The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-14


HHE OBJECT of this suit is to pro-
cure decree for the sale or Ger
tain real estate in the village OF Hy-
attsville, known as lot Ne. on the
Plat of Johnson and Vines Frat Add
tion to Hyattsvil'e, and to distribute e
the proceeds of sale under the &c urt 5
direction
The Bill recitcs: That Michael
Leonard, late Of. Baltimore City, d:-
ceased. was in his lifetime seized and
possessed of trac of land situated III
the village of Hyattsv:lle. Prince
Georges County. Maryland, located IN
the corner of Wine and Ralston Ave
nues, and known and designated as Lot
No, ION the Plat of Jnhnson and
Wines First Addition to Hyatisvllie;
that said Michael Leonard acq lred
title to said lot of ground as the sole
heir at law of one Richard French,
who came to America from ireland
and resided in Baltimore Cry until
his death on July Gath, 1891, at the age
of sixty-three; that said Richard
French having departed this life intes-
tate, seized and possessed OF the aboVe
described lot, was survived only by
said Michael Leonard, who was the
step-child of said Richard French, and
the father of the parties to this sun,
and that the title Of said lot of ground,
by virtue of the inheritance laws OF
the State of Maryland, vested in said
Michael Leonard.
That said Richard French lett sur
viyipg him, so far as the Plalntl11
knows, neither children, nor descend
ants of any. nor brothers or sisters,
nor descendants of any, nor father
nor mother, nor paternal or maternal
grandpa rents, or widow, and that his
only surviving heir was said Michael
Leonard, step-child, who was the
only child of his wife, Mary Anu
Leonard, by former husband, he,
the said Richard French. being marr'e'
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 said
Richard French, and has. on the contra
nv, been informed that he was survived
by no such other heir, TO publish a 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 Into the
possession of the lot of ground above
described, and has held the same since
said time and up until his death, when
the Plaintiff and the Defendant took
possession of said lot and have held the
same since the death of their father:
that said Michael Leonard being selzed
and possessed of the aforesaid lot of
ground, departed this life on or about
the 18th day of February, 1920, intes-
tate, leaving surviving him as his only
heirs at law two children, the Plaintiff
MalyJ. Leonard, who is of full 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 not
susceptible of partition without mater
ial loss and injury to the parties entit-
led to interest therein, nd that In Or
der to make division of said interest,
it will be necessary that said real estate
be sold and the proceeds thereof divid-
ed among the parties according to
their several interests.
1t is thereupon ordered by the Cir
Cult SOuIG loi oOoi 20 o'oheJ
in Equity. this 18th day of June, 1922,
that the Plaintiff, Mary J. Leonard, by
causing copy of this order to be in
serted in some newspaper published
in Prince Georges County once week
for four successive weeks, before the
23rd day day of July, 1929, give notice
to the unknown heirs, it any, of Rich
ard French, of the object and sub
stance of this bill. warning them
and each of them, to be and appear in
this Honorable Court, in person Or by
Solicitor, on or be fore the 8tn day of
August, 1929, to show cause, if any they
have, why decree should not be
passed as prayed.
SUMMERFIELD D. HALL
Clerk of Ct.s CT. for Prince Georges
County, Md.
True copy, test:
g ID HALL, Clerk 1une20