Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-05-11
Court House News
PLEAS COURT

/ against Rosa M. Fouts, Louisa Biggs
Oman, Corinne Ralston and Lucy
Bell, in which he asks that a certain
deed of conveyance which he de-
livered to the late Atty Chas. H.
!. Fouts, be declared void. Petition
states that plaintiff is son and
heir at law of Edward w. Jones,
deceased, and by terms of said de-
ceased's will, plaintiff was entitled
to share in the estate of his father,
total value of which was $4,000,
plaintiffs share therein being rea-
sonably worth $4,000. Plaintiff
states that on Oct. 10, 1925, he be-
came in need of money and consult
ed with his attorney Chas. III. Fouts
concerning his interest in his faith
er's estate, for purpose of learning
4 the value, and also to learn if it
could be pledged, as security for 4
4 loan of money. Petition goes on to
said Charles H. Fouts, by fraud, in
! duced plaintiff to execute and de-
/ liver to him an instrument in writ
ing, conveying to said Chas. H.
Fouts, his heirs and assigns, forever,
all rights, title and interest to real
or personal property which plaintiff
: Jones, deceased, by fraudulently,
representing to plaintiff that inter-
est in his fathers estate was of lit
tie value, and that a person could
not afford to take risk of making a
| loan on it, and that as an added in
ducement, Mr.. Fouts agreed to give
which plaintiff took. Plaintiff states
that $500 was grossly inadequate
as consideration for said deed of
conveyance, and that he was induc-
ed to take same because he was
| destitute, and in need of money,
and for the further reason that he
| placed trust and confidence in
statements of Mr.. Fouts. Plaintiff
! says that at time of execution of
said deed he was weakened in mind
| by reason of frequent jntoxication
and was ignorant of the true right
and interest in his fathers estate. !
| Plaintiff AYERS that since execution
of said deed, Chas. H. Fouts has
died, and that defendants named
! are his legal heirs and as such are
claiming the benefits of said agree
ment and conveyance. Plaintiff
asks that defendants be required to
re-convey and restore to him his
right and interest in said Edward
W. Jones estate.
Files Answer and Cross Petition
In the case of Charles Hook VS.. |
Anna Hook, for divorce, defendant |
files answer and cross petition. In
defendants answer she denies that |
they separated, but that plaintiff |
without defendant knowing of his /
intentions to do SO, wiilfully aban-
doned her. Defendant admits plain
tiff cooked for himself after they |
lived together several months, but |
states that it was agreeable to him |
to do so, since they did not both |
like the same kind of food, and that |
each cooked for himself and her
when the house needed sweeping
and was not swept, all because
plaintiff refused to procure broom
for defendant to use. Defendant
admits she left plaintiffs bed for
two or three nights only, because
he refused to take bath and refused
to wear clean night clothes. She
AYERS that long before plaintiff left
her she returned to the bed. She
denies that said deed for property
was made after defendant left her in
June, 1924, but ayers it was made
before he left, and denies property
was worth $500 Defendant in
petition states that on June 20,
1924, defendant and plaintiff were
living together as husband and wife,
at the city of Watts, Calf, and that
on that date plaintiff willfully aban-
doned defendant and came to Ohio.
Defendant says that plaintiff is and
has been since marriage guilty of
gross neglect of duty; that he has
rot contributed to her support,
although we'll able to do SO; that
when she learned of plaintiffs APP
plication to divorce her. she came
to Ohio and on May 4, 1888, went
to plaintiffs home in McConnels-
Vile, where he was staying. with
woman housekeeper, to talk with
him about their marital affairs, but
that he refused to talk to her, order
ing her to leave the house and that
he threatened to kick her out If she
did not go. Defendant states that
during the short time they lived to-
gether, he encouraged neighbor
woman to abuse and mistreat de-
fendant and falsely accusing defen-
dont oaucod hor unlawful arrest |