South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-18
Wife Begins Action to Recover
Property Decided Over to
Vice Investigator = Is
Valued at SIG, 625.
UNDUE INFLUENCE is
ALLEGED IN COMPLAINTS
Husband Refused to Allow Her
to Read instruments.
Brother of QuiIhot is
Party Defendant.

Seven civil suits TO recover property
valued at more than S26, 600 were
filed In circuit court Thursday by MRS.
OuiIhot against her husband, John h
OuiIhot. South Bends former vice in
vestigator.
Mrs OuiIhot charges that her hus-
band either induced her to deed to
him or third parties who In turn
decided IL to him six pieces or prop
erty I'm South Bend and two In Mlsh-
awake. The actual value OF all the
proDerty involved according 20 the hg-
ures Of the county assessor totals
S26.625. This estimate is made on the
basis Of the assessed valuation tgures
taken last spring. The assessed val
UatiOn was S1O,65Or or 40 per cent Oh
the actual value.
others Are Named.
Ouilhot is not alone named as de-
PENDANT in the suits. Property trans
ferred to him by Mn. QuilhOt or TO
4 third party and thence 10 Qutlhct
are named as co-defendants. The op-
erations Of QuilhOt against his wife,
the complaint charges, in prevailing
1lpon her to give her husband her
property extend from n few days after
their marriage last January until this
September.
Frank V. Quilhot, said TO be a bro
+her OF the former vice Investigator.
is mixed UP in the proceedings. being
named as a defendant in several OF
the suits.
In all OF the suits. Mrs. Quilhot
charges that her husband used undue
influence in prevailing upon her to
deed away the property, that she had
poor eyesight and could not read the
instruments, that her husband did not
tell her what she was doing and that
until Nov. II, she did not know that
the conveyance deeds she signed were
legal instruments. Mrs Quilhot fur
Their charges that her husband would
not permit her to read the instruments,
and that by means of threatened Vio-
lence and intimidation forced her into
signing the papers.
Seven Suits Filed.
Following are the suits with the
estimated value and amount mention
ed in deeds:
Marion QuilhOt VS.. John H. Quilhot,
two lots IN Mishawaka. Value $500.
Transferred on the county recorders
books Jan. 10, 81
Marion QuilhOt VS.. John II. Quilhot
and EIeonora Kolczynska, lot No. 50,
Joseph ROckefelleT's second addition.
Value S3.S75. Transferred May 10,
S2.5O0.
Marion QuiIhot vs.. John H. Quilhot,
Orley Kizer and May Kizer lot No. 8,
Linden place. Value $1,S75. Trans
ferred May Il. $3.50.
Marion Quilhot vs.. John IL and
Frank V. OuilhOt. Lot No Al. Henry
Studebaker's second addition. Value
S625. Transferred May p, $500.
Marion ouilhot vs.. John Quilhot
Grover 7. Little. David +. Moore. Ju-
Dan Hagey. lot No. rs. Rush's fourth
addition. Value S15.35O. Considera-
ton Of Marion QuilhOt and husband
TO Little $500. Little to QuilhOt
Calone) $4,000. June l. ON Aug. 6.
she charges that the property was
deed over to Moore and Hagey. The
consideration recorded on that date is
$4,000
Marion Ouiihot ". John II. QuilhOt,
Frank Y Ouilhot and Foster Curtis.
Lot No IS. Hcinzmans addition.
Value S4.5C0. Consideration. $4,000.
Marion Quilhot vs.. John H. Quilhot
and Anna Murray. Lot. No. 20. Hart
man and Ailler's addition Value Sis.
Sept .. S1915.
QuiIhOt Not Worried,
Reports from Battle Greek Thurs
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