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BOOK: 667 PAGE: 16
JEANNE WAGNER
LINCOLN COUNTY CLERK, KEMMERER, WY
THE STATE OF ·WYOM,INCt)
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COUNTY OF LINC.Or.N>
IN THE Dl$TRICT CQIJEiT
TETR DJIJPI CIAL ··DISTRl CT··
No. '4J26
EDWARD, LESOON ·.an<i JOEENLESOON
HusbandandWtfe
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A. P. WE¡'CHMAN, ARTHÜRP. WELCHMAN )
JENSK.JENSEN,LOUIST.BEE"8J}d )
if any o,r·· t,ht'}\.above....naI¡led ·ormentioneQ. )
are degeas~d.,.·tþ~nallof the'unknown )
heirs ,···~evlsèes,:legateef:i~d/.successorB )
of such deceased> pers'ons,and,allothsr- )
persons<unkn9wn·clalml;ng··.any,:,~,state' o~ )
interest in, ,or llen'uponthe'real. . )
property and'pr~mlses'whlcha~,ß the." )
subject matter of thlsactlon,·and )
are describß4 herein )
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PLAINTIFFS
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JUDGMENT
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This caus~having come onI'~gularlyfortrialthts"de.Y
upon the· COMPLAINT OFPLAINTTFFj the PlatntlffsbetngreWi'e.f:iented
in Court by theirattorneYJand the.ahove..name.dDef~ndf:1.nt$,being
represented by their dulyappointedattorney,E. J~ 'Herschler.
Thereupon Plaint iffs, by thei'r attorney, introduced ~vid<ence
in support of their cause. The Court being fullY advised in the
matter finds as follows:
That each and all of the Defendants havebeenclµ),Yand
regularly served with summons andpr'ooeBs inthisactlol'l/j,tp
the' manner and for the time as provided by law; that each and
all of the above-named Defendants pave failed to file'a:nn~nswer
or otherwise plead to Plaintiffs' Compla~Il1;; and ·tha:\J·eachof
said Defendants are in default for want
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pleading.
That defaults were duly and'
and entered bytheClerkofit,h~Dfst~lct Coµrt
District 1nand"""for.,the County of Lil1oo],n, State
the dec lara tlqn, taking, , a~cl.,~Ilt er i1'1:g of
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said, is herebyratAfteçl, ...9~nf1 ~.m.é~'..and
That the. Plaint tff€l hav-é:, Tad~~d
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6 how ingtha t it.is I10"t1al0W:n. wþet}:lÿranyof said Defe,I?-4r:µlt s
a.re.1~fan tS,.()~J':rlqqtI1Prtf:'nt 6';that"al thoughrnore'.,t~arlthlrty (3 oJ
days haV'~ .'~;I.å.pseci~s.tñåe·;thß,s'e.rvlce ..0fsummonsh~re.1xfµ.pon.. them, .
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said m.1n()rand'.11'lC'Qmpøt~,nt,,<urikn()wn heirs, legatees,. deylsf:'es
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and' credltor.sa:n.d·perspIlE!\1n1}n?wncla,imtnga::p.y. est~teor inter'e,st
in or 11en\lPQ21.?,s~id',~ealP!"opertyand. premlses.,',iSa1d Def,endants
have neglected to .apply for th,eappointment of a guard.1anad litem
in this'act.1on; that no appliqation for the appointment of such
guardian ad litem has been rnad.edby any relative or friend of
said m.1noror lncompetentdefendants,.,and. that.. saldm.1nor and
.1ncompetent Defendants have not, to the best of the knowledge
and .1nformat.1on of Plaintiffs, any general ortestamentaryguardia~
or guard.1ans within th.1s State.
