Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-16
ORDERS SALE CoNSuMMA1EO
e2oo, 900 to 1s Paid-Appeal I.
Noted by Heir Of Estate
Through Attorney.

/. Justice Gould. in Equity Court NO.
late yesterday afternoon. signed q decree
directing Miss Isobel H. Lehman. daugh
ter and only heir-at-faw of the late Johr
T. Lehman. to convey to Thomas R.Jones
president Of the National Savings and
Trust Company. the Lehman building or
| New York avenue adjoining the trust
| company's building at 18th street. The
order provides that Mr.. Jones shalt pay oil
tender to Miss Lehman 500 Ooo the pur.
chase price, within twenty-eIght days
An appeal was noted by Attorney A. s
Worthington for Miss Lehman. and a
supersedeas bond fixed at &JOO00. The
| suit was dismissed by the decree as 10
Mrs. Jeanette r. Lehman. the widow OF
Mr.. Lepman.
Case Of Long Standing.
The case has been before the courts
for three years. A deposit on the pur-
chase of the property was made May 2.
1905. by Miss Fannie +. wilhoite, who
was to buy the property through Early
hampton, and from whom Mr.. Jones
agreed to buy. Miss Lehman. however.
declined. it Is stated. to carry out the
terms OF the agreement TO SELL
June ID. 1905, through Attorneys J. j.
Darlington and c. A. Douglas. Mr.. Jones
tract. In her answer to the bill Miss
Lehman set UP the ownership OF the
property in her mother. Mrs. Jeanette
r. Lehman.
Miss Lehman declared that. prior to his
death. verbally as we'll as by certain men,
oranda In writing. he indicated his wish
that upon his death the Lehman building
should 90 to his widow and that the
daughter should take his other property
aRYoomAnf vi hAr OF oe
after the death Of the father. she asserted
she and her mother decided that this
wish should be respected. Since then she
always recognized the ownership of that
property in her mother.
Miss Lehman admitted receiving the
deposit check for 500 from James J.
hampton. but says 1t was never cashed
and was rendered in return when she
found her mother unwilling to dispose of
her holdings.
Misunderstood Mothers Views.
Several offers for this property, she
states were made prior to May .. 1905,
when Louis r. Peak. who had previously
submitted offers from Mr.. Hampton, called
at the Lehman residence and submitted
an offer Of $160, 900 or $4,000. When told
to submit the price to Mrs. Lehman Mr..
Peak did SO, declared Miss Lehman. and
was answered by her mother. who did not
desist from busting off some books. on
which she was engaged when Mr.. Peak
was announced:
II would not take a cent less than
$2oo, 000.'
To this. she says, Mr.. Peak replied:
you will never get it,
From this remark Miss Lehman says
she received the impression that her
mother was willing to dispose Of the
property at the figure named by her
Acting on this impression, when later in
the day she was offered 100000. Miss
Lehman declares she signed the deposit
receipt. When she informed her mother.
tho latter, she states. showed surprise
and intense grief at what she had done
and declared her intention OF not consent
Ing to the sale. Mrs. Lehman later de-
clined to sign a proffered deed for the
property.
She says her mother, then eighty-two
years of age, had no desire to dispose of
the property left to her by her husband.
and that she had entirely inexperienced
her mother when she stated she would
not take less than 100000
Opinion Of Court.
The court holds that the evidence does
not establish the ownership OF Mrs. Len
man. and as the legal title to the property
IL in Miss Lehman. as sole heir at law Of
her fathers estate. and she signed the
deposit receipt in approval OF the sale.
Mr.. Jones is entitled to q conveyance Of
the property on paying the purchase price.