Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-06
STATE OF MAINE.

hENNEBEC, IS; SUPREME Judicial
Frank Green, Isadore Green and D.
1amin Green. all Of Lowell, Massacsnn'
sets, VS.. Parties Unknown.
To the Honorable Justice Of the Suprer,.
Judicial Court in Equity: Ne
min Green. of Lowell. Massachuset,ss'
complain against certain parties unknoass'
but hereinafter referred to. and saw.
First: The. plaintiffs are now and hav,
been for a long time In possession OF ans
occupying by tenant or otherwise cert nia
county Of Kennebec and State of Mans
on the west side of Main Street. bo,mdaes
and described as follows: Bounded nv
the north by land formerly Of Perham VI
by said Main Street; on the south br
land of Arthur J. Alden; and on the uss,
by Merchants Court. said lot being y
feet and inches on said Main Street and
said Merchants Court. a
Second: Plaintiffs purchased said nror
erty of Dorothea Gray of said Waterviis
by warranty deed dated April /, 1915 rs
corded in Kennebec Registry of Deeds
Book $50. Page Isl, and plaintiffs imms,
diately entered into possession of SAL
tinued same to the present time, and thu
| said Dorothea Gray, under whom thsv
| claim by reason of said deed, had been /.
the uninterrupted possession Of said pros
|
! execution of said deed.
! Third: The plaintiffs therefore CLAIM
| an estate of freehold in said property and
that they. and those under whom they
claim, have been in the uninterruptei
! possession of such property for -four
| years or more and have during said be.
| riod of time had and enjoyed the SAID
| premises for all the purposes of which
| the nature and character of the sams
| were chiefly capable.
noctn y>lH
premises extending back from said MAN
Street 10 feet westerly was at one tim.
| the property of and in possession Of
Charlotte E. Caffrey who died intestats
August y, 1880. Various persons, sup.
! posed to be heirs of the said Charlotte Z
| Caffrey, thereafter executed and delivered
! certain deeds of said premises, nameE
| Samuel NJ. ingalls,, Louise f. ingalls,
! Robert 1. Lewis, Ransom Lewis, Louise
| A. Lewis Woodsum Brown, Clara Ingal,
Monroe, Robert ingalls, and Charles "
ingalls,. and the rights or interests in
| said premises so conveyed came into the
hands and possession of Edmund F.
Webb of Waterville by deed dated MarA
of Deeds, Book 1888. Page 70, who conveyed
same to Charles E. Gray, father Of the
said Dorothea Gray, by warranty deel
| dated December l, 1890, recorded In Ken.
nebec Registry of Deeds, Book 3Si, Page
| 400.
Fifth: The plaintiffs do not know and
cannot ascertain whether the said per.
sons mentioned in the preceding para.
! graph as heirs of the said Charlotte E
| Caffrey constituted all of the legal heirs
! Of the said Charlotte Z. Caffrey OF
| whether their various conveyances con.
| veyed and transferred all of the title
| which the said Charlotte r. Cafrey had
| in the said premises at the time OF her
aver that an apprehension exists tina,
there may be some person or persons IN.
known who may now claim as heirs de.
visees or assigns, or In some other way,
by, through or under the said Charlotte
E. Caffrey or her heirs, some right, tits
or interest in the premises adverse TO It's
said estate.
Sixth: The westerly portion of the
| premises described in the first paragraph
of this bill, being the premises extending
| rs feet from the west line of Main Stree,
belonged to and were In possession
Joanna B. Gilman, late of said Water
vile, deceased. who died about 1SS2
Seventh: That said westerly portion
passed under the will of the said Joanna
b. Gilman. legally probated in the pro.
bate court within and for the county Of
kennebec. and under the will of her son,
Charles B. Gilman, who died in 1888, le'
gally probated in the probate court
and was conveyed to Charles f. Gray
father of the said Dorothea Gray, BY
guardians deed of Belle Gilman Tufts
guardian of Charles y. B. Gilman, dated
November r. 1900, recorded in kennebec
Registry of Deeds, Book 49, Page g. and
by warranty deed of Belle Gilman TUFTS
in her own right dated November II, l@
recorded in Kennebec Registry Of DEEDS
Book 43S, Page 25i.
Eighth: But the plaintiffs aver that
an apprehension exists that the other
heirs of the said Joanna B. Gilman
namely Frazier Gilman of New York Ciy
in the state of New York, and Lester 7,
Gilman Of Newark in the state of New
Jersey. and other heirs. If any there Do
of Theophilus Gilman. son of said Joanna
B. Gilman, or other heirs at law, de-
visees, grantees or claimants under ths
will of the said Joanna b. Gilman de-
to the plaintiff unknown, may claim as
heirs, devisees or assigns. or In any
other way by, through or under the SAD
Joanna B. Gilman. some right title or
interest in the said premises adverse "
it's estate therein.
Ninth And plaintiffs aver that such
apprehensions create a cloud upon the
title to said premises and dep.eciate the
market value of the same.
Tenth: Plaintiffs do not know the exs.'
nature of the claims Of any Of the par
ties above mentioned as heirs. devisees'
grantees, or otherwise, OF said premises,
but allege that none of them nave an!
valid claim or interest, legal or equltap,e,
IN ana 10 the Same, Dul tHdt tie pi'ii'i
are entitled to hold said premises free.
clear. released and discharged from any
and all such claims.
Wherefore, as plaintiffs are withou.
remedy in the premises except in court
Of equity. plaintiffs pray
First: That the said Frazier Gilman
and Lester c. Gilman, and any and an
other persons who may be the legal heirs
of the said Joanna B. Gilman. or the as.
signees or grantees of said heirs, and aDo
any and all persons who may be !eEs'
heirs, or assignees and grantees, OF tae
legal heirs of the said Charlotte E. Cai,
frey, and who have not already conveys,
their interest in the said premises, may
be summoned to show cause why they
should not bring an action to try tneH
title to the premises above described
Second: And for such other and further
relief as to the court may seem best
FRANK GREEN.
ISADORE GREEN,
BENJAMIN GREEN.
BY CHARLES l.. ANDREWS.
Their Atty.
ANDREWS & NELSON,