The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-16
New Court Cases

Valley Bank, of Davis City, VS.. c. E.
balance due on promissory note
amounting to $500. S. A. Gates attor.
ney for plaintiff.
l.. S. Clothier VS.. Eli Manning, sheriff
of Lucas county or his successor in office
and j. j. Jackley. Plaintiff brings suit
asking for an injunction restraining the
sheriff from levying on and selling real
estate in Lucas county owned by him
to satisfy judgment in favor of Farm
ers q Traders Bank of Leon for $l02.l2
obtained before Justice j. L. Harvey, of
Leon, on August q, 1877, which was
sold to defendant j. ]. Jackley, and a
transcript filed in Lucas county, against
Charles and L.. S. Clothier for the rea-
son that said L. S. Clother denies he
was ever indebted to said bank in any
way, or ever signed the note on which
the judgment was obtained, or author
lied any one to sign his name to any
note, that he never was served with any
was never resident of Decatur county,
as he resided in Wayne county from
1870 to March 1901 when he moved to
Lucas county. Stuart 4 Stuart attor.
neys for plaintiff.
Lucinda Harris VS.. Sarilda Stanley
administrators of estate of Daniel Stan
Ter deceased, Ed. HI. Stanley,
Frank Stanley, Daisy l.. Stanley, Puma
Stanley and Sarilda Stanley Plant.
iii in her petition states she was
born near Decatur City on December 81,
1865, out of wedlock, her mothers
name being Sarah Mitchell and her
fathe. was Daniel Stanley. That she is
the illegitimate daughter of Daniel
Stanley, deceased. That her mother,
Sarah Mitchell, brought an action in
bastardyin Decatur county against Dan
iel Stanley which was tried to a jury in
the District Court in 1869, and the jury
rendered verdict of guilty and found
that Daniel Stanley was the father of
this, plaintiff, and he satisfied said iudg-
ment by paying damages assessed
against him for the support of this
plaintiff. That the records were des-
troyed by fire and she is unable to Sc
cure copy of the records. That on the
trial of the case it was shown plaintiffs
mother was an unmarried woman and
Daniel Stanley was an unmarried man,
and they we're living and cohabiting to-
gether as man and wife although no
marriage ceremony was ever performed.
That during the life of Daniel Stanley
he openly acknowledged plaintiff as
his daughter, and told divers persons
prior to his death that she was his
daughter and was just as dear to him as
any of bis children, and it was his in
tention that she should inherit his
property the same as his other children.
That he had not visited her or assisted
her in life for the reason that it would
make things unpleasant at his home,
and he did not intend to make any will
as her parentage had been fully estab-
lished In court and he had asked coun-
sci on the matter and that she could
inherit from his estate without will;
that if he made a will he would be COM
PEELED to name her in the will and that
would make it unpleasant for him with
his wife and other children, and he
would rather let the law take its course.
That when plaintiff had her leg broken
a number Of years before he died he
contributed to her support and directed
parties living in Decatur county 10 60
and see her and see that she did not
suffer for the necessaries Of life, and
that whatever was necessary within his
means that be would contributes; that
he frequently visited her and always
recognized and acknowledged her to be
his daughter and expressed as much re-
gard for her as any father would to his
daughter. That when Daniel Stanley
died at Leon on April ID, 1901, he pos
sessed money and credits to the value
of ST, 6s5 and real estate in Leon valued
at 81, 800. That Sarilda Stanley was APP
DOluIcu dQululSIIdlIlA VI Ills 6SGdU6 d LII
as such has possession of all the proper
ty and her children are listed as the
sole heirs of Daniel Stanley, the plaint-
i'll not being named. She asks that a
decree be made establishing her rights
to one. fifth interest in the estate as
daughter of Daniel Stanley. Marion
Woodland and Geo. w. Baker ATTORNEYS
for plaintiff.
Thomas Reardon VS.. w. L. Calender
and wife. The plaintiff states the de.
PENDANTS are the parents of Berry Callen-
der aged years and Iva Calender aged
6 years and have the custody and con-
troll of them. That defendant Mrs. w.
l., Calender, their step-mother, from
vicious and brutal conduct toward the
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