The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-03-25
oRDER OF DUPLICATION

In the Circuit Court in and for Bu-
chanan County, Missouri, May term. 1916
State Of Missouri, County Of Buchanan
Leetta Adams and Ella Reed plaintiffs
VS. Franklin Laveale Anderson and
HN25y Ndx at At Hq9'ST tRs date dSme he plaintiffs
by their attorney. and file their petition
herein duly verified by affidavit, in
which said petition it is alleged, among
other things, that the above named de-
PENDANTS Franklin Laveale Anderson and
Henry \. Hunter. are both non-residents
Of the State OF Missouri, and that the
upon them in this state. 1t is therefore
now here ordered by the undersigned
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Buchanan
County, Missouri, in vacation, that said
nonresident defendants be notified by
publication as required by law, that
plaintiffs have commenced their suit in
said court against said defendants by
petition and affidavit, the object and
general nature of which is as follows:
First to have the Court set aside and
adjudge and decree void and of no effect
two certain deeds purporting to convey
certain real estate, situate. lying and be-
ing in the County of Buchanan and State
Of Missouri, and specifically described in
said petition as follows, to-wit: The
West one hundred and eighteen QlS)
feet of Lot six 90 in Block twenty (2O)
Of R0bidouX's Addition. an addition TO
the city OF St Joseph, Missouri, one of
said deeds being dated July Sth, 1913
and recorded in the deed records Of Bu-
chanan County, Missouri in Book 427 at
page asa and executed and delivered by
Matte Anderson and Franklin Laveale
Anderson, her husband to Henry A.
Hunter, and the other Of said deeds being
dated, the 25th day Of July. 1913, and
recorded in the deed records Of Buchanan
| County, Missouri. in Book 42S at page
SOP, and executed and delivered by Henry
\. Hunter 70 Franklin Laveale Anderson
mentioned deed conveyed said real estate
to the grantees therein named as Joint
| tenants with the right of survivorship;
second, and the further object and nature
judgment and decree divest the title to
an undivided one-half Of the above de-
Franklin Laveale Anderson and vest the
same In plaintiffs in said suit; and third,
In said petition said plaintiffs ask for
such other and further relief as TO the
| Court may seem right, ii being asked in
| said petition that said deeds be set aside,
and said title divested out of defendant
Franklin Laveale Anderson and vested in
| plalntlts, ana other relief granted TO
! plaintiffs, all as hereinbefOre stated on
the ground that both the aforesaid deeds
| were executed without any consideration
whatever therefor, and that at the time
/ Of the execution and delivery Of said
| deed from Matte Anderson and her hus-
band to defendant Henry \. Hunter, said
| Matte Anderson was Of unsound mind
Nald conveyance Of the property de-
scrlbed in said deed, and that defendant
| Franklin Layeale Anderson, taking ad-
vantage OF his position as husband OF
! said Matte Anderson and Of the intimate
| relations cXiStiIg between them as hus-
/ band and wife, and taking advantage OF
/ her weakened mental condition for the
/ wrongful and fraudulent purpose Of vest
/ ing the title to said real estate in him
self upon the death Of his wife, the said
. Matte Anderson, and to dafraud tht
. plaintiffs herein as heirs AT law of said
/ Matte Anderson, did by fraudulent
/ solicitations ana persuasion and undu,
] influence eXertcd over her, induce tn,
said Matte Anderson TO execute and de-
I hErr said last mentioned deed. aHC
/ further that said decd Of COuvcyanc,
from defendant Henry \. Hunter to saiC
\ Anderson was executed and delivered
pursuant 10 ana rs a part Of the wrong
tul and lraudulent acts and purposes O.
defendant Franklin Laveale Anderson al
aforesaid; IL being further alleged in saiC
petition that said Matte Anderson hai
departed this life intestate, leaving sur
Nying her as her only heirs the abOv,
named plaintiffs and her surviving hus
band, defendant Franklin Laveale Ander
son.
J 1t Is further ordered that said defend
ants, Franklin Laveale Anderson an,
Henry \. Hunter be further notified tina
unless they shall be and appear at tn
next term Of said circuit court TO be be
q gun and held at the Court House in IN
city Of st. Joseph, Buchanan County
Missouri, on the tirst day Of May, 1915
7 on or before the third day of said tern
! TO answer plaintiffs petition, the sam
= VIII be taken for confessed as to ther
! and judgment and decree rendered &C
cOrdingly.
II is further ordered that a copy &
this order be published in the st. Josep
: Observer, a newspaper printed and pub
@ lshed IN the County of Buchanan an
= state Of Missouri, for four weeks sue
!, cessively, the last insertion of which I
= be at least fifteen days before the be
: ginning of the next May, 1916, term {
. this Court
ROSS c. cox,
al y true copy: Attesl. Clerk.
BY EMMETT ]. GROUSE,
"a CSeaD Deputy Clerk.
= JOHN A. CONNETT,
:, Attorney Tor Plaintiffs.
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