Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-13
STATE OF MAINE.
kENNEBEC, IS. SUPREME JUprr,.
COURT IN EQlITY HSAA

Frank Green, Isadore Green ana
Jamin Green, all Of Lowell, Mas,ass.a'
sets. VS.. Parties Unknown.
TO the Honorable Justice Of the suprsn.
Judicial Court: In EQUITY ''~
Frank Green. 1sadore Green ana r..
min Green. of Lowell, Massachussss..'
complain against certain parties unsros1l
but hereinafter referred 10, and sav,
First: The plaintiffs are now ana r.
been for long time In Possession On -
occupying by tenant or otherwise es,, ~
real property situated In WatervsNan
county of kennebec and State OF MA
on the west side OF Main Street. bounSss
and described as follows: BoundsS -
Head. now Howard c. Morse: on ths -
by said Main Street: on the south
land of Arthur J. Alden: and on The "
by Merchants Court. said lot beinre
feet and 3 inches on said Main Street -.
said Merchants Court.
Second: Plaintiffs purchased said No..
erty of Dorothea Gray OF said waterrw
by warranty deed dated April 1. Vis ~
corded in Kennebec Registry OF n..u~
Book 553. Page l5l, and plaintiffs imr.
diately entered into possession of 80
property under said deed and have a..
tinued same to the present time. ana N.
said Dorothea Gray. under whom ,h.s
claim by reason OF said deed, had been
the uninterrupted possession Of said pru.
erty moro than four years previous IA X.
execution or said deed.
Third: The plaintiffs therefore r,,,.
an estate of freehold I'm said property ~
that they, and those under whom 49,.
claim. have been In the unlnterrur.y
possession of such property for NJ.
years or more and have during said ~
riod of time had and enjoyed the 81,
premises for oil the purposes OF vh1
| the nature and character Of the san.
were chiefly capable.
Fourth: The easterly portion o, al,
premises extending hack from said Mas
Street IS feet westerly was M one I'M.
the property Of and IN possession q
Charlotte T.. Caffrey who died ntes,,,s
August IL 1850. Various persons, sus.
posed to he heirs Of the said Charlotte
Caffrey, thereafter executed and delivers,
certain deeds OF said premises manner
Samuel NJ ingalls,. Louise = lngam
Robert l. Lewis Ransom Lewis. Louis,
A. Lewis Woodsum Brown. Clara lngsn,
Monroe, Robert Ingalls, and Charles "
ingalls,. and the rights or Interests n
said premises so conveyed came into tha
hands and possession OF Edmund Y
Webb OF Waterville by deed dates Marc
%, 1882, recorded in kennehec Registrv
of Deeds, Book 3Ss. Page a. who convened
same to Charles T.. Gray, father Of IN.
| said Dorothea Gray, by warranty deed
! dated December |, 1890. recorded IN Ken.
nebec Registry of Deeds, Book so, pag,
400.
! Fifth: The plaintiffs do not know ard
! cannot ascertain whether the said pr.
sons mentioned In the pre- edng pan.
graph as heirs Of the said Charlotte
Caffrey constituted all OF the legal heir
of the said Charlotte + taffey %
| whether their various COnvCyarUes con.
! veyed and transferred all ~ the tide
which the said Charlotte y Canrey had
| in the said premises at the time ~ her
! decease: wherefore, the said pan,f,
aver that an apprehension exists that
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known who may now claim as heirs. do.
yisees or assigns, or In some other wAy,
( by, through or under the said charlotte
! f Caffrey or her heirs. some right tI,le
or interest In the premises adverse 10 Ia
| said estate.
Sixth: The westerly portion Of ns
premises described In the first paragraph
OF tn! bill, being the premises extending
| from Merchants Court easterlg 20 Tire
| rs feet from the west line OF Main Street.
| belonged TO and were in possession Of
| Joanna b. Gilman. late Of said Water
Vile, deceased, who died about l&
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 g. Gilman, who died I'm 1855, IT,
gally probated in the probate eour
within and for the county OF kennehee
| and was conveyed 10 Charles r. Gray
| father of the said Dorothea Gray, by
! guardians deed Of Belle Gilman TUFTS
| guardian of Charles y. u. Gilman dated
/ November L. 1900. recorded In kenneheC
! Registry of Deeds. Book AZ, Page 81 ana
by warranty deed of Belle Gilman Tutl'
! in her own right dated November i, W
recorded in Kenrebec Registry % DEEDS
Book i3S, Page 25i.
| an apprehension exists that the other
! heirs of the said Joanna " H,mah,
namely Frazier Gilman 81 New lork IVY
I in the state of New YORK. ana Lester =,
. Gilman of Newark In tho state OF Ne"
Jersey and other heirs. " amy there Le
b of Theophilus Gilman. son 81 said joanna
f. Gilman, or other heirs al Jaw ~
visees, grantees or claimants uhhtr w.
will OF the said Joanna " Gilman We
/ ceased, whose names ana r"sluch'es "s
to the plaintiff unknown. may claim p
heirs deyisees or assigns. ur w any
other way by, through az under 'hr saw
Joanna e. Gilman. sutNc rRhI w" "
interest I'm the said premises adverse "
it's estate therein .
Ninth: And plaintiffs aver that sleh
apprehensions create cloud upon ",
title TO said premises and depreciate wv
market value OF the same.
Tenth: Plaintiffs do not know me eNn.
nature of the claims 81 any OF lht -
ties above mentioned as heirs. ucNls.ss'
grantees or otherwise, Of said preuifes.
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valid claim or interest. legal or equ'Ap,,
in and to the same. but that the plain,ln'
are entitled to bold said premises ~,
clear, released and harged from "'
and all such claims. t..,,,
wherefore. "a plaintiffs are Wihos.
remedy in the premises except IN co"'
Of equity. plaintiffs pray ,.,...n
First: That the said Frazier Dl'" y,
and Lester c. Gilman, and any anu ~ ~
other persons who may be the leEa, w., -
of the said Joanna II. Gilman or w =.
signees or grantees of said tors' anu -,
any and all persons who may "
heirs, or assignces and grantees ~ 81
legal heirs of the said Charlott" y -
frey, and who have not already cuhNs W..
their interest in the said premises ~,
be summoned to show cause wp ~,
should not bring an action 20 w Wv"
title to the premises above desctlnso,, q,
Second And for such other ana lu ~, wv
relief as to the court may see p'''
FRANK GREEN.
ISApORE GREEN.
BrNJAMIi% GkhLN