Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-10-22
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT

COMMON PLEAS COURT
In the case of Bessie Hall VS..
Carlos Hall, in which plaintiff first
filed action for alimony, followed
by an amended petition filed by de.
fendant for divorce, plaintiff files
amended petition in which she
states she is ready and willing at
all times to live with defendant and
to do her full part in the main
tenance of proper home; but that
due to the abuse and i'll treatment
of defendant she has been unable to
live with him; and that because of
Ill treatment there is a separation.
Petition states defendant holds a
farm of 144.19 acres in his name
in fee simple, as a matter of record,
but that property was purchased
partly with plaintiffs funds and
without plaintiffs knowledge and
consent; that there is mortgage
of $4,000 on said farm, given to
the First National bank, McCon.
nelsville. Plaintiff asks for divorce
from defendant; that she may be
awarded custody of minor children:
that the bank named be required to
come in and defend whatever title
it may have to property, and that
there may be an equitable division
of property rights between defend
ant and plaintiff
Defendant files answer to plain
tiff's amended petition. in which he
denies that the plaintiff has been
ready and willing to live with de-
fendant or that she has been will
ing to do her full part in the main
tenance of a proper home; denies
that he has been guilty of abuse
and i'll treatment toward plaintiff,
as set forth in plaintiffs amended
petition; denies that plaintiff has
any right in property, except her
dover; denies that farm was pur-
chased without plaintiffs knowl-
edge. He states she willingly sign.
ed note and mortgage Of $4,000,
and released her right of dover in
premises, in favor Of the said mort
gage.
Partition Case Filed
Annie l.. Smith VS.. Jessie B.
Wood and the First National bank
of Stockport, is the title of a suit
filed. Plaintiff asks for partition
of farm in Marion township, of
1920 acres. properly Of the late
Chas. p. Wood, and of which plain
tiff and John d. Wood and Leroy
Wood are heirs. (The latter, Leroy
Wood, has been unheard of for 25
years, and plaintiff AYERS he is
dead). She AYERS that said John D.
Wood and plaintiff elected to take
said lands without sale or disposi-
tion being made, and they with wife
of John D. Wood and husband of
plaintiff leased the same for oil
and gas; and that said brother and
sister farmed the same from year
to year during entire life of john
d. Wood, from Jan. 25, 1919, to
time of his death April IS, 1880, di, |
vidlng income, rents, etc. Plaintiff |
and her husband w. B. Smith mort
gagged to First National bank, |
Stockport, her entire interest in !
said lands and mortgage is now |
lien on her said interest Amount !
of claim is $3.50. Plaintiff says she |
is owner in fee simple and entitled |
to immediate possession of undi-
vided one-half of said 1920 acres;
and said plaintiff is seized in fee |
simple in other undivided one-half, /
subject only to life estate of de-
fendant Jessie B. Wood, who is the
wife of John D. Wood. who died
intestate. Petition states defend.
ant Jessie B. Wood has since deatf.
of her husband, excluded plaintiff
from rents, ETC., of the whole Of
1920 acres, except oil and gas
royalties, amounting to $5221,
and that defendant has refused to
account to plaintiff for other royal
ties, rents, incomes, and profits of
farm, which plaintiff asks defend
ants to account for. Plaintiff asks
the named bank to set up its claim,
and that partition be made of prop.
erty
Sale In Partition
In the case of Margaret C. Tay-
ioi No. SHcoteI IdylOI, ct dl. the
land comprising 49, 81 acres in Mar
ion township, was sold to Harriet
Eloise McAtee for $246. 1t was ap
praised at 1858.
Arrangements
The following persons who were
indicted by the recent grand jury
were arraigned Saturday before
Judge L. j. Weber, each pleading
not guilty:
Lewis Baker, for neglecting to
provide for pregnant woman Bond
$500.
James H. Mccoy, neglect to pro-
vide for child-Eva Jean Mccoy,
aged 20 months. Bond, $500.
c. F. Orndoff, drawing checks
without funds or credit-check in
the amount of SIS to Glen Parsons,
on Waterford Commercial & Saw
ings bank. Bond, 500.
Kenneth Balding, neglect to pro-
vide for illegitimate child. Bond,
$500.
In the partition case of Margaret
c. Taylor VS.. Chester Taylor ct al,
sale of premises confirmed and
deed ordered. The widow Martha
Rabberman having duly waived her
of dover by metes and
bounds and having agreed to accept
in lieu thereof it's reasonable value
in money, the court finds such val
ue to be $1526.
In the case of Caroline Mills ct
al VS.. Herman E. Mills ct al, parti.