The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-30
lntbe Circuit Court for Prince George 3
County, Nd.

NO. % 81 Equity
nHE OBJECT of this suit is to pro-
cure a decree for the sale OF GER
tain real estate in the village OF Hy-
attsville. known as lot Nc. on the
plat of Johnson and Wines First Addl-
tion to Hvattsville, and to distribute
the proceeds of sale under the Court 5
direction
The Bill recites: That M chael
Leonard. late Of Baltimore City. de-
ceased. was in his lifetime seized and
nossessed of trac of land situated IN
the village of Hyattsv lie, Prince
Georges County, Maryland, located IN
the corner of Wine aud Raston Ave
nues. and known and designated as LoI
No. Q on the Plat of johnson an ana
Vines First Addition to Hyat'sViiie;
that said Michael Leonard acq lrea
title to said lot of ground as the soie
heir at law of one Richard frehch,
who came to America from lreianu
and resided in Baltimore Cry until
his death op July oath, 1891, at the age
of sixty-three; that SAID hlcnaru
French having departed this life mites
tate, seized and possessed OF tne apove W
described lot, was survived only oy
said Michael Leonard, who was the
step-child of said Richard Frencn, ana
the father of the parties to this sui,
and that the title of said lot OF grounu,.
by virtue of the inheritance laws OF
the State of Maryland, vested in SAID
Michael Leonard. e
That said Richard French left sur
yiyiug him, so far as the Plalntln
knows. neither children, nor descend
ants of any, nor brothers or sisters,
nor descendants of any, Dor father
nor mother, nor paternal or maternal
grandparents, or widow, and that MS
onIv Surviving heir was said Michael
Leonard. a step-child, who was the
only child of his wife, Mary. Ann
| Leonard, by a former husband, he,
the said Richard French, being married
| to said widow, Mary Ann Leonard,
| shortly arter her widowhood; that the
| Plaintiff believes, however, that IL
| would be advisable and desirable, even
tho she knows of no other heir OF salo
| Richard French, and has, on the contra
| ry, been informed that he was survived
| hv NO such other heir, to publish no.
tice of this proceeding directed unto
.the unknown heirs, if any, of Richard
| French" that upon the death OF said
Richard French on July "a, 1891, the
said Michael Leonard entered lLto the
| possession of the lot of ground ABOVE
i described, and has held the same slhce
| said time and up until his aeath, "heil
the Plaintiff and the Defendant took
| possession of said lot and nave helu the
same since the death OF their 1ather;
| that said Michael Leonard beng seiZeo
| and possessed of the aforesaid lot OF
| ground, departed this life on or aooul
| the 18th day of February, 1921, mites
tate, leaving surviving him as his ONLY
heirs at law two children, the flalntlIl
MalyJ. Leonard, who is OF ful! age
and resides in Baltimore City, MARY
| land, and the Defendant, William A.
Leonard, also of full age and residing
in the city of Baltimore.
That the aforesaid real estate Is no'
susceptible of partition without mater
ial loss and injury to the parties entlt-
He'd to interest therein, and that IN or
| der to make division of said interest,
| it will be necessary that said real estate
be sold and the proceeds thereof dlVld-
ed among the parties according to
| their several interests.
| It is thereupon ordered by the CIR
cult Court for Prince Georges County
| in EQUITY. this 18th day of June, !9IZ,
that the Plaintiff, Mary j. Leonard, bI
causing a copy of this order to be In
serted in some newspaper puollshee
in Prince Georges County once weei
for four successive weeks, before the
23rd day day of July, 1929, give notlct
to the tunknown heirs, ifany, of hlcn
ard French, of the object and sub
stance of this bill. warning them
and each of them. to be and appear IL
this Honorable Court, in person Or b.
Solicitor, on or be fore the 9th dav o.
August, 1922, to show cause, if any thel
have, why a decree should not bt
passed as prayed.
| SUMMERFIELD D. HALL
| Clerk of Ct. Ct for Prince George
County, Md.
True copy, test:
s. D. HALL, Clerk June2