Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-02-16
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT

In the money-fOreclosure case o
! Ellis Motor Sales company, ct al, VS.
Fl. H. Chiguill, ct al, sale is approx
ed and confirmed, and deed and dis
tribution ordered.
The case of L. r. Deist VS.. Rober
Keethler has been dismissed at cos
OF plaintiff. The case had been ap
, pealed from the ]. P. court of M. C
Walker, Windsor township, and wa
on account for melons. Amour
claimed was $500.
Ethel And Web Palmer File Answe
In the case of the Citizens Nation
al bank of McConnelsville VS.. Ches
ter, Ethel and Web Palmer, defend
ants Ethel and Web Palmer file an
swer, in which they deny that they
or either of them, entered into
made or signed the alleged promis
sorry note set forth in petition; deny
that the signatures to said alleged
promissory note was, or were made
by, or authorized by these answering
defendants, or either of them; and
they further aver that they are not
now and never have been indebted
to the plaintiff bank in any sum
whatsoever, either Jointly or several
ly, and petition also states that the
bank should have known that the
purported signatures of these an
swering defendants were not in real
ity their genuine signatures, and
that said bank did know before TAX
ing judgment on said note that an.
swering defendants denied that they
had signed the note III question, and
knowing this fact plaintiff neverthe-
less took judgment on said note
against defendants without first hav.
ing had summons issued and serv-
ed upon them, and judgment was
rendered against answering de-
PENDANTS without proper legal or ad-
eouate authority. Answering de
PENDANTS ask that said judgment rem.
dered against them be permanently
vacated, set aside and held for
naught, and plaintiffs petition
against them be dismissed; and that
they be relieved and absolved both
jointly and severally from any and
all liability which might otherwise
accrue to them because of the petit
ton so filed and Judgment SO taken.
The court is asked to suspend any
and all proceedings as upon issue
and levy of execution by the sheriff
as may concern the property of eth
er and both of these defendants.
PROBATE COURT
In the matter OF the estate of Ell
la Funk, deceaseE. authority tc
transfer real estate to Lee w, Funk,
Roy w. Funk and Gertrude May
Funk Spurrier, sons and daughter.
each one-third The real estate is
situated in Chesterhill. Said estate
is not subject to inheritance tax.
Gross value of estate is $3,03945;
debts and costs of administration,
$1,46588; net actual market value,
$1,573.57, which passes to the three
named children.
C. I. Schofield, the person nam
ed in will, is appointed executor of
the estate of Walter S. Fisher, de-
ceased. Bond, $500, with Carl
Patterson and John S. Patterson,
sureties Estimated value of estate
is $2,1OO, personal, and $3.50, real
estate. Appraisers are j. F. Bow
man, C. E. Bode and j. v. Shook.
DR.. Lee Humphrey is appointed
administrator of the estate OF
Laura Thomas, late Of Malta. Bond,
$13,8OO, with Harry Cook and Eliz-
abeth Perkins, sureties. G. A. Gay
lord, A. G.. Masterson and Bert Mil
Ter are appraisers.
Emmett Abel as administrator Of
the estate of John w. Hempfield, de-
ceastd, files first and final account.
Said estate is not subject to inheri-
tance tax, the net actual market
value is nothing.
Schedules of claims, debts and
are approved in the es-
tates of Florence Shuster, ]. l..
Glass, and Ella Funk.
Estate of S. e. Rowland, deceased,
is subject to inheritance tax. Gross
value of estate is $5,458.20, compos-
ed of $3,519.19, personal, and real
estate $1,939. Net actual market
value subject to tex is $5,107.2O,
which passes to Roy E. Sheetz, Ethel
Wickliff and Meryl Isom, nephew
and nieces, each s1,70240. Amount
of inheritance tax in said estate is
$1O8.36.
Elizabeth Clark, as executor of es-
tate of Charles Clark, deceased files
first and final account, which is ap-
proved. Said fiduciary is allowed
the sum of $122.67 for ordinary SER
vice. Estate is fully settled and ex-
ecutor discharged.
First and final account of Emmett
Abel, as administrator of estate OF
James C. Croft, is filed. Account is
approved. Estate is fully settled,
and administrator who is allowed
$55.73 as compensation, is discharg-
ed.
First and final account of Frank
ie Hawkins as administrator, with
will annexed, Of estate Of w. H.
Broomhall, deceased, is filed. Ac-
count is approved and administrator
who is allowed $254.56 as compen-
sation, is discharged.
Frank B. Kraps, trustee of fund
under will of Annie e. McIntire,
for upkeep of Ebenezer cemetery,
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