
and kasSon, were, on Sept. 10, 1889, and for
some time prior and now are large owners
and dealers in real estate at Superior Wis
nat each was well acquainted and familiar
with values OF real estate in and about Su-
perlor and Douglass county, Wisconsin. Since
1887 the aforementioned defendants were
partners in business, buying and selling real
estate; that confidential business relations
existed between them, and all of the trans
actions stated were had and made by them
as copartners. In 1887, the complaint contin-
ues, the plaintiffs were the owners and in
possession Of twenty blocks and the same
number Of lots in Douglass county, Wiscon-
sin; in August, 1887, the plaintiffs employed
BurDans as agent to look after and care for
the property. Burbans entered upon his
outy as agent and continued to act as such
until after the cousumation of the pretended
sale and conveyance of the property to Rufus
I. JEFFERSON on Nov. 80, 1889. Burbans agreed
IN September, 1889, to sell for them the prop
erty, and was paid 500 for his services in
ADDITION to attorneys fees. While so en-
ployed as plaintiffs agent Burbans was tho
partner of Jefferson and Kasson in the MIR
erase oil the property. 1t further alleges that
Burbans Jefferson and Kasson in Sentemher
1000 entered INTO an agreement by and be-
tween themselves, by which it was agreed
mat Jefferson and Kasson should advance
Slo'VOU to pay for the property. That by
reason or his relations as agent and attor-
ney Tor plaintiffs Burbans secured to said
partnership the property for $15, 900. The prop
erty was OF the reasonable value of $50 600
all OF which, 1t is claimed, was well known
at all times to each of the defendants. The
plalntlns residents of Alabama at no time
pr1oT to December, 1896 had anv KNOWLEDGE
or information that Burbans was a partner
OF either Jefferson, or Kasson. or that Bur
bans was acting as their agent
Burbans, in September, 1895. commenced an
action in the United States circuit court
against Jefferson to recover the share of the
proceeds of sales Of parts of the property
made in 1889 1890 and 1891, amounting To
S9o,l5O. The case was tried, the complaint
says, IN the court, and the jury rendered q
Nefulct IN favor of Burbans and against LEFT
1erson for $23,56402 as his share of the
amount derived from the sales Of the prom
nfty' Ihat property. which was not sold Nv
me partnership, still stands in the name Of
X =. Jefferson, and is worth 500. 900 In
wow OF the facts set up, plaintiffs ask that
the conveyance to r. c. Jefferson be annuIIed
and that all money received by Jefferson Kas
son and Burbans, or either of them for soid
property, pending the hearing of the casa he
held in trust for the plaintiffs and that +be
title to said real estate and money still ra
main in the plaintiffs Az
COnsfd ering Rebecca TayIor,s C,so
The federal grand jury was in session vas
terday, and If reports are correct that BODY