Of Interest To Washtenaw

The decisión of Judge Swan, ot the United States court, in the case of George Lant vs. Charles H. Manly, adrninistrator of the estáte of Elijah W. Morgan, deoeased, and Lucy S. Parker, executrix of the estáte of Franklin L. Parker, is one that excites great interest in this city, inasnmch as it affeots the titles of much property in Washtenaw county and ends a large ainouut of Jitigation. The decisión passé" upon a claim George Laut, sr. , pretended to have against the estáte of Elijah W. Morgan. In 18?:i E. W. Morgan gave to Hattie Eames three notes, two for fhe suin of $1,000 each and oae for $1,333, able eigbteen months aftbr date. These notes were indorsed in 1876 by the payee to the cninplainaut. Lant in 1887 recoverod judgment against Morgan for $5,882.73. Morgau was fiuauoially embarrassed and Lant did nofc press the judgment. Ia February, 1891, Lant brought action in the United States oourt on this judgment. A writ of attachnaent was taken out and levied on a very large aruount of described property in Washtenaw couaty. then in the possession of Judge E D.Kinne and Otis C. Johnson, Morgan's and Parker's executors. Morgan died in 189a, when Lant's attorneys pushed the case. In 1893 Charles H. Mauly was appointed adnrinistrator of the Morgan estáte and suit was renewed in the United States court aguinst liim as exuecutor. Jadginent was jendered in the amonui of $8,702.20. Execution was taken out and property levied upon to the ainount of over a rnillion dollars, which included the postoffice site and every piece of property Morgan had ever had any connection with, as owuer, in fee, or by tax title or otherwise. Most of the property levied upon had been owned by the oceupants a long term of years, and their title was apparently unquestioued. The bill filed by Lant alleges tbat he had reason to believe that the esmte of Morgan had property which the plaiutifï hart been uun'ole to reach by executiou aul that the exeontora bad personal porperty ia vvhich the Morgan estáte was beuefieially iiiterested, and they asked for a disuovery from the defeudauts' executors for the parpóse of findiag out what property was so held. Judge Swan fouud for the def'endant. The decisión is a very ïeugthy oue aud [ removes uil doubt to title of property affected by the suit.