Source: George Wakefield Estate in Court

Description:

Semi Weekly Iowegian, Centerville, Iowa, February 14, 1908, page 1.

Retrieved from Community History Archive on 12/12/2017.

http://centerville.advantage-preservation.com/search/site

transcript:

LAW SUIT OVER FEW DOLLARS

GEORGE WAKEFIELD ESTATE IS NOW IN COURT

IS A FIGHT FOR POSSESSION

Left a Couple Horses and Few Other Belonging and Big Law Suit is the Outcome of the Troubles

When George Wakefield died following injury received from a gun shot wound he left a couple horses and a few other articles of small value, which the district court and 12 jurors are now called on to distribute to the proper parties. Before he died he made a bill of sale to his brother James. Randall Wakefield was appointed administrator, made some claim on the stuff, did not get it, and later L. L. Taylor was made administrator. Replevin proceedings were brot to get the stuff and now court and jury are hearing the evidence, Howell & Elgin represent Mrs. Wakefield the mother of George, and his brother Randall. W. H. Sanders represents James, to whom it ia reported the bill of sale was made so the property could be given to the children of the deceased.

Type: Public Announcement

Date: 1908-02-14

URL: http://www.etherton.net/S1229 - 1908georwake.pdf

Pages that use this source:

George Ganus Wakefield

James Hezekiah Wakefield

Randell Fisher Wakefield


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