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2, All of the Defendants are persons believed to be long since dcceased, and
the identities and wherenbouts of their heirs, successors or nssigns, if uny, nre unknown,
3, The Defendants were in possession of the premises to be described
hereafter at one time,
4, The PlainlifTis the present owncr ofsllid prcmiscs by viJ1uc oflln
unrecorded deed, und hilS been in possession of the prcmiscs sincc ubout 1867,
5, The IlInd to bc dcscribed hcrcuncr \Vus at onc timc thc propcl1y of the
Defendnnts us set f0l1h hcreaftcr in the recited chllin of litlc,
6, Title to suid IlInd cunnot be trnced from Jnmcs S, Stell'ellllnd Agnes C,
StelTell, his wife, to Empire Hook & Luddcr Compuny by rellson of a succession of
unrecorded deeds,
7, The premises hereafter dcscrihed WIIS a p0l1ion of n tract consisting of the
westelll one-hnlfoflot 122 and the castelli one-hlllfoflot 114 liS shown on the original
genernl plnn oflots of the Plan ofCnrlisle, Cumberlnnd County, Pennsylvunin, nnd was
conveyed, to the best of the infollnution, knowledge und bclicf of PlnintiIT, nccording to
the following chnin of title:
A. Deed from Jumes Neul. Esquire. Sherilf of Cumberland County, to
Jnmes Noble, intrust for his mother. Murguret Noble. his sister "\'lurgarel Noble,
his sisler E1izllbelh Noble, his sistcr t\hll)' Noble. his sisler Elennor Noble, nnd his
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brothel' Willinm Noble, dnted April 12, 1823, nnd rccordcd in Cumbcrlnnd County
Sherill's Deed Book "13", Pnge 38, nnd in Cumbcrlnnd County Deed Book "II",
Volume I, Pnge 234, According to deed recordcd in Cumberlnnd County Deed
Book "NN", Volume I, Pnge 346, the snid Mnrgnret Noble (mother) died n widow
nnd intestnte lellving issue consisting of scvcn childrenlltthc timc of hcr denth, to
wit: Mnrgnret Noble, ElizlIbeth Noble, Willinm Noblc, Jnmes Noble, Frnncis
Noble, MillY Noblc (intcllnllrricd with Thomlls Lcc nnd thcrcllftcr known ns MillY
Lee) nnd Elellnor Noblc (intennnrricd with Dnnicll. Armstrong nnd thcrcnfter
known ns E1ennor Allnstrong),
13, By deed dnted Novcmber I, 1854, lInd recordcd in Cumberlnnd
County Deed Book "F", Volume 2, Pnge 150, the snid Mnrgnret Noble (sister of
Jnmes Noble), Elizllbeth Noble, MillY (Noble) Lec nnd Thomns Lee, her husbnnd,
gl'llnled nnd conveyed their interest in snid trnclto Willinm Noblc,
C, Aftcr n diligent senrch of the records in the Office ofthe Recorder of
Deeds in nnd for Cumberlnnd Connty, PlllintifThns locnlcd no deeds whereby
Jnmes Noble, individunlly or liS Trustcc, Elcnnor Noble, nlso known ns Elennor
Allnstrong, nnd Willilllll Noblc convcycd thcir ClJnilllble 01' leglll interests in the
premises, Additionlllly, Illler n diligent scnrch, Plllinlirf hils fonnd no estnte
proceedings whercby thc intcrcst of thcsc individunls mllY hllvc dcsccnded by
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testllte or intestllte succession.
D, Therellfier, by Order of the 011lhllns COUl1 of CU\IIberlllnd County
dllted August 10, 1858, IInd entered in O'llhons C01ll1 Doeket 14, Poge 30 I, Robert
Moorc, odministl'lltor of the Estote ofWilliOln Noble, wos directed to sell the
premises, By further Ordcr of the Ol]lhons Court of CUlllberlnnd County dotcd
December 21, 1858, ond entercd in O'llhllnS C01ll1 Docket 14, ot Poge 357, thc
solc ofthc premises hy thc sllid odministrotor to Georgc S, Smith wos con tinned.
E. No deed wos recorded to clTcct thc solc dcscribed in thc preceding
subporogroph D, ond no fUl1her chllin of title IIppClUS of rccord for the premises
which is the subject moiler of this octionllnd which is described in Porogroph 8,
herein.
P. In 1867, PlnintilT WIlS grollted fee simple title to the wcstCI11 onc-holf
of Lot 122 liS obovc rcfcrcnced. which weslcl11 onc-holf frontcd 0 width of 30 fcct
on Wcst Pomfrct Strcct IInd cxtcndcd nt cven depth 240 feet to Chnpcl Avenue nt
thc renr,
G, Therellner, Plnintiff conveyed the southel11 one-hnlf of the wcstel11
one-hnlf of Lot 122, being IItroct of Innd contoining 0 width of 30 feet IInd
cxtcnding nt evcn width II depth of 120 fcct to ('1m pc I Avcnuc, to W. S. Woods by
deed dnted June 26, 11171, nnd rccl1I'dcd in Cumbcrlllllll County Dccd Book "D",
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Volume 3, Page 504.