That al thoughPla.1ntiffshave made a diligent ~fJ·.ort to do
so, they hav-e:'¡¡·ireen'·.'unable toascertaìnwhether or.no·t·.~l}.Yc of
above-named Defendants are in the military service of the
States, orar.e:.:se1!"v'ingJ',wt th the forces of any nation with
United states may be allied, and that they have reason to believe
and do bel.1eve, that if any of said Defendants are in such military
serv.1ce, their"ab.11ity to comply w.1 th any judgmentthat'mª,y be
rendered .1nt\th.1s cause .1s not materially impaired .oreffected,by
reason· of such serv.1ce; that byv.1r'tue of the afor~sa.idaffldavlt,
the Court made and entered an order here.1n appoint.1ngE. J. He,rschler,
a legally practicing attorney of th..1s Court, to represen:CQªid
m.1nor and .1ncoIT.1petent unknown De.fenda:nts, as their,guardlanetd
l.1tem, and to defend said action inthelr Þehalf,.aIld,a~;polntlng
said E. J. Herschler attorney' forandtorepresentallof,t}:le
above-named Defendants in the tortalof thisCªusean~au.thorlZed
him to appear and defend'sl;i,~~ ~Q"Clon,Jn the.1r behalf'",said··
appointment havingbeen.made. pursu~~. to the provlslonsof the
Soldiers' andSal10rs' Ci vilR~lie.t' Act; and that the said
J. Herschler, by virtueo:f-salç1a.ppptnt!IÍent.
herein,deny~ng the ..~11egat10Á~ ofPlalntlfFs'
Plaint lffsþave madf:'ª-:nd'fl];~4.þeforèseI''V:icebY
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on any Defendant herein was made; an.afftdavl t ,and has
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filed· at the time oCt rlalÞ~,t~t~.<,~p.~'l'rlÖr .toenþr¡y 9f<J¥~gmEmt,
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a fur.t~~.r·a{f·t4ªy:~..~.·,;·~hlcli f)~t~t,~fflg.ª:VIYS'$ta~~q.:.~bl?-1; ..~Þe.><res Ic.ien?~s"
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of all:of'the'Dèfend;a.ntßnameq.l:Uld mentioned tn::¡aldaOtton,lf1tylng"
and theIr unknown heirs, ·lE3.~ateef),d deXLs.ees,and credl tora, \tf.
,- deceased~and all other' peraonsunknownclalmlngany estate or
interest in, or lien. upon, the r~a.lproperty and premises
described in theComplaintherei:ri,are unknoym, and cannot with
reasonable dilIgence be ascertained and that service of.$urpmons
could not be made on said DefeIlcìants w;thlnthe" St'3teof Wyo.rning.
The Court further finds generally for the. Plaintiffs andagall')..st.'.,
the Defendants ,and each ·of tb,erp ; and that each and every
matter and thing of Plaintiffs' ·Complaint is true.
specifically finds that Lot 40f.Block
described>was at one time owned by one A. P. Welchmªn,. ..:Th$t
T heCpµrt:
said A. P~ Welchman conveyed his Interest in said
Al vin J. Wel.chman (A. J. Welchman), but that sald tnstrµment of
conveyance was lost or destroyed and never recorded. That said real
property and premises were thereafter conveyèd to Plaintiffs and their
predecessors in interest; and that Plaintiffs, by themselves and
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predecessors in interest·" have been in the actual, exclus ive, OPeA'i'
.notorious and adverse possession of sald realprÓpertyªndpre.ml~eª
for at least 42 years continuously next preceding the flltllg of
Complaint herein.
The Court further finds that Plaintiffs are
simple of the property and ¡:>remises described 1n
and hereinafter described; and that title in and
and premises should be forever'quletedin the
Plaintiffs' title should be d,eclaredvalld.
The attorne¡yfor.theDefend,ants,E. J. Hersch];~r ,he.v;lng
his consent thªtjUdglIl.ent
at any time convenient to ,the Court ~ithout
therefore:
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'IT IS HEREBY .ORPEijED..·'APJ"q"PQE;Ó AND DECREEp· that:.Eq,\01ªrd.
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Lf:j soon· 8,lJ.d ...J(j~e~L,e,soqn.,,'h\.\sbandªnd ··wl fe" the··Pl,a.lIl.tlff 3·a,þove-
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named, . a:re·'thèowne~'~:l:p..feeslmple oftheroll,ow1ng··de~Q:r1.bed.·
real propertYI:lIldp\emilieli,t()wlt.:
,. Lot's Thriee {.3J'·'andFoL\r, ,..(.4) of Bloc,k·Flye'··'··(.5)·· ,..of' the
Town ofqroyer '. ..cpµntý·.·.'of',Llnc Óln, s tate,'ot"WY0tI1111g,aßi"S$1d.
lots·· are...surveyed,platt.ed!indrecorded,'ln'the' Orflce'of
the County GlerkandEx...OfflClo Register of Deeds tnand
for.". the.Gcn~ntyof,L'incolIl,State ....ofWyomlng, ·togethe:r<wlth
all wa,terrlg.ht 3" '1 mP1?o,V'ement s~aAd,'a ppµcrtenances, "t.hepe em,
and inc1udlIlg'orieshare 'of,'waterin thè'GroverD()rnesttc
water' rights '
That the Defendants, whether known or unknow:rl,andeachof,them,
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and all personscla'tmi!lg under them, ha.ve .noright, title,"e 3,tate
or interest in or to ,or llenupon, the sa.ld real .proper~y;aJ1Q,
premises, herefnftb.ôve'describ.ed; thattl1e title in and to the
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said real property and premises befo.rever quieted in the Plaintl,ff~
and ,:a,gá:tJist>.the Defendants; and that the De fendaIlts,wheth~l'~own .
or unknown, a,nd each of them, and" all per so AS claiming uIlQ,er them
are hereby forever barred .from claiming ora.ssert ing any right t
title, estate or interest whatever lnand to, or claim upon, said
real property and premises, and are hereby forever barred from
claiming or asserting any right ,title"estate or lnterestwhatever,
in and to, or claim upon, saldreal 'J?.rppert.y:andpremises.. adverse
to Plaintiffs.
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DONE IN OPEN COURT
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