Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-04-26
In the Circuit Court for Montgomery county
as Court of Equity, No. 2812.


THE OBJECT of this suit is to have the
proceedings in a Sheriff's sale made by
John W. Collier, Sheriff, to James H. Sa-
vile, the proceedings under the bill filed
for the sale of land for partition, in a case
wherein James II. Saville and wife are
plaintiffs, and Lucretia Cropley and others
are defendants, and deed from James H.
Saville and wife to the plaintiff, and a
deed from Harriet c. Cropley to the plain
tiff reformed.
The Bill states that the plaintiff pur-
chased from Arthur Peter, Charles C. Tucker
and Charles, W. Prettyman, trustees ap-
pointed III an equity cause pending in
this Court wherein James H. Saville and
Susan Saville. his wife, are plaintiffs,
and Lueretia Cropley, Charles b. Cropley
and Grace W. Cropley, his wife, are de-
fendaYts, tract of land situate in Mont
g0mery county, in the State of Mary
land, called 'NCarderock" and part of tract
of land called "Dowell's Discovery" con-
tanning thirty-seven $50 acres and TWEEN
ty-six (26) square perches and hereinafter
called the improved lot; but by mistake
said trustees conveyed to him part of a
tract Of land called "Carderock" and part
Of tract of land called young Mans
Folly Resurveyed" containing thirty-sevep
and one-eighth (37 i-8) acres of land,
more or less. and hereinafter called the
unimproved lot.
That James H. Saville purchased his in
terest in said improved lot from John W.
Collier, Sheriff of Montgomery county, un-
der executions issued against the lands of
Arthur b. Cropley, but that said Sheriff
described in his schedule and deed to said
William II. Saville the unimproved lot.
That afterwards Harriet c. Cropley sold
her inchoate right of dover in said i'm
proved lot to the plaintiffs; but by mistake
conveyed the unimproved lot to the plaintiff.
That before the plaintiff purchased said
improved lot from said trustees, he pur-
chased the interest Of said James II. Sa-
vile in said improved lot, but the said
James II. Saville and wife conveyed to the
plaintiff an undivided three-seventh inter
est in said unimpIoved lot.
That John r Lang Is trustee in bank.
ruptcy for Charles b. Cropley.
That said Arthur Cropley and Harriet c
Cropley. his wife: James II. Sayille and
Susan Saville, his wife .Lucretia Cropley
Charles B. Cropley and Grace W. Cropley
his wife, and John X. Lang, trustee il
bankruptcy for Charles B. Cropley anC
Charles c. Tucker. all reside in Washington
City, in the District Of Columbia, and ar,
nonresidents Of the State Of Maryland.
Il is thereupon the 23rd day Of April
1912. ordered by the Circuit Court for Mont
gomery County, in Equity, that the plaintiff
by causing a copy OF this order to be in
serted in some newspaper published II
said Montgomery County, once in each o
four successive weeks before the 9th da,
Of May. 1912, give notice TO the said absen
defendants Of the object and substance o
this bill, warning them TO appear in thi
Court in person or by solicitor, on or befor
the 18th day Of June next, TO show cause
If any they have. why decree ought no
to be passed as prayed.
JOHN L. BRUNETT, Clerk
Circuit Court for Montgomery County.
True copy-Test:
: JOHN L. BRUNETT, Clerk.
ROBERT B. PETER,
Solicitor for plaintiff.
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