\-I, This last mentioned deed recites that the prcmises conveyed to W. S,
Woods by PlaintilTwas a pRl1 of the slime lot of ground which John Mcll and Ann
Mell, his wife, by their decd dllted r...ll1rch 31, 18601, conveycd to Bcnjamin F,
Atkinson, IInd which lot Bcnjllmin F, Atkinsonllnd COl'llclill Atkinson, his wife, by
their deed dated Mllrch 31, 1865, conveyed unto Jllmcs S, StClTclt; nnd which
James S. StelTclt and Agncs C. StelTclt, his wifc, by thcir dced dllted May 28,
1867, conveyed to said Empire \'Iook & Ladder Com pliny, PlaintilTherein, None
of these deeds arc of record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cumberland
County, The n0l1helll one-hiliI' of the wcstelll one-half of lot 122, which is the
premises subject to this Aetionto Quiet Title, is herellfier described IInd is
believed to be the remaining portion of the lot of ground granted and conveyed to
PlaintilTby Jamcs S, StelTclt and Agncs C. Stel1'elt, his wifc,
8. F1II1her evidcnce of the convcyancc of the hcrcinatier described tract of
land from James S, Stell'etl and Agnes C. StCITCtl, husbllnd IInd wifc, to Elllpirc Hook &
Ladder Company appellrs of record in the Office of the Rccordcr of Deeds inllnd for
Cumberland County by vil1ue of a m0l1gllgc fromthc slIid Empire Hook & Llldder
Compllny to the Carli sic Trust Compllny dlltcd Novcmbcr 17, II) II, and rccorded in
M0I1gllge Book 65, Page 153, whcrcby thc subjcct prcmiscs, togcthcr with prcmiscs
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immcdinlcly to the renr, werc incumbered under thc tcnns nnd conditions therein sct
forth; thc rccitnl to thc prcmises thcrcin described rccitcs thnt thc cntirc lrnct wns
composed of two lots ofgl'Ound one of which wns convcycd to Empire Hook & Lnddcr
Compnny by dccd of Jnmcs S. Stcllellllnd wifc dntcd Mny 28, 1867, which lot of ground
is the hercinnficr describcd trnct.
9, Thc following is n dcscription of Innd to which Plnintiff clnims titlc:
ALL THAT CERTAIN improvcd trnet of Innd sitnlltc in thc Borough of
Cnrlislc, Cumbcrlnnd County, Pcnnsylvllnin, morc pnrticulnrly bonndcd nnd
dcscribed ns follows:
Boundcd on thc n0l1h by WcstPomfrct Strect; on the cnst, by othcr Innd of
Empirc Hook & Lnddcr Compnny, being 36 WcstPomfrct Strcet; onthc wcst by
lnnd now or fOllncrly of Pcrcy R, Rnudnbnugh nnd Emmn Mnc Rnudnbnugh,
husbnnd nnd wifc, bcing42 Wcst Pomfrct Strcct; nnd on thc south by Innd of the
snid Empirc Hook & Lnddcr Company. Thc said trnct of Innd contnins n width of
30 fcct on Wcst romfrct Strect lInd cxtcnds nt cvcn width n distnncc of 120 fcct to
thc rcnr, nnd is known liS nllllnumbcrcd 38 WcstPomfrct Strcct, Cnrlislc,
Pcnnsylvnnin.
WlIImEFOnE, Plninlilrprnys Your Ilonornblc Court to cntcr njudgmcnt or
dccrcc lIPonthc Dcfendnnts, nnd ench of thcir rcspcctivc hcirs, devisccs, pcrsonal
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EMPIRE HOOK & LADDER COMPANY
PlnintilT
v,
JAMES NOBLE, Individunlly nnd
ns Tmstee for MARGARET NOBLE,
his mother, ELlZABETII NOBLE,
MARY NOBLE,nlso known ns MARY
LEE, MARGARET NOBLE, his
sister, ELEANOR NOBLE, nlso
known ns ELEANOR ARMSTRONG nnd
WILLIAM NOBLE; FRANCIS NOBLE,
ELEANOR NOBLE, also known as
ELEANOR ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM
NOBLE, GEORGE S. St\-IlTlI, JOHN
MELL nnd ANN MELL, his wife,
BENJAMIN F, ATKINSON nnd
CORNELIA ATKINSON, his wife,
JAMES S, STERRETT and AGNES C.
STERRETT, his wife, their
heirs, devisees, personnl
representntives, successors
and assigns,
Defendnnts
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA
NO, 96- ..' (. ~ d CIVIL TERM
OIUlEn OF Il1lULlCA 1'ION
AND NOW, TO WIT: May 1'(, 1996, upon considcrntion of the foregoing
motion, the PlnintilT, Empirc ('look & Lnddcr Company, is grnntcd Icavc to make service
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of the Complaint on thc Dcfcndnnts, thcir hcirs, dcvisccs, pcrsonal rcprcscntntives,
succcssors and assigns, by publication onc timc in thc Cumbcrland Lnw Joulllal and The
Scntincl.
