The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-04-15
ORDER oE PUBLICATION

In the Circuit Cour. IN and for Blu
chanan County, Missouri, May term, 1916
state Of Missouri County of Buchanan
Leetta Adams and Ella Reed, plaintiffs
VS.. Franklin Laveae Anderson and
Henry \. Hunter. defendants.
Now at this date come the plaintiffs
by their attorney, and file their petition
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
ordinary process OF law cannot be served
upon them in this state. 1t is therefore
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-
of Missouri, and specifically described in
said petition as follows, to-wit: The
West one hundred and eighteen Glsl
feet of Lot six 90 in Block twenty (20)
Of Robidouxs Addition, an addition to
the City of st. Joseph. Missouri, one Of
said deeds being dated July sth. 1918,
chanan County, Missouri. in Book 427 at
page asa and executed and delivered by
Matte Anderson and Franklin Lavea,e
and he oSer saS enrS
dated the 25th day of July. 1913, and
recorded n the deed records of Buchanan
County. Missouri in Book 42S at page
5O2. and executed and delivered by Henry
y. Hunter to Franklin Laveale Anderson
and Matte Anderson, which said last
mentioned deed conveyed said real estate
. NaA iAif
tenants with the right of survivorship;
second, and the further object and nature
of said suit is to have the Court by its
judgment and decree divest the title to
an undivided One-half of the above de-
Scribed real estate out of defendant
Franklin Laveale Anderson and vest the
in said petition said plaintiffs ask for
such other and further relief as to the
Court may seem right, it being asked in
said petition that said deeds be set aside,
and said title diyested out of defendant
Franklin Laveale Anderson and vested in
plaintiffs. and other relief granted to
plaintiffs, all as herenbefore 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
band to defendant Henry a. Hunter said
Matte Anderson was of unSOund mind
and wholly incompetent TO execute a
valid conveyance of the property de-
scribed in said deed, and that defendant
Franklin Laveale Anderson, taking ad =
vantage of his position as husband of
said Matte Anderson and of the intimate
relations existing 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 defraud the
| plaintiffs herein as heirs at law of said
Matte Anderson. did by fraudulent
! solicitations and persuasion and undue
| influence exerted over her, induce the
| said Matte Anderson to execute and de-
liver said last mentioned deed and
| further that said deed OF conveyance
| from defendant Henry A Hunter to said
| Franklin Laveale Anderson and Matte
Anderson was executed and delivered
pursuant to and as a part of the wrong
full and fraudulent acts and purposes OF
defendant Franklin Laveale Anderson as
aforesaid; it being further alleged in said
petition that said Matte Anderson ha,
departed this life intestate, leaving sur
viving, her. as her only heirs the above
band. defendant Franklin Laveale Ander'
son.
1t is further ordered that said defend
ants, Franklin Laveale Anderson ant
unless they shall be and appear at tn
next term of said circuit court to be be
gun and held at the Court House In th
Missouri. on the first day OF May. 1916
on or before the third day of said term
to answer plaintiffs petition. the SAM
will be taken for confessed as to then
and judgment and decree rendered &C
cordngly.
: 1t is further ordered that a copy o
this order be published in the st. JOSEPH
| Observer, newspaper printed and pub
lished in the County Of Buchanan AM
state of Missouri. for four weeks sue
' cessvely, the last insertion of which I
be at least fifteen days before the be
ginning of the next May, 1916, term Q
this Court.
ROSS c. cox,
\ true copy: AttesI. Clerk
!. BY EMMETT ]. GROUSE.
(SeaD Deputy Clerk
John 4. CO\NETT.
Attorney tor Plaintiffs.