Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-08-05
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URDEh UF PUBLlGA1lUNs
In the Circuit Court of Audrain COun-
ty, Missouri, September Term,
1915.
Meyer Forward, nee Bradley, and
husband, F. P, Richard Bradley,
Zetta Heifner, nee Bradley, and hus-
band, NJ. L., Maggie Ryals, nee
Bradley and husband, J. NJ, and
Isaac Bradley, ....... plaintiffs,
VS.
Clarence NJ. Berry, Kennett OF Ber-
ry, H. Kay Berry, the unknown
heirs of Sallie j. Berry, deceased,
and the unknown heirs of Lula Ma
son, nee Berry, deceased, ........
80. ........ $500. Defendants.
State of Missouri to the above
named nonresident defendants, and
unknown heirs of Sallie ]. Berry and
Lula Mason, nee Berry, except Clar-
ence NJ. Berry, .... GREETING:
Now on this July goth, 1915, the
plaintiffs by their attorneys, Shannon
and Burch, and during the session
and setting of the regular June 1915
term of this court, filed and present
ed to the Court on July Is, 1915,
their petition and affidavit for an
order of publication and it appearing
to the satisfaction of the Court that
defendants, Kennett o. Berry, and
H. Kay Berry, are non-residents of
the State of Missouri and cannot be
summoned in this action as required
by law, it is ordered by the Court
that Publication be made notifying
them and the unknown heirs that an
action has been commenced against
them by petition and affidavit in the
Circuit Court of Audrain County,
Missouri, vesting the title to certain
real estate described below.
Plaintiffs for their cause of action
state that they are the owners in fee
simple and in possession of the fol-
lowing described real estate, situate
in the county of Audrain, State of
Missouri, to-wit:
Lots Nos. One ~, Two (2),
Nine (9), Ten (10), Eleven (11)
and Twelve (12), in Block Eleven
(1D, of Lakenan and Barnes High
land Addition to Mexico, Missouri:
That the plaintiffs are now in the
lawful possession of said land, and
they, and those under whom they
claim, have been in the lawful, ac-
tual, open, notorious, continuous
.
claiming said land as their own, for
more than 80 years past
That title to said land is vested in
the plaintiffs, under and by virtue of
certain deeds of conveyance, duly
executed and recorded in the Office of
the Recorder of Deeds for said Au-
drain county, and by limitation, as
provided in section 1884, Chapter
L Att a1 sr1I go .
Missouri for 1903, said section be-
ing entitled, Limitation-Real
Actions, and that the equitable IL
tie to said land emanated from the
Government of the United States
more than 80 years ago.
Plaintiff states that on the 10th
day of June, 1887, John w. Berry
became the owner In fee simple of
the above described land, under and
by virtue of a warranty deed from
the owner thereof, and in the lat
ter part of the year 1887 died in
testate, leaving as his sole, surviv-
ing heirs, his widow, Sallie j. Ber-
ry, also known as Sarah Berry, and
his children, Clarence NJ Berry, also
known as Clarence Berry, Lula Ma
son, nee Berry, Kennett o. Berry
also Known as Kennett Berry, and
H. Kay Berry, also known as Kay
Berry:
Wherefore, the plaintiffs pray for
a decree vesting the title to said
premises in plaintiffs, in fee simple
under and by virtue of the afore.
mentioned deeds, and by limitation
as provided in section 1884, Chap
ter 81, Article s, Revised Statutes
of Missouri for 1909, to have and
to hold the same unto themselves
their heirs and assigns forever, free
and clear of all claims and claims
of title made or to be made by the
defendants, or by anyone claiming by
through or under, said defendants
that it be further ordered, adjudgeC
and decreed that defendants be anC
are estopped from claiming any in
terest in or asserting any title t
the above described land; that tn,
title of the plaintiffs to said Lame
be declared a perfect legal and rec
ord title; and plaintiffs further pray
for such other and further relief II
the premises as to the Court maj
seem just and proper.
II is further ordered by the Cour
that the said nonresident defendant