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Defendnnts nre nil persons who, nttimes prior to 1867, had nn ownership interest in the
renl estnte which is the subjectmnller of this nction; lhllt nil Defendllnts lire dend, dnte of
denlh unknown, nnd the heirs, devisees, personnl representatives, successors nlld nssigns
of snid Defendants nre unknown; thnt becnuse of the passage of a period of time in excess
of one hundred-thirty years, further inl]uily or invesligntionto loente the heirs, devisees,
personnl representntives, successors and assigns of nil of said persons would involve
extrnordinnry time nnd expense; nnd thnl further inl]uily into cUITenl sources of
infonllntion would be difficult, ifnot impossible,
Swom nnd subscribed to before me
this ~dny of~ ,1996.
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Notnry Public
Nolarial Seal
Susan K_ Gu)'\:,r, Notary Publlo
Carlmlo Dero, Cumborlsnd County
My Commle.;QII El~II.. Gep!, 4, ,gOO
tJl1~tr, 'f1nl{ "'lInli1 liIOc.i.. l.'" 0 011'"
BY'~~/~
Edwurd L. Sehoqlll. Esquire
EMPIRE HOOK & LADDER COMPANY
PlllintiIT
IN TIlE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA
v,
JAMES NOI3LE, Individulllly IInd
ns Tl1lstcc for MARGARET NOBLE,
his mothcr, ELIZABETH NOBLE,
MARY NOI3LE, nlso known ns MARY
LEE, MARGARET NOBLE, his
sislcr, ELEANOR NOBLE, IIlso
known liS ELEANOR ARMSTRONG IInd
WILLIAM NOI3LE; FRANCIS NOI3LE,
ELEANOR NOBLE, III so kllownlls
ELEANOR ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM
NOBLE, GEORGE S. SMITH, JOliN
MELL nnd ANN MELL, his wire,
BENJAMIN F. ATKINSON IInd
CORNELIA ATKINSON, his wife,
JAMES S, STERRETT IInd AGNES C,
STERRETT, his wife, their
heirs, devisccs, pcrsonlll
reprcscnllllives, successors
nnd nssigns,
NO, 96- ;26.23 CIVIL TERM
Dcfcndllnts
COMPI.AINT IN ACTION TO OlllET TITLE
NOW COM ES, thc PlllinlifT, El1lpirc Hook & Llldder COl1lpllny, by IInd through
its IIttOI1lCYS, Lllndis, Black & Schorpp, IInd liles the wilhin Complllinl in Action to Quict
Tille bllsed upon the following:
I, The Plllintifr, El1lpire Ilook & Llldder Com pliny, is IIn incOl'porntcd
(lennsylvllnillnon-prolit volunleer lire cOl1lpllny with princiPll1 oflices III 38 Wcst (lomfret
Slreel, Cllrlislc, ClIl11hcrlllnd Counly, Pennsylvllnill.
2, All of thc Dcfcndllnts IIrc pcrsons hclicvcd to hc long sincc dCCCllscd, IInd
the identities IInd whcrcllbouts of thcir heirs, succcssors 01' IIssigns, if any, arc unknown,
3, The Dcfcndants wcrc in posscssion ofthc prcmiscs to bc dcscribcd
hcrcancr at one timc.
4. The Plaintiff is thc prcscnt owncr of soid Jlrcmiscs by virtuc of IIn
unrccordcd dccd, and has bccn in posscssion ofthc prcmiscs sincc IIbout 1867,
5, Thc IlInd to bc dcscribcd hcrclllicr WIlS lit onc timc thc propcrly of thc
Defendants as sel f0l1h hcrcllftcr inthc rccitcd cllllin of tillc.
6, Titlc to 5aid land cannot be trllccd from Jamcs S. SlcncH nnd Agncs C.
StencH, his wifc, to Empirc Hook & Lnddcr Compnny by rcason of II succcssion of
unrecordcd dccds,
7. Thc prcmises hcrcancr dcscribcd wns n portion of n tmct consisting of the
wcstCI11 one-hlllf of lot 122 nnd thc cnstcrn onc-hnlf orlot 114 ns shown onthc originnl
gencrnl plnn of lots of thc PIlIn ol'Cnrlislc, Cumbcrlnml Connty, Pcnnsylvnnill, nnd was
conveyed, to the bcst of thc inforl1lntion, knowlcdgc IIml bclicf of PllIintiff, according to
the following chain of title:
A. Dccd from Jamcs Ncal, Esquirc, ShcrifTofCumherland County, to
Jnmcs Nohlc, in trust Ii.lr his mothcr, MlIrgnrcl Nohle, his sislcr MlIrgllrcl Noble,
his sistcr Eliznhclh Nohlc, his sislcr Mill)' Nohlc. his siSlcr Elcnnor Nohlc, nnd his
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brothcr Willilllll Noblc, dlltcd April 12. IK2:1, IInd rccordcd in Cnmhcrlllnd County
Shcrin's Dccd Book "B", PlIgc :lK, IInd in Cumbcrlllnd County Dccd Book "II".
