Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-20


filed herewith and marked
Plaintiffs Exhibit No. 1; that
the Plaintiff, Edith Reynolds
Keleher, being a niece of Har-
riett Reynolds, deceased, and
that on the 9th day of June,
1925, she received a deed of
conveyance from John Gardner,
Treasurer, conveying certain
lot, situate, lying and being in
Montgomery County, Mary
land, and being designated as
Lot 10, in Block % of a sub
division known as "Glen Echo
Heights" which deed is duly
recorded among the Land
Records of Montgomery County,
Maryland, in Liber 374 at Folio
349, the original deed is filed
herewith and marked Plaintiffs
Exhibit No. 2. That on the
same date the Plaintiff received
another deed from John Gard
ner, Treasurer, conveying Lot Z,
Block 16 of the subdivision
known as "Glen Echo Heights"
which is duly recorded among
the Land Records of Montgom-
cry County, Maryland, in Liber
374 at Folio $50, the original
deed is filed herewith and
marked Plaintiffs Exhibit No.
8; that Edith Reynolds Keleher
is the owner of said lots men
toned and described in the
above by virtue of said deeds
from John Gardner, Treasurer,
that Edith Reynolds Keleher
has been constructive and peace.
able possession of said land
under cover of title as afore.
said and under claim of right
by reason of open, notorious
and adverse possession and oc.
cupation or constructive occupa.
ton of said lots for more Shan
20 years; that there has arisen
some question as to the validity
of the title, wherefore, this suit
is brought in order to have this
Honorable Court quiet or re
move any such cloud from said
title, or determine any such adj
verse claim or claims which
any person may have or claim
to have in said lots; that no
action has been taken by any
of the unknown heirs, deviSees
or personal representatives OF
Harriet Reynolds, deceased, to
enter upon or recover said land
for more than 20 years, imme
diately preceding the filing OF
this suit; that no action at law
or proceedings in equity is now
pending by the unknown heirs
devisees or personal represen
tatives to enforce or test the
validity of their outstanding
claims; that said claim OF
claims have not been and are
not now being actively asserted
and that the unknown heirs, de
visees or personal representa-
tives of Harriet Reynolds, de
ceased, are the sole persons
who could claim or are claimed
to have any outstanding rights
in and to said lots hostile to the
Plaintiffs rights.
WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff
prays; That this Honorable
Court pass decree declaring
that the Plaintiff has absolute
ownership and the right of dis
position of said Lots 10, ir
Block % and Lot z, Block 16 OF
a subdivision known as "Gler
Echo Heights" and more par
ticularly described in Plaintiffs
Exhibit No. 2 & 3; that this
Honorable Court pass a decree
enjoining the Defendants, Their
heirs, devisees or personal rep
resentatives from asserting any
claim of ownership or interest
in said lots or any part thereof
by an action at law or other
wise.
And for such other and fur
Their relief as her cause may
require.
1T is THEREUPON, this
26th day of June, 1861, by the
Circuit. Court for Montgomery
County, Maryland. Sitting as a
Court of Equity, ORDERED
that the Plaintiff cause a copy
of this Order to be inserted in
some newspaper, published in
Montgomery County, Maryland
once a week for four successive
weeks before the oath day OF
July, 1861, giving notice to the
unknown heirs, devisees and
personal representatives of Har.
riett Reynolds, deceased, of the
object and substance of the said
Bill of Complaint, and warning
them to file their initial plead,
ings on or before the 25th day
of August, 1861, to show cause,
as any may have, why a decree
should not be passed as prayed.
CLAYTON K. WATKINS
Clerk of the Circuit Court
For Montgomery County
Maryland
True Copy-Test;
CLAYTON X. WATKINS
Clerk lt-627-7-2O