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COURT NOTES

Two more chapters in the litiga-
ton in the Jacob Greer estate were
written this week.
Information reached the Knox
county courthouse Friday morning
that during the week James r. Greer,
administrator of Jacob Greer, had
filed suit in Auglalze county against
Eva Il. Harrod May Harrod and
Charles Greer, seeking to recover
the sum OF $4,000, and had obtained
service on all these defendants in
Anglaize county.
The other chapter in the Greer
muddle was made public Friday
morning when copy of the will of
the late Jacob Greer was received at
the Office of Probate Judge H. Jay
Duke
The information regarding the III
ing of the suit in Auglai2e county also
was received by Judge Duke in n let
I ter from B. Il. Ferenbaueh, attorney
for James r. Greer who filed the
suit
In his letter, Mr. Ferenbaugh states
that the suit in the Knox county
court, fled last Monday against the
Harods and Charles Groor, was With
(. tTawn when it was discovered that
service could not be obtained on the
defendants.
Mr. Feronbaugh says he made a
hurried trip TO AufSlize county last
Tuesday and there filed a duplicate
Of the suit fled in Knox county and
Withdrawn. The suit charges that
Eva r. iIarod, May Harrod and
I. Charles Greer, children of Jacob
: Greer, have covered up assets of the
estate amounting to $4,000. Mr. Fer.
enbaugh states that the sheriff of
3 FAuglai2e county was first informed
that all three defendants were in
4 Knox county attending the funeral of
& their father Later II developed ac.
cording to Mr.. Ferenbaugh, that tho
: three left for Knox county, but, re.
ceiving word that snit was being
filed in Knox county, decided not to
make the trip I.ater in the day, the
sheriff of Auglaize county found the
three defendants named in the suit
and served them with II summons in
the case.
The deposition of Charles Greer is
to be taken I'm Auglaize county on
Monday. Sept. IS, Mr. Ferenbaugh
states in his letter to Judge Duke
Accompanying the letter of Attor.
ney Ferenbaugh to Judge Duke was n
copy Of the last will and testament of
Jacob Greer, a former resident Of
Danyiiie, Hlod Wednesday in the pro,
bate court Of Auslaize county.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
son, James II, Greer, has brought the
legislation and has kept matters
stirred up in the estate, his father,
Jacob Greer, does not forget him in
his will. The son, James II. Greer,
IS given the farm Of 100 acres in JEFF.
ferBon township and the residence
property Of the tcstator in Danville.
James H. Greer also Is given IN
notes. credits, etc.
The testator states that Eva II.
IIarrod and May Iiarrod are to have
the farm formerly decided to them
and located near Millwood Also a
farm in Auglui2e county. All the res
iduo Of the estate, real and personal,
goes to Eva r. Harrod. May IIarrod
and Charles Greer. share and share
alike. II Is claimed there Is the sum
Of S20000 In the hands Of the guard
ian Clinton NJ. Rice, and the $4,000
siill in litigation. According to the
provisions Of the we'll this goes to
the two llarrod women and Charles
Gree.
The viii provides that should any
of the children attempt to break the
will they are not TO participate in its
distribution
John C. Ilarrod of Auglaize county
Is named as executor OF the will
which was signed June 3. 1921, in the
presence Of 4. ~ Boyclff, Il. G. Hunt
or ana Edwin Blank
And so ends two more chapters OF
n litigation In an estate which has
filled volumes OF the records In the
Knox county courts and Is now ex
tending TO the courts Of Auelaizc
county
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