Volumc I, I'lIgc 2:14, According to dccd rcconlcd in Cumbcrlllllll Counly Dccd
1300k "NN". Vohllnc I, I'lIgc :1,16, thc slIid t\'ll1rgllrct Noblc (mothcr) dicd II widow
IInd illtcstlltc ICllvillg issuc consislillg of scvcn childrcnllt thc timc of hcr dCllth, 10
wit: MlIrgllrct Noblc, EIi7.lIbclh Noblc, Willillm Noblc, Jllmcs Nohlc, Fl'lIncis
Noblc, t\'ll1ry Nohlc (inlcl'Illlll'I'icd wilh TholllllS Lcc IInd thcrcllftcr kllown liS Mmy
Lcc) IIIIlI E1cllllor Noblc (intcrmlllTicd wilh DlInicll. Armstrong IIl1d thcrcllftcr
knowlI ns Elcnnor Allnstrollg).
13, By dccd dlltcd Novclllhcr I, I K5'1. IIllllrccordcd ill ClIlIlbcrllllld
County Dccd Book "F", Volulllc 2. Pllgc 150. lhc snid t\'ll1rgllrcl Noblc (sislcr of
Jmncs Noblc), E1i7.lIbcth Noble, MlIry (Noblc) Lcc IIl1d Thomlls Lce. her husbnnd,
gl'llnlcd nnd eonvcycd Ihcir intcrcst in slIid tmclto Willillm Noblc.
C. Ancr II diligcnl sCllrch oflhc rccords inlhc OOkc ofthc Rccorder of
Dceds in nud for CUlllhcrlllnd County, I'llIilltlO' hils loclltcd no decds whcrcby
Jmncs Noblc, iudividulllly or liS Trustcc, Elcllnor Noblc, IIIS11 known liS Elcllnor
Al1nstrong, IInd Willinlll Noblc convcycd thcir clJuitnblc or Icgnl intcrcsts in thc
prcmiscs. Additionally. IIncr a diligcnt scarch, I'llIilllilThlls found 110 cst lite
IlI'occcdings whcreby Ihc illlcrcstof Ihcsc illdividullls mllY hllvc dcscclldcd hy
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lcstlllc or intcstlllC sncccssion,
D. Thcrcllftcr, by Orucr of thc Orphllns Court of Cumhcrland Connty
ulllcd Augnsl 10, 1858, nnu cntcrcd in Orphllns Court Dockct 14, I'lIgc 30 I, Robcl1
Moorc, ndminisll'lllor of Ihc Eslntc of Willinm Noblc, wns dircctcd to scllthc
prcmiscs, By furthcr Ordcr ofthc O'llhllnS Court ofCumhcrlnnd Connty dntcd
Dcccmbcr 21, 1858, nnd cntcrcd in Orphnns Conrl Dockct 14, ntl'ngc 357, thc
snlc of thc prcmiscs by thc snid IIdministrntor to Gcorgc S. Smith WIIS continncd.
E. No dccd WIIS rccordcd to cffcctthc slllc dcscribcd inthc prcccding
snbplll'llgrnph D. nnu no f1ll1hcr chnin of titlc nppcnrs of rccord for thc prcmiscs
which is thc snbjcctmnllcr of this nClion nnd which is dcscrihcd inl'nrngl'l\ph 8,
hcrcin,
F. In 1867. I'lnintilTwns grnntcu fcc simplc titlc to thc wcstCI1l one-hnlf
of Lot 122 ns abovc rcfcrcnccd, which wcstCI1l onc-hnlf frontcd n width of 30 fcet
on Wcst I'omfrct Strcct nnu cxtcnucd nl c\'cn dcpth 240 fcclto Chllpcl Avcnnc nt
thc rcnr.
G. Thcrcnncr, I'lnintin'con\'cycd lhc southcrn onc-hnlfofthc wcstCn!
onc-hnlf of Lot 122, bcing all'llcl of IlInd contnining II width of 30 fcct nnd
cxtcnding lit cven width II depth nf 120 fCClto Chnpcl Avcnnc, to \V, S. Woods by
dccd dnted Junc 26, I R71, IIIllI reconled in C'nmhcrlllnd Connty Deed Book "0",
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Volumc 3, Page 504.
\-I, This Inslmcnlioned dccd rcciles Ihnlthe premises conveyed 10 W. S.
Woods by PlninliITwas n parI oflhc snmc 10lofgrouIHI which John Mellnnd Ann
Mcll, his wifc, by thcir dced dnted Mnrch 31, 18M, eonvcyed 10 Bcnjmnin F.
Alkinson, nnd which 101 Bcnjllmin F. Atkinsonllnd Contelin Atkinson, his wirc, by
Ihcir dccd dnlcd Mnreh 31, 1865, conveycd unlo JlImcs S. SlcrrclI; IInd which
Jalllcs S, Slcl1'CII and Agncs C. SlcnclI, his wifc, by Iheir dced dnlcd Mny 28,
1867, convcycd 10 said Empirc \-look & LlIddcr COlllpnny, (llainliO'hcrcin. Nonc
oflhcse deeds nre or record inlhe Ollicc oflhc Rccordcr of Dccds of Cumbcrland
Counly. The norlhcnt one-hnlf of the wcslern onc-hlllf orIot 122, which is Ihe
prcmises subjccllo Ihis Action 10 QlIicl Tille, is hcrenftcr dcscrihcd nnd is
bclicved 10 bc Ihe rcmnining porlion of Ihc 101 or ground granlcd nnd conveyed 10
Plainliffby Jl\Ines S. Slencllnnd Agncs C. Slerrcll, his wifc.
