The record-union., 1898-03-22
ESTATE OF JOHN OSCHWALD.
HIS DAUGHTERS SUIT FOR IT'S
RECOVERY.
Mrs. Camenzind Alleges That John
Kampfen Has No Right
to It.

The complaint in the suit of Caroline
Camenzind against John Kampfen,
| filed in the Superior Court by her at
torneys, Holl & Dunn, recites that the
plaintiff is the daughter of John Ochs-
wald deceased who left to her and
! her step mother, Mary j. Ochswald,
each of them half of real estate con-
sisting of the south half of the east
! half, and the south quarter of the north
! half of lot ), in the block between
Eighth and Ninth, l and ], valued at
! $4,000, and lot 4, between Eighth and
Ninth, NJ and n streets, valued at S.
| Geo the widow to have a life estate in
! her half, with the remainder over in
| fee to plaintiff.
| 1t further recltes that her father re-
quested her step-nfother to at her death
will the property left to her to the
plaintiff, and that she promised to do
SO, and that he told plaintiff to always
/ do as her Step-mother told her, and to
rely on her for advice, and she prom
ised him so to do. After his death. she
and her husband lived with her step
mother, who advised her that, as her
| husband was addicted to drinking and
would squander her property, she
should deed to her (the step-mother)
| the property between l and J. Eighth
and Ninth streets, so advising her with
intent to deceive and defraud plaintiff
and acquire title to large part of the
property bequeathed TO her by her
father.
1t further recites that, mindful of her
promise to her father and relying on
her step-mothers promise to will it 10
her on her death, plaintiff. as requested.
executed deed to her step-mother for
the property between l and j streets
and her stepmother decided to her half
of the property between NJ and n
streets, and by reason of such con-
veyances the lots We're distributed by
order of the court to the parties in ac-
cordance with the deeds.
The complaint further recites that
afterwards her step-mother married
defendant, John Kampfen. and died
| on March II, 1898 having first con-
veyed to defendant, John Kampfen
the property between Eighth and Ninth
and streets, except a portion of K
which she had previously conveyed to
A. }. Pommer, and that she also con-
Veyed to him mortgage for 1000
given her by Pommer on the property
10 secure part of the purchase price,
and also about $500; also, part of the
purchase price; that these conveyances
to defendant We're made without con-
sideration and in violation of the step
mothers promises, for the purpose of
detrauding plaintiff and in fraud of her
rights; that the defendant had full
knowledge and notice of all the facts
set forth in the complaint at the time
OF receiving the conveyances of the
real property, the mortgage and cash
1t further states that the defendant
has no property other than that con-
Veyed to him by his wife. and has
threatened to sell it and leave the
State, and unless restrained by the
court will do SO and thereby defraud
plaintiff out of the property
She therefore asks that it be ad-
judged that defendant holds the prop
erty in trust for her use and benefit
and that she is the equitable owner
thereof, and that he be required to
transfer and convey the property,
mortgage and cash to her and that
ne be restrained from conveying it to
any one else, pending the termination
| of the suit
Holl & Dunn are the attorneys for
plaintiff