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e new ef the SOO ;c?e: ‘¢;cvi?eU, tut that he ceuveicf this te his "ife,
Narcissus Bregseu. Ptier te hit ceuvefeuee te his vife he aud whe had
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This deed fer thi; ec evl heure site iu 1902 ;ue l99$ vas net rece·Se§,
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Prem en te his iife, but his ‘ife tueu :h¤ centryei te Heu~y Clay iu
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if proper confitm my statement that the Wisconsin bteel Company Coee not
ono the proierty, hnvlng conveyed It one thzt TG should dlS—clolm.
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Hey letn, 1955.
Ir. B. E. Gelbreeth, Superintendent,
Bennsn, Ky.
Deer Sir1· Re: J. L. Branson Heirs — Wisconsin Steel Company.
On the létn, the court entered an order in tnis cese over»ruling
the plaintiffs’ motion to set uside the judgment herein.
This me ns tn·t the judgment entered et the lest term of court
is effective und tnet this case, in so fer es the Wisconsin Steel
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for the ssne pronerty and no doubt that Company till notify the
. International Hurvest r Company of the institution of the suit in
order to hold it uoon its tsrrsnty to the United btetes Qoel z Coke
Company sequin tie plaintiffs be successful. Ve, therefore, ere
still interested in the cnse.
Yours very truly,
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5/ 6/52- Nancy Shepherd vs. J. B. Galloway
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Mr. Forest D. Siefkin, General Attorney, o ·€@5
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Chicago, Ill. ,» ,j{
Dear Slrz- Re: J. L. Branson,et al. - J. B. Year? and U·S·C0&1-& I ,{§
Coke Company. t ;e__4g
You will note the enclosed copy of letter which I have written to Hrt _ »I.§
cms. G. iqiiddleton ono —A-mon will explain the oqtoomo of thls suit. I   gif
The Unlted States Coal 4 Coke Company gave to the International Harvester Ig
Company a notice of the pendency of the suit against it under the warrantyjii
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