8. Further evidcncc of lhc convcynnce of Ihc hcreinnHer describcd lracl of
land from Jamcs S. Stcll'CII and Agncs C. Stcll'Cll, husbnnd nnd wifc, 10 Empirc Ilook &
Lnddcr COlllpnny nppcnrs of rccord in thc Ollicc of thc Rccordcr of Dccds in nnd for
Cumbcrlnnd Counly hy virtue of nmortgngc fhllll the snid Empire Ilook & Lnddcr
Compnny to Ihc Carlisle Tl'lIst Compnny dnted Novembcr 17, 1911, nnd rccordcd in
M0I1gage Book 65, (lnge 15:1, whcreby Ihc suhjcct premiscs. togelhcr wilh JlI'emiscs
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immcdinlcly to thc rcnr, wcrc incumbcrcd undcr thc tCllns IlIHI conditions thcrcin sct
f0l1h; thc rccitnlto thc prcmiscs thcrein dcscribcd recitcs thntthc entirc tmct WlIS
composcd of two lilts Ill' ground one Ill' which WlIS conveycd tll Empirc 1IIIIIk & LlIddcr
Compllny by dced of Jnmcs S, StcITellllnd wifc dllted MlIY 2R, IR67, which lot of ground
is the hereinllfter dcscribcd tmct.
9, The following is II description of 11Ind to which Plllintiff clllims titlc:
ALL TIIAT CERTAIN improvcd tmcl of 11Ind sitnlltc inthc Borough of
ClIrlislc, Cumbcrlllnd Connty, Pcnnsylvllnill, mlll'c pllrticnlllrly bonndcd lInd
dcscribed liS follows:
Boundcd on thc n0l1h by \Vcst Pomli'el Street; onthc cllst, by other 11Ind of
Empirc Ilollk & LlIddcr CIIIIlPllllY, bcing:l6 Wcst Pllmli'ct Strcct; IInthc west hy
land now or fOllnerly of Pcrcy R. Rllndllbllugh OIHI Emmn Mac Rnudllbllugh,
husbllnd and wife, being 42 West Pomfret Street; lInd onthc south by land ofthc
said Empire Ilook & Lllddcr Company, The said tmcl of IlInd contains a width of
30 fcct on West Pomfrcl Streetllnd extcnds lit evcn width II distllncc of 120 feet to
thc rCllr, and is known as IInd numbcred :lR WCSI Pomli'ct Strect. Cllrlisle,
Pcnnsylvania,
WIIEltEFORE, Plllintiffpl'llYs Your Ilonllmhlc Comito cntcr II judgment or
dccrcc upon the Dcfcndllnts, lI11d cllch IIftheir rcspcctivc hcirs, dcvisccs, personlll
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VERIFICATION
I vcriry Ihnt Ihc stlltcmcnts contniucd hcrciullrc truc IInd currcct. I
uuderslnlHllhnt rlllsc stnlclllcnts hcrcinnrc IIllldc subjcclto thc pcnllltics of III Pn,C,S,A.
~4904, relllting 10 UUSWOI1\ lillsilicllliunlo nllthOl'itics,
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Presidcnt
Empirc Ilook & Lnddcr COIllPIlUY
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Empire Hook (, (,adder Company
-vs-
James Noble et al
In the Court of Common Pleas of
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
No 96-2623 Civil 1996
Action To Quiet Title In Publication
R. Thomas Kline, Sheriff who being duly sworn according to law, says he
he served the within Action To Quiet Title In Publication, in the following
mannerl
Publication was made by the Sheriff ono time as commanded by the
notice in The Cumberland Law Journal, a journal published in the Borough of
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and The Evening Sentinel, a
newspaper published in the Borough of Carlisle, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania.
Notice was published in The Cumberland Law Journal one time on the
date of July 19, 1996. Proof of publication is hereto attached.
Notice was published in The Evening Sentinel one time on the date of
July 15, 1996. Proof of publication is hereto attached
So Answers:
Sheriff's Costs:
Docketing
Surcharge
Law Journal
The Sllntinel
Publica tion
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24.00
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116.25
84.50
15.00
$ 241.75
R. Thomas Kline, Sheriff
pd. by atty
8-2-96
Sworn and SUbscribed To Before Me
This ?f~ Day of (lq ,.'-
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1996, A.D. '-- ....jc<--(,. )ll....:l<--, '-7"7
Pr htlnotary
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NOTICE
COlUIIIOI1\\'t"ullh of ITnnfiyh'unln
In the Cuurt ur CUlUmun I'lrnM or
CUl1llwrlnllC1 CIUIIlI)'. 1't!luulyl\'lIIllu
Chil UI\1Hlun-l.lIw
NlI, IHI,2112:1 Civil 1'rnn
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1.Allm:11 COMPANY
v,
.1^M~:S NOIl1.~;. IlIlllvhlnlllly 11I111
liS 1'n,sl<<, fllr MAIIOAJU-:T Nom.",
his 1Il1llhor. ~:1.17.A1I~:TI1 NOIll.~:.
