The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-04-01
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

In the Circuit Court in and for Bu-
chanan County, Missouri. May term, 1916
State of Missouri, County of Buchanan
ss.
VS.. Franklin Laveale Anderson and
Henry A. Hunter, defendants.
Now at this date come the 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 a. Hunter, are both non n-residents
Of the state of Missouri and that the
ordinary process of law cannot be served
upon them in this state. II is therefore
now here ordered by the undersigned
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Buchanan
non resident defendants be notified by
puRhcation 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
West one hundred and eighteen GlS
feet Of Lot six 60 in Block twenty (2O)
Of Robidoux'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 Blu
chanan County, Missouri, in Book 427 at
page 4S4 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 to Franklin Layeale Anderson
and Matte, Anderson, which said last
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
| of said suit is to have the Court by its
| judgment and decree divest the title tc
an undivided one-half of the above de-
Scribed real estate out of defendant
| 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, it being asked in
| said petition that said deeds be set aside
and said title diVested out Of defendant
/ Franklin Laveale Anderson and vested in
| plaintiffs, and other relief granted tC
| plaintiffs, all as hcreinbefOre stated or
| the ground that both the aforesaid deeds
We're 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
| and wholly incompetent to execute g
| 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 undu,
influence eXerted over her, induce ths
said Matte Anderson to execute and de.
| liver said last mentioned deed, anC
| further that said deed Of conveyance
| Franklin Laveale Anderson and Matte
| Anderson was executed and delivered
| pursuant TO ana as a part Of the wrong
full and fraudulent acts and purposes o.
| defendant Franklin Laveale Anderson a!
| aforesaid; 1t being further alleged in saiC
petition that said Matte Anderson hai
departed this life intestate, leaving sur,
named plaintiffs and her surviving hus
band defendant Franklin Laveale Ander'
! son.
1t is further ordered that said defend
| ants Franklin Laveale Anderson ahC
Henry a. Hunter, be further notified tha
unless they shall be and appear at tn,
next term Of said circuit court to be be
City Of St Joseph. Buchanan County
Missouri on the first day OF May 1915
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
cordingly.
i It is further ordered that copy o
this order be published in the St. JOSEPH
! Observer, a newspaper printed and pub
lished in the County of Buchanan anC
1 State of Missouri, for four weeks sue
cessiyely, the last insertion of which t
be at least fifteen days before the be
ginning OF the next May. 1916. term o
this Court.
i ROSS C. cox,
A true copy: AttesI. Clerk.
Il BY EMMETT ]. GROUSE.
(SeaD Deputy Clerk.
J JOHN A. CONNETT,
!, Attorney Tor Plaintiffs.