The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-09
INTERESTING SUIT
HAS BEEN ADJUSTED
HARDY-CROUT CASE: WAS
SETTLED.
WAS COMPROMISED
Action Which Has Excited Inter-
est in Anderson Courts FL
nally Ended.
COMPROMISED

1t was announced by the attorneys
: In the case that the case of Laura
&. Hardy against J. ID. Crout, which
was the second case for trial ut the
! present term, and which was tried
at the June term as well as the Feb
ruary term, had been settled
1nasmuch ag very considerable in
tcrcst hus been taken by the public
In this case, and considerable public
ity given to the charges made here
in and tho defense set up. the basis
on which this settlement was made
will doubtless prove interesting to
many people.
! The parties to the cause. Miss Har-
dy and Mr.. Crout, united in conveying
the tract OF land, in question to the
Bank of Anderson as trustee to car
ry out the basis OF settlement. Til
preamble to said deed, Is as follows:
WHEREAS. /, Laura G. Hardy, of
the town OF Starr, in the County and
State aforesaid, did heretofore. to-wit,
on the 18th day Of August, 1913, enter
into written agreement with ]. D.
Crout OF the City of Anderson, who
Is my nephew by marriage. for the
sale to him Of my tract of land con-
Itaining four hundred AMI wenyty-six
: t426) acres, more or less, situate in
Savannah Township in the County of
and State aforesaid, on the terms and
for the considerations therein set out,
which agreement is recorded in the
CLERKS. office in said County in Deed
Book LLLL, page 1874; and
WHEREAS, thereafter 1 declined
to carry out said agreement when
tender was made to me by the said
j. d. Crout, as provided in said agree
ment, and thereafter brought a pro-
.ceeding In the Court Of Common Pleas
in said county. for the purpose of hav-
ing said written agreement set aside
and declared null and void on the al
legations that the said J. D. Crout had
taken advantage OF the confidence
which had In him and by other
means had fraudulently and by undue
influence prevailed upon me to sign
said paper, greatly against my ~ish
and inclination; and,
WHEEtEAS. I now desire, voluntar-
fly and freely, TO publicity retract
every charge made in the COM
plant In Said cause or IN any other
manner that reflects directly or tndi-
|, rectly UPON the honor. .,r integrity Of
! tbs said ID. Cront.
Now. therefore, l, Laura {. Hardy,
do hereby most solemnly and sin
cerely retract each and every Of said
charges, and / do hereby fully ex-
: onerate the said j. D. Crout there
, from, and from any intention or at
tempt 90 mislead. deceive or defraud
me or In any other manner to impose
! upon me in'relatfon to the execution
OF the said agreement, and I make
this reSractfon freely and voluntarily
Having thus voluntarily and FREQ
lily rctractcd and withdrawn the charg-
es made by me against the said ]. d.
: Crout. and having cxonerated him
: theTefrom. and having agreed will,
him on an adjustment of the contro-
iversy between us, on the conditions
} herein stated. etc."
The conditions referred to are that
the Trustee shall raise the sum OF
Thirty-Ftve Hundred Dollars ($35O0)
; either by mortgage on the premis-
es IN question or by a sale OF a por-
tion thereof. and out OF this fund pay
to Miss Hardy. or to her attorneys. the
, sum Of One Thousand Dollars Isl ,OO0)
out OF which shall be paid all costs
of the litigation. including Forty Dol
, lars ($40) to Mr. Crout as- reimburse
. 'ment for copy OF the evidence, and
that the remaining Twenty-Five Hun
l dred dollars t$2500) shall be paid to
, Mr.. Crout, and that each party to
the cause. respectively, should pay
their own attorneys fees: that the re.
mainder of the estate shall be held
and managed by the .Trustee for the
use and benefit of Miss Hardy dur
, ing the balance ce ner life time and
that. at her death the land rhall be
sc,d and the proceeds of saln divid
) ed equally between Miss HardIs four
!, mecca ind hephews. to wit: Mrs. j
D. Crout. Mrs. May Matthews, Bax-
, ter Hodges and Will Hodges.
OF coursee the Bank OF Anderson
, will file the deed in question for re-
. cord in the office OF the Clerk of Court
for Anderson County. and It will be-
:. come public retord o ntht books OF
the County,
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