MAllY Nom.~;. lib", klll",llll"
MAllY I.~:E, MAIIO^IU....,. NOIll.I;,
his slslor, EI."-'\NOII NOIII.~:, IIlsll
knllwn 110 EI."ANOII AIIMb-nlONG
ond WlI.I.IAM NOIII.E: FIIANCIS
NOIII.~:, ~;I.EANOII Nom.E. 01010
kn""ll .. EI.EANOII AIlMb-nIONG,
WII.UAM NOIILE, GEOIIGE 5,
SMITII, JOliN MELI. ond ANN
MEI.I.. his wife, IIENJMUN F.
^11\INSON ond COIINEI.IA
^11\INSON, his wife, JMlES S,
STEIlIIE1T ond AGNES C.
STEIIJIE1T, his wife, U,olr hdlll
dn1aees, l)er&onnl representnU\'t"8,
R\lCrrS80rB and osslgns
ACTION m QUIET"".E
'IU JMlEb NOIII.E el 01.. 1'IIEIII
IIEIII5 ANIl I\SSIONS:
You ore nouned thnt on Ordrr has
1.)tt11 rnlrred nn June 8. 1000. dlre('l'
In" Ihol ,,1lhlnlhlrty 130) dllYs oner
this puhlll'uUon yuu shull r.ollll11("l1r('
1111 nrUun of cJrc'tmrnt n~nlnst till!
Pll\lnllff or I)rlng uUlt'r nppnllu1nte
lH'tlcm or I~ rUIT\'t'r ham...l from nit.
8t'rth11t uny 11"111, IIl'n. 1IIIr nr IlltrR'st
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nnd drHcrlbrd 118 (ullnws:
I1muulrcl un tllr nurth hy \\'MlI
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IInny. hrhlR :)0 WrKt PUl1Ifrrl Slrrrt;
UII the wr81 hy hUHI now or funnrrly
uf Pl'n)' It 1t1ludllbnuWl nml EIIIIIIII
Milt' IbHulnhlluj,th, hll~hall(l unci wtft',
he'llI" 4:l WrHt PUlllfrrt SIft't't: oml UII
the &JlIlh hy Innd of the Huld fo:lI1ph-e
Hook lit l..adclrr Cumllony. TIle Hald
lrut't of Inncl roulntus II Width of 30
frt., un \\-'toHI Pcnnfrrl Street nnd cox.
Irlllh" nt r\TII w1dlh n dlstonce of ) 20
(n't 10 the rt"Uf. !Iud Js knuwn 118 nrut
lIulIlhrrc'fl :IS Wrst I'um(rrl Stfl"t't.
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J4undls, lUurk & SchorI'll
Attuntrys for PlntntJff
36 South J Innovcr SlJTrt
Curllslr. Prlllutylvnnlu 17013
July 19
.
PROPF OF PUBLICATION
Statl) of Pennsylvania.
County of Cumberland.
as:
Beverly A. Brewer, Classified AdVisor of THE SENTINEL,
of Ihe Counly and Stato aforosald, bolng duly sworn, doposos ond says Ihal THE SENTINEL, a nowspapor of
goneral circulation In Ihe Borough 01 Carllslo, County and Slato aforosald, was ostabllshod Docomber 13th,
1881, since which dato THE SENTINEL has boon rogularly Issuod In said County, and Ihat Ihe prlntod notice
or publication allachod horoto Is oxactly Iho sarno as was prlntod and publlshod In tho roular odlllons and
Issuos of THE SENTINEL on Iho followlnll dalos, vlz
Copy of Notice of Publication
July 15, 1996
Affiant further deposes that he Is not Interested In
the subject matter of the aforesaid notice or
advertisement, and that all allegations In the
f::lregolng statement as to time, place and character
of publlcetlon are true.
?JoL/ .{yu~ )
July 24, 1996
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th
day of July ,19 96
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Notary Public
My commission expires:
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'~'~",,*-.l.re2.1007
Empire Hook & Ladder Company
vs
James Noble, Individually and as The
Trustee for Margaret Noble, his mother
Elizabeth Noble, Mary Noble, also
known as Mary Lee, Margaret Noble,
his sister, Eleanor Armstrong and
William Noble, Francis Noble, Eleanor
Armstrong, William Noble, George
S. Smith, John Mell and Ann Mell, his
wife, Benjamin F. Atkinson and Cornelia
Atkinson, his wife, James S. Sterrett and
Agnes C. Sterrett, his wife, their heirs,
devisees, personal representatives, successors
and assigns
In the Court of Common Pleas of
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
No. 96-2623 Civil Term
Action to Quiet Title in Publication
R. Thomas Kline, Sheriff, who being duly sworn according to
law says that he served the above Action to Quiet Title in Publication
in the following mannerl Plublication was made by the Sheriff for
one publication as commanded by the notice in the Cumberland Law
Journal, a jounal published in the Borough of Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania and The Sentinel, a newspaper published in the
Borough of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Notice was published in the Cumberland Law Journal for one
publication on the date of May 24, 1996. Proof of publication
is hereto attached.
