Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-19
No. 1868 Equity
Order of Publication

The Bill states in substance that
they are citizens of the United
States, are of full age and are
residents of Montgomery County
State Of Maryland, where they
have so resided for more than five
years last past; that the defend
ant, Winifred Coupard, is a citizen
of the United States, is of full age
and a resident of Montgomery
County, Maryland, where she has
so resided for more than five years
last past; that they are the own
ers of an unimproved lot in Mont
gomery County, Maryland, de-
scribed as follows: Lot Numbered
Two (2) in Section Numbered
Ninety-Four (94) in subdivision
known as Garrett Park" as per
plat recorded in Plat Book No. A,
Plat No. 27, one Of the Land Rec
ords for said Montgomery County,
which was obtained by them under
and by virtue of a certain deed
from the County Commissioners of
Montgomery County, corporation,
and John B. Diamond, Treasurer
to Clark F. King, recorded in Ii
Der C. X. w. 1177 at Folio 10, one
of the Land Records of said Coun-
ty, certified copy of which deed
is attached hereto as Plaintiffs
Exhibit No. l, and under and by
virtue of a certain deed from The
Town of Garrett Park, a Mary
land Corporation, to Clark F. King,
recorded in Liber 1928 at Folio
1876, one of the Land Records of
said County, certified copy of
which deed is attached hereto as
Plaintiffs Exhibit No. 2; that on
the 10th day of August, AID. 1858,
they entered into a contract with
the defendant whereby the defend
ant, Winifred Coupard, agreed to
purchase all of the aforesaid land
for the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars ($100.00), terms of sale to
be all cash, settlement to be made
within ten (10) days of the date
of said contract, which time has
expired, copy of one of the orig
inals of said contract being at
tached hereto as Plaintiffs Exhib-
it No. 3; that they are ready, will
ing and able to comply with the
terms of said contract upon pay
ment of the purchase money there
of but the defendant, Winifred
Coupard, has failed and refused to
carry out the terms of same and
the time for settlement has long
since expired; that one William S.
Yeates is the record owner of the
aforesaid lot, having obtained the
same under and by virtue of a
deed from Metropolitan Investment
and Building Company of Mont
gomery County, Maryland, dated
June 81, 1894 and recorded in Lii
Der ]. A. "A at Folio 1886, as will
appear from a certified copy of
deed attached hereto as Plaintiffs
Exhibit No. d; that the said Will
liam S. Yeates has not paid any
taxes on said lot either to the
town of Garrett Park or to the
State and County since on or about
the year 1882, and he has not ex-
ercised any control or possession
over said lot since the year 1882.
The Bill then prays:
1. That the defendant, Winifred
Coupard, be required to specifical-
ly perform the terms of said con-
tract.
2. That a decree be passed re-
quiring the defendant to pay the
balance of the purchase money due
upon delivery to her of a deed to
said property.
3. That your orators may have
such other and further relief as
the nature of their case may re-
quire.
1T is THEREUPON, THIS goth
day of October, A. d. 1853, by
the Circuit Court for Montgomery
County, sitting as a Court of
Equity, and by authority thereof,
adjudged and ordered that the
plaintiffs, by publishing a copy of
this Order of Publication in some
newspaper printed and published
in said Montgomery County, once
in each of four successive weeks,
before the 23rd day of November,
1858, giving notice to the said abb
sent defendant, William S. Yeates,
who is a nonresident of the State
of Maryland, of the object and sub
stance Of this Bill, warning him to
be and appear in this Court, in
person or by solicitor, on or be-
fore the 18th day of December
1868, and to answer said Bill anc
abide by and perform such iecree
as may be passed therein.
CLAYTON X. WATKINS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County,
Maryland
Tf1ia Conv-Teet.