The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-04-15
AN IMPORTANT CASE
1 SUIT TO SET ASIDE A DEED FROM
FREDRIKA MINER TO HER GRANDSON,
CHARLES HARVEY MINER, WAS TRIED
IN COURT WILL Be ARGUED BEFORE
COURT BY COUNSEL SHORTLY.

The case of Miner VS.. Miner will go
down In Carroll county history as a
cause celebre." II is a suit in Equity
TO set aside a deed from Fredrika
Miner to her grandson, Charles Har-
yey Miner. Testimony was taken I'm
open court, before Judges Thomas
and Moss, on Monday and Tuesday
last John Miner Is the plaintff. ana
Charles Harvey Miner, the grandson,
and the following children of the late
Charles and Fredrika Miner, Joseph
Miner, Charles III. Miner, OF this coun-
ty, Mrs. Appold, and Henry w. Miner.
OF Baltimore, and Mrs. Neumyer ana
Mrs Castle, Of Washington, ID G., are
defendants
Charles Miner owned a farm near
Smallwood. In 1904, he made a deed
of the farm to his wife, Fredrka MIN
er, reserving a life estate lie died
Frebruary End, 1910.
The plaintiff contends that this
deed is of no legal effect. that is was
made for the express purpose and
with effort to hold the property In or
der that 1t might not become the sub
ject Of lien, In the event that a suit
that had been brought against Charles
Miner for slander should result in a
Judgment against him. that the chief
and only motive Of Charles Miner in
making the deed was 10 hold the
property for his wife and after her
death TO his son John, the Plaintiff
or the defendants, Joseph Miner, Hem
ry w. Miner, Mrs. Castle and Mrs
Neumyer testified that their father
frequently, during his life time had
declared that he had given farm %
his son Charles H., farm to his son,
Christopher, since deceased. and
sum of money TO his son Joseph. ana
that these had signed releases Of all
claim to any share In their father
estate; and that his son John was 60
have the home farm that before hts
death II was arranged that after hts
death, Mrs. Miner. his wife. ghotilc
deed the farm to John; that few
days after his death Mrs Miner, ac-
companled by John, Joseph, and
Charles H.. came 10 Westminster
where deed 10 John was written and
left 10 be recorded on Mrs Miners
death; that at the same time Mrs
Miner wrote q Will. heaueathlng her
personal property. and an agreement
Va lNhh1 VI tAN AtAtA W ouNus AuAt
subsequently in 1913, Mrs. Miner mo-
tilted John to leave the farm, which
he did on April 9Th. 1915. and that
thereafter Charles Harvey Miner an
his grandmother's request went 10
live with her on the farm In August
1918, Mrs. Miner made deed 70 IIat-
eey Of the farm She died in August
1919. Joseph Miner and John Miner
testified that the deed to John WAS
written and read 10 Mrs. Miner in
their presence, and acknowledged by
Mrs. Miner before N. r Riuker, Jus
tice of the Peace. Mrs, Ncumyer and
Mrs. Castle testified that Mrs Miner
told them that she had carried out
her husbands wishes and had decided
the property to John Mrs Henry
Miner. OF Baltimore testified that
Mrs. Miner told her a few days after
her visit to Westminster, Ihut Sin, had
made the deed to John. The wi'nose
for the defense. who was present on
the occasion mentioned, testified that
no deed was written, nor read by him
as had been testified by Joseph ana
John Miner, lyut that the paper pre-
pared was Mrs. Miners will and that
she had later gotten 10 from Mr.
Walsh and told him that she had des-
troyed 1t. Messrs, Bond d. Parkc are
counsel for John Miner: Edward O.
Weant. Esq, represents Joseph and
Henry w, Miner Mrs Neumyer and
Mrs. Castle; and Michael T. Walsh
Esq, and Guy W. Steele ESQ., arc
counsel for Charles Harvey Miner,
Charles Fl. Miner. his father. and Mrs
Appold.
During the taking OF the testl-
mony the court room was crowded al
both day and night session.
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