Notice was published in the Sentinel for one publication
on the date of May 23, 1996. Proof of publication is hereto
attached.
Sheriff's COstSI
Docketing
Surcharge
Publication
Law Journal
Sentinel
18.00
2.00
15.00
152.00
113.85
$300.85
J?-'~9!'@
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Pd by Atty.
6-13-96
S'..orn and subscribed to before me
:his /,,-
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Prothonotary ,
1996
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I'ROOF OF PUIJLICATION OF NOTICE
IN ClJMIJERLANI) LAW JOURNAL
(Ullllel' Act No, 51l7,upproveJ Muy 16, 11)21)). p, L.17Il4
STATEOFPENNSYLVANIA :
SSe
COUNTY OF CUMIJEllLAND :
Rogcr M, Morgcnthlll, Esqulrc, EJitor of the CumbcrlllnJ Luw Journul. of the County
unJ Stute uforesllid. being duly swom, uccording toluw, dcpllses und suys thutthe Cumberland
LIIW Jllul'l1ul. u legal pelilldicul publisheJ in the 1J0l'llugh Ill' Curlis\c in the County und Stute
afUl'csuid, was established Jllnuary 2. 11)52. und designated by the locul courts as the ofticiul
legal periodical 1'01' the publication of ulllegal notices, and hus, since Junuury 2. 11)52, been
regulurly issued weekly in the suid County, und thutthe printed notice 01' publication alluched
hereto is exuctly the sume as wus p!inted in the Icgulur editions und issues of the suid
Cumberlund Luw Joul'l1ul on the following Jutes.
viz:
MAY24.11)l)6
Affiant further deposes thut he is autholized Itl ve!ify this stlltcment by the Cumberlund
Luw Journlll, II legul peliodiculof gcnerul circulution, and tllllt he is not interested in the subject
rnuller of the uforesuid noticc 01' advcl1iscment. and thut ull ullegations in the foregoing
stutements us to time, plllce und churucter of publlcution ure true.
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Roger ,Morgenthal, Editor
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me this
24 dllY Ill' MAY ,1996
LLkje Ltc~7Y(l\fd~c,A
Notury
NOTI.RIAl6E1oI.
IIEI1lINE lIoIAAEVAA NoIary p,toIc
C&"",,~rdCou:tYP.
II comm_E""".e4"
NonCE
Commol1\\,.aIU, of ITUIUI)'I\'nnln
In the Court of Common PIC-ilK uf
Cumberlnnd CUUllt)'. 1't-IUIl\ylvlUtln
Clvtlllh1Klnn-l.fl\v
No, UU,2112:1 civil Term
AL'TION TO QUI"'''' 111l.E
EMI'IIlE 110011 Ik
I.I\Dl)~:1l COMPANY
v.
JAMES NOIlI.E, Indlvldnnlly nnd
ns Trust"" for MAIlOA/lliT NOIILE.
his mathrr, EI.17.A11E:TI1 NOIlI,r..
MAllY NOIILE. nlso known lIS
MAllY LEE, MAllOAIlET NOIILE,
his sister, ELEANOII NOULE, tllso
known lIS ELEANOII ARMS11l0NO
nnd W1LUAM NODLE: fJl.A.NCIS
NODLE, ELEANOR NOIILE, tllso
knO\\l1 lIS ELEANOII ARM5nIONQ,
W1LUAM NODLE, OEOIlOE S.
SMITII, JOliN MELL tlnd ANN
MELL. his wtfr, DENJAMIN f.
ATKINSON tlnd CORNELIA
ATKINSON, his wtfr, JAMES S,
STEIUIE1T tlml AONES C.
STERRE1T, his wtfe, 1I,.lr hell'8,
dm8<<8, Iler80nnl rrpl"est'ntnUVl's,
eUCCC880rB nnd assigns
TO JAMES NOIlLE, rl tll.. TIIEIII
IIEllts AND I\SSIONS:
Yon tire natlnrd Ihnllhr I'lnlntllT,
Empl'" llook & l.nddrr Compnny,
has ('Oll1l11rl1('<<I nn netlon to 'Iuld
Ullt' o"ntnsl you ("ntrred 10 the ulxJ\'r
number nud h~nll III the COllrt of
Common PlenR of Cumherland
County. fTlll1syl\'nnln, which you nrt'
I"ellUlrrd to defend.
TIlls Retlon concerns the land
IIt'rrln d(,Krrtlw'd:
2
AI.I. TIIAT ClmTAIN Improv.d
1ruel of lnnd ttltunlc In tht' UOTUugh
uf CnrllHlr. Cumhrrlnnd Count}',
p('I1IH;ylvnnln. lIIorr. (Jorllculnrly
bOllltdl'tlnnd descrtued 11:\ follows:
llmuulrd un Ow nurth by Wrst
PumfR't 81m-I: un tht.' enst. by other
luml uf 1-:I1II,lrr Ilunk & l.ndder Com-
puny. 1K"lrlft 30 W('Ht POlufrrt Slrret:
UIl the w(-'st by Innd nuw or fnnllrrly
or ITrry n. It:mdobulIgh llrul Enlll1n
Mne Itlluduhnugh. husbnnd Rnd
Wife, brill" 42 Wrst l'ulllfrel Strrrt;
unci un lhe 80ulh hy Innet of Ihe Bold
EIIIIJlre Hook &: I.udder Company.
