The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-01-07
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
OLE MISSOURI

WRA VI
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
In the Circuit Court of LAFAYETTE
County, Missouri, at Lexington, Feb
ruary term, 1921. In vacation. De-
cember, 1920.
Susan Williams Major. Plaintiff
h;mison Grizzle and Ollie Reed,
Defendants.
Now this day comes the plaintiff. by
Der attorney, and files her petition al
leglng among other things that the
~defendants, Emison Grizzle and Ollie
heed are non-residents of the State
q Missouri, or have absconded or abb
vented themselves from their usual
place OF abode in this State, where
upon it is ordered by the Clerk of
said Court in vacation, as follows:
To the said Emison Grizzle and Oh
lie Reed, Defendants: You and each
% you are hereby notified that the
plaintiff, Susan Williams Major, has
commenced a suit against you in this
court by filing her petition containing
two counts, the object and general ma
ture Of the first count of the plain
TINS petition is to set aside and AN
eel a deed executed by plaintiff on
November 5th, 1913, purporting to
convey unto Elizabeth Susan january
the following described real estate
situate and being in Lafayette
County, Missouri, to-wit:
All Of Lots three (3), four (4),
i've (5), and six (6) in Block thirty
i've 1850 Of the First Addition to the
City Of Lexington, Missouri, except
eighty-seven (87) feet and four (4)
inches off the North ends of said lots,
for the pretended consideration of
One Dollar ($1.00) and other good
and valuable considerations, which
deed IS of record in book 223 at page
6a3 Recorders Office for Lafayette
County, Missouri, and to which ref
erence is hereto made, and that the
said deed be declared to be a cloud
q plaintiffs title to the real estate
above mentioned and that the same
Be set aside and declared void and for
naught held, and that the title to
said lots be Invested out of the de-
PENDANTS and vested in the plaintiff,
and that the Court remove such cloud
from plaintiffs title and for all such
other and further general relief as
%pertaineth to equity and good con
science, on the ground that said pre-
tended deed was obtained from plain
til by the said Sarah Jordan and F.
llzabeth Susan January on Novem-
Der 5, 1913, through false and fraud
ulent representations of said Sarah
Jerdon and Elizabeth Susan January,
and is without consideration and there
fore void; that Sarah Jordan was the
cnnfidential agent and adviser of the
plaintiff, and that relying upon false
and fraudulent representations of said
Sarah Jordan and Elizabeth Susan
January, that said deed was not to
be delivered 0 recorded, plaintiff ex-
ecuted and acknowledged in form a
pretended deed Of record in book 223
at mage 633, Recorders office for La
fayette County, Missouri, purporting
to convey unto the said Elizabeth Su-
san January all Of lots 8, 4, 5 and 6
in Block 35, First Addition to the
CITY of Lexington. Missouri. except
81 feet 4 iRei.as of the North end Of
said lots, for the false and pretended
consideration of $1.00 and other good
and valuable considerations, and with
the Assurance that said deed was not
to be delivered to the said Elizabeth
Susan January o recorded until af-
ter the death of the plaintiff and her
sister, at which time it was to be de-
liyered to the said Elizabeth Susan
January provided she had complied
with the terms Of the contract and
agreement with the plaintiff and her
sister, Sarah Jordon; that said Sa-
fah Jordan and Elizabeth Susan Jan
uary colluded together, combined and
conspired at and before the time they
procured the execution off said deed
ID form to convey to said Elizabeth
Susan January the aforesaid describ-
ed real estate. to obtain the same
without consideration and that in
pursuance Of such combination, con
spiracy, collision and fraudulent pur-
pose, and by undue influence over the
mind Of said plaintiff, they deceived
her as to the purport and contents
Of said instrument and thereby pro-
cured her TO execute the same by TAX
inc advantage of the faith and con
fdenee she reposed in her said sister,
Sarah Jordan, and the said Elizabeth
SUSAN January; that in furtherance
81 said conspiracy, fraudulent combi-
nation and collusive scheme and for
the purpose of carrying out the same,
the said Saral Jordan and Elizabeth
Susan January, through false and
fraudulent representations, obtained
possession of said pretended deed for
me purpose of placing the same Of
record, and that afterwards said deed
was placed Of record by the said Eliz-
abeth Susan January and Sarah Jor-
dan without the knowledge or consent
the plaintif. That said pretended
deed was without consideration, and
chat no money was ever paid by the
said Elizabeth Susan January to
nlaiatiff, and no consideration passed
ttfween the said Elizabeth Susan jan
uatN to this plaintiff, for the afore-
said described real estate, and that
tho aid Elizabeth Susan January new
er ccmplied with her agreement with
plaintiff and that said deed is there
fore without consideration and void,
and vas obtained from plaintiff by rea-
SON Of false and fraudulent representa-
lions made to plaintiff by the said
Sarah Jordan and Elizabeth Susan
January that said Elizabeth Susan jan
uatY died December %, 1915, and left
rs her only heirs and children Emison
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