The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-18
Who Claim Improper In.
flueOCe Was Exercised
And Ask For Appointment o.
Receiver For Property

| William r. oapp anu benjamin r.
Brown have commenced suit in com.
mon pleas court against John Cooper,
asking that receiver be appointed
and that deed to a certain lot in Mt.
Vernon be set aside.
| Plaintiffs say that Amanda b. Coop
er of Mt. Vernon died May 2, 1912,
leaving last will and testament that
has been duly admitted to probate in
Knox county. They set out that in
this instrument she devised two-thirds
of the net income from her business
property, known as the Cooper build.
ing and situate on the east side of the
public square in Mt. Vernon, to the
defendant SO long as he lives, giving
him general management and control
of said property. The remaining one.
third of the income, they allege, was
devised to the plaintiffs in equal
| shares
They allege that the will further
provided that upon the death OF said
John Cooper the real estate described,
together with other real estate of
testatrix, shall go to these plaintiffs.
| The plaintiffs allege that John Coop
er has presented for record to the re-
corder of Knox county a paper writ
ing purporting to be deed conveying
the premises described from Amanda
B. Cooper to John Cooper, purporting
to have been signed and acknowl-
edged by Amanda b. Cooper on June
8, 1903.
| They claim that the said paper writ
ing is r)t the valid deed Of Amanda
B. Cooper to John Cooper for the rea-
son that said Amanda B. Cooper new.
er executed and delivered said paper
writing knowing same to be deed for
said property. They allege undue in
fluence on the part Of John Cooper.
They want receiver appointed to
take Charge of the property and the
rents arising therefrom until further
order of the court, and ask that the
deed be set aside. II. H. and r. NJ.
Greer for the plaintiffs.
Common Pleas Journal
| McClelland VS.. Weir ct al, trust
terminated; appeal bond 500.
In the matter of the Home for
Friendless Children, petition dismissed
at costs of plaintiff
Smale VS.. Smale, dismissed at costs
Of plaintiff.
Syler VS.. Syler, decree of divorce
granted plaintiff on ground Of gross.
neglect. Custody of children given to
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Spar.
Stoy.e VS.. Stoyle, dismissed at costs
of plaintiff.
Wright vs.. Wright, decree Of d.
vorce on ground of habitual drunken
ness. Custody of children given to
plaintiff.
Schiappacasse VS.. Schiappacasse,
leave to amend answer and cross-pe-
tition.
Drouhard VS.. Drouhard, continued.
Simmons VS.. Simmons, dismissed at
costs of plaintiff.
Price vs.. Price, decree Of divorce on
ground of gross neglect; custody OF
children awarded to Mrs. Price.
Johns VS.. Johns, dismissed at plain
tiff's costs.
Lane ct al VS.. Ohio ex rel Baxter,
dismissed at plaintiffs costs.
Rummell, assignee, VS.. Mishey ct al,
sale confirmed and deed ordered.
Jane Woiford's Will
The last will and testament Of the
late Jane Wolford OF Monroe township
has been filed for probate. She be-
queaths to her son Albert, and her
daughter Rebecca, II acres of land left
to her by her father, Joseph Goodale.
The gray mare owned by testatrix is
given to the daughter. The will was
signed March 6, 1908, and witnessed
by Chas. M. Fletcher and j. w. Per-
kins.
Appointed Administrator
| Thomas Thatcher has been appoint