TIle Buill Inlet of lond ronlnllla n
width ur 3U fn:t on West Pomrret
StR'et nnd rxtrnds Ilt e\'rn Width n
dlstnnre of 120 feet to the Tt'nr, nnd
Is known liS and numlJcrrd 38 Wcst
rumfn'1 Strt"Ct. Carlisle. Ilrnnsylvn-
nlD.
NanCE
If you wtsh to ddrnd. you I1Illst
enter U wrttten appearanre person-
nlly or by nttorney nnd me your de-
fenscs or obJecUons In wrltlng with
the rourt. You ore warned Ihot Uyou
fnll to do 80 the cose muy proceed
wllhaul you nnd n Jud"mrnlmny be
enleTt'Cl Dgalnst you Without further
naUer for II.. ",lief ""lurstrd by thr
Plnlntlff. You lUuy lose money or
proprrty or olher J1"hla 11Il11OJ101l1 to
yuu.
YOU SIIOULD TA/<E nlls NO.
nCE TO YOUR LAWYEII AT ONCE,
WYDU DO Nar IIAVE A LAIVYEllOR
CANNar MfOllD ONE, 00 TO OR
TELEPI!ONE TilE OfFICE SET
fORTI! IlELOW TO fiND OUT
WIIEllE YOU CAN OET LEOALIIELJ>.
Cumberland County Court
Achnlnlslmtor
One Courthouse Squnre
CtI,ItKI., l'rllllsylvnllltl 17013
TeleJ>hune: (717) 240,6200
lIy: n,allltlS R. Kltne, ShrJ11T
~:<Iwnnll.. Sehu'l'J>. E8<I'
Cumberland Nolh:.:.
State of Pennsylvania,
County of Cumberland.
EBOOF 01: PUB~ICATION
8S:
Marian M, Welsh, Classified Ad.Vlsor 01 THE SENTINEL,
01 Ih. County and SIal. alor.sald, baing duly sworn, deposes and says Ihal THE SENTINEL, 0 newspaper 01
genaral clrculallon In Ih. Borough 01 Carllsla, Counly and Slala aforesaid, wes established December 13th,
1881, Ilnc. which dat. THE SENTINEL has been regularly Issued In sold County, and thallhe printed nollce
or publlcallon !llIached hereto Is exaclly Ihe same as was printed and published In Ihe reular edlllons and
Issuel 01 THE SENTINEL on Ihe lollowlng dales, vlz
Copy of Notice of Publication
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Or:
Thomll R, KUnl, Sh,nn
May 23, 1996
Affiant further deposes that he Is not Interested In
the SUbJect matter of the aforesaid notice or
advertisement, and that all allegations In the
foregoing statement as to time, place and character
of publication are true,
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June 5, 1996
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th
day of June ,19 96
l ()a d -;;L' /))#L
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My commission expires:
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EMI'IRE 1I00K & LA()DEI~ COMI'ANY
I'lainlill'
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IN TilE COURT OF COMMON I'LEAS OF
CUMIIEI~LAND COUNTY,I'A
JAMES NOIILE. Indil idually ami
ns Truslee for MAltGAI~ET NOIILE,
his mOlher, ELlZAIlETII NOIILE,
MARY NOIlLE, also ~lllllIll as MARY
LEE. MARGARET NOIlLE. IllS
sisler, ELEANOR NOIILE. also
~nown as ELEANOI~ ARMSTllONO and
WILLIAM NOIlLE; FI~ANCIS NOIILE,
ELE,\NOR NOIlLE. also ~noll n as
ELEANOR ARI\ISTHONO, WILI.IMI
NOIlLE, GEOIWE S SI\IITII, JOliN
MELL and ANN MELL. his wife,
BENJ,\l\lIN 1', ATKINSON and
COI~NEI.IA ATKINSON. his lIife,
JAMES S STEllItETI' and AGNES C.
STElUW1T, his II ife, Iheir
heirs, del'isees. personal
represenlalil'es. successors
and nssigns.
NO, 1)(,.2(,2) CIVIL TERM
Defendallls
ANI> NOW. TO WIT;
OIUlEl1 OF COlIIIT
,F' "t ir~,)(,. il appem s by allidmil of Edward I.,
Schorpp, Esquire, allollley lor I'lainlilr. Ihatthe Complaint II Ilh NOlice III Defend liIed inlhis aclion
was serI'Cd upon the Defendants. thcir heil s. del isees. pel sonnl represenlatil'es. successors and assigns,
by publication inlhe Comberland Lall JOllmalllnd The Senllllel. Carlisle, I'ellnsyh'ania, selling forth
Ihe SubstlUlce of said Complnilll and requirillg the Ilel'cndanls 10 plead thereto, in accordance wilh the
Order of COlllI entered inlhis mailer llnlhe I ~th day of 1\ la~, I 'iI)(" and thnlthe 1>c1'cndanls hal'e not
liIed an Ansller 10 said CllInplllml.
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