Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-26
LEGAL CONTEST ON
FOR PROPERTY OF
PIONEER RESIDENT
A. l. j. Clark. Asserted In
competent. Subject OF
Controversy in District
Court.

A legal contest threatens to
develop for the property of A. l..
J. Clark, one of the pioneer resi-
dents of Las Vegas, who is de-
clared in two petitions filed in
the district court to be incom-
petent to manage his own affairs
because of boldly and mental in
firmities.
Mr.. Clark, known to his many
friends as "Al" Clark has for
several years been in poor health
and so far as is known has no
near relatives. Something like
six years ago, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Lawry came to Vegas
and resided in one of the houses
belonging to Mr.. Clark. Close
friendly relations were establish
ed between Mr.. Clark and the
Lawrys. Something like four
years ago an agreement was en-
tered into whereby Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawry agreed to care for Clark
during his lifetime, and Mr.. Clark
decided to Mr. Lawry property \ to
the value of $1,000 as a home
place.
In consideration of this convey
ance Mr.. and Mrs. Lawry have
cared for Mr.. Clark, built an adj
dition to the house for his con-
venience and paid hospital and
doctors bills for. him to an
amount approximately equal to
the purchase price of the prop
erty.
Apparently pleased with his
treatment, Mr.. Clark made a deed
also for the remaining portion OF
his property valued at about
$2,500 in favor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawry, with the provision that
this conveyance was not to be
effective until after the death of
the grantor. This deed has not
been placed on record.
Recently Mr. Clark consulted
his old friend j. NJ Ullom, stating
that he felt he was not able to
manage his own affairs and ask
ing that Mr.. Ullom be made the
guardian Of his person and es-
tate This Mr.. Ullom consented
to as an accommodation to an
old friend. Attorney Harley Har-
mon also as an old friend agreed
to act in the legal matters in
volved in the guardianship with
out compensation and prepared
petition to the district court ask
ing that ] NJ. Ullom or such other
fit and proper person as to the
court may seem fit and proper
be appointed. Mr.. Clark's guard
ian.
At the hearing yesterday morn
ing, Attorney Richard Busted
appeared as attorney for Mr..
Clark in opposition to the petit
ton for guardianship. Thereupon
Mr.. Ullom, through his attorney
Mr. Harmon, withdrew his petit
ton.
A petition was thereupon filed
by Mr.. Busteed in behalf of Edith
Morgan, petitioner, which recites
that she is a personal friend OF
long standing of A. L. j. Clark,
who, from bodily and mental in
firmities has become incompetent
to manage his property or care
properly for his person. That
there are no next of kin. That
Mr.. Clark did own and possess
certain mining stock which can
not be found and the value of
which is unknown, and real prop
erty valued at about $4,000, 'but
by a conspiracy entered into by
them for that purpose and by un-
due influence and without any
consideration and while he, said
A. l.. ]. Clark was mentally in
competent certain persons induced
said A. L. J. Clark to make and
execute deeds of conveyance to
them or some of them of his said
property and that it will be neces-
sary to institute actions at law
to set saide such conveyances
and have said persons reconvey
said property to A. L. ]. Clark.
That owing to such conveyances
said A. L. ]. Clark is without any
means whatever. That A. l.. j.
Clark is at present living with
and being cared. for by William
Morgan and his wife at their
home"
The petition asks the court to
appoint a guardian for the person
and estate of said A. L. ]. Clark.
Mr.. Lawry states that he is
willing and anxious to be believed
from his obligation to care for
Mr.. Clark during his lifetime and
is willing to return the unrecord-
ed deed for the $4,000 property.
AS to the property Clark decided
to him direct Mr.. Lawry states
that this conveyance was for a