The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-05-10
No. 3407 EQUITY.

THE OBJECT of this bill is to procure
estate of Lii ian J Freer late of Prince
Georges County, State Of Maryland, de-
ceased.
The bill alleges that the plaintiff is the
surviving husband Of said deceased and
the defendants, are her brother and niece
an infant under the age of twenty-one
VI ars, that said Joseph r Davis resides in
Washington City District of Colu nbia
and the infant with her mother at Rock
Vile in the State of Indiana That at the
time of her death the said Lillian j.
Freer has seized and possessed of house
and lots in Brentwood, Prince Georges
County, Maryland, upon which there is a
mortgage for about one thousand dollars
due the Laurel Building Association now
of record among the Land Records Of
said County; that she died hesitate leav
ing no child or children, but left the
plaintiff, her surviving husband who is
entitled to his life estate in the property,
her only heirs being the two defendants
to this cause, the said Annie Catherine
Davis being an only child of the said
Lillian's deceased brother, namely Will
liam E. Davis who died several years
ago, interstate, leaving this only child and
a widow, namely, Susan E. Davis, since
inter-married with certain Thomas S.
Marshall both of whom reside with said
infant at Rockville in the State of In
diana The bill further charges that the,
said Susan E. Marshall is not entitled to
dover i'll this property, Tut that her said
dau ghter Annie Catherine Davis and the
said Joseph Z. Davis are each entitled to
an equal one half undivided interest in
said real estate, and in which also the
plaintiff is entitled to life estate or nus
bands dover, which interest however he
consents shall be sole under decree in
this cause free and clear Of his said claim
and agrees To take in lieu thereof its
money value according to the scale in
chaucery in such cases out of the pre-
ceeds of sale Of said dwelIing-house and
lots The bill further alleges that the
Lroperty cannot be divided among all
parties interested in the same without
loss or injury to them and ought to be
sold by authority IF this Court subject to
said mortgage debt. 1t further states,
that proceedings in this Court. had been
taken by mistake. to sell said real estate
without making the said infant party
but they had been abandoned by order of
Court. 1t then prays for the appoint
ment of Trustee by this Court to sell
gage and to have the proceeds of sale
distributed according to law among the
plaintiff and the two defendants, also
for the other matters in the bill and for
an order of publication against the de-
PENDANTS both being charged to be nom
residents of the State of Maryland. 1t
is thereupon ordered this Gath day of
April 1907 by Benjamin D. Stephen,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County, as a Court of Equity.
that the complainant cause copy of this
order together with the object and sub
stance of the bill to be inserted in some
newspaper published i'll Prince Georges
County once week for four successive
weeks before the first day of June 1907
giving notice to the said Joseph r. Davis
and Annie Catherine Davis warning them
rr appear in this Court in person or by
,,icitor, on or before the twenty-fourth
day of June 1907 to show cause if any
they may have why decree ought not to
pass as prayed.
BENZ. D. STEPHEN, Clerk.
True Copy.-Test:
BENZ. D. STEPHEN, Clerk.