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RIDGWAY BOWKER, being duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is the petitioner herein; that he has read the foregoing supplemental bill and knows the contents thereof, and the same is true to his own knowledge, except as to the matters therein stated to be alleged on information and belief, and as to those matters he believes it to be true.

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Humbly complaining, showeth unto your honors the plaintiff A. B., of etc., that C. D., late of, etc., deceased, before and at the time of making his will hereinafter mentioned, was seised in fee of and in divers freehold estates, which are hereinafter more fully mentioned and described; and the said C. D., being so seised as aforesaid, and being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, duly made and published his last will and testament in writing, bearing date the day of -, signed by him, the said C. D., and subscribed and attested according to law; and which said will, with attestation thereof, is in the words and figures following; that is to say [set out the will and the attestation verbatim], as by the said will and the attestation clause thereof, reference being thereto had, will appear.

And the plaintiff further showeth unto your honors that the said C. D. departed this life on or about the day of —, without having revoked or altered his said will, leaving his brother E. D., of, etc., the defendant hereinafter named, his heir at law; and upon the death of the said testator, the plaintiff, under and by virtue of the said will, entered upon and took possession of all the said freehold estates thereby devised to the plaintiff for life, and the plaintiff is now in possession thereof. And the plaintiff hoped that no disputes would have arisen respecting the devises contained in the said will, or the validity thereof. But now so it is, etc., the said E. D. pretends that the said will is void and ineffectual;

and although he will not dispute the validity thereof during the lives of the subscribing witnesses thereto, yet he threatens and intends to do so when they are dead, so that the plaintiff may be deprived of their testimony.

And the plaintiff further showeth that all of the said subscribing witnesses are upwards of seventy years of age and in feeble health [or, are about to depart from the Commonwealth or State], and that the plaintiff fears the testimony of the said witnesses may be lost by their death [or, departure from the Commonwealth or State] before the cause can be investigated in a court of law.

In consideration whereof, etc.; and that the plaintiff may be at liberty to have the several subscribing witnesses to said will examined, and that the plaintiff, if necessary, may have a commission or commissions for the examination of the said subscribing witnesses to the said will, to the end that their testimony may be preserved and perpetuated; and that the plaintiff may be at liberty to read and make use of the same on all future occasions, as he shall be advised. May is please your honors. [Prayers for relief and for process, signatures and affidavit.]

FORM XXVI.-BILL OF REVIEW FOR ERRORS APPARENT.

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Complaining, showeth unto your honor, your orator A. B., of, etc. That on or about C. D., of, etc. (the defendant hereinafter named), exhibited his bill in this honorable court against your orator, and thereby set forth that [insert substance of original bill], and praying [set out prayer verbatim]. And your orator being served with a subpœna for that purpose appeared and put in his answer to the said bill, to the effect following: [Insert substance of answer.] And the said C. D. replied to the said answer, and issue having been joined, and witnesses examined, and the proofs closed, the said cause was brought to a hearing before your honor on the day of when a decree was pronounced, which was afterwards settled and entered; by which it was ordered, adjudged and decreed that [set forth the decree].

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And your orator further shows unto your honor that the said decree has since, and on or about the been duly signed and enrolled; which said decree your orator insists is erroneous, and ought to be reviewed, reversed and set aside for many apparent errors and imperfections, inasmuch as it appears by your orator's answer [here insert the apparent errors]. And no proof being made thereof, no decree ought to have been made or grounded thereon, but the said bill ought to have been dismissed for the reasons aforesaid. For all which errors and imperfections in the said decree, appearing on the face thereof, your orator has brought this his bill of review, to be relieved in the premises.

In consideration whereof, and inasmuch as such errors and imperfections appear in the body of the said decree, your orator hopes that the

said decree will be reversed and set aside, and no further proceedings had thereon.

To the end, therefore, that the said C. D. [interrogatories in usual form], and that for the reasons and under the circumstances aforesaid the said decree may be reviewed, reversed and set aside, and no further proceedings taken thereon.

May it please, etc. [prayer for relief and process. Signatures and affidavit.].

FORM XXVII.-PETITION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A BILL OF REVIEW FOR NEW MATTER.

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The petition of A. B., the above complainant, respectfully showeth that on or about the your petitioner filed his bill in this honorable court against C. D. for the purpose of [state general object of original bill], and praying [state the prayer verbatim].

And your petitioner further shows that the said C. D., being served with process of subpoena, appeared to the said bill and put in his answer thereto, to which a replication was filed. And the said cause was thereupon examined on both sides, and the proofs closed. And that the said cause was brought to a hearing before your honor on whereupon a decree was made to the following effect [set forth substance of decree]. And your petitioner further shows that such decree has since been duly enrolled.

And your petitioner further showeth that since the time of pronouncing the said decree your petitioner hath discovered new matter of consequence in the said cause; particularly that E. F., deceased, the uncle of the said C. D., of whom the said C. D. claims to be sole heir-at-law, left two sons and a daughter him surviving, named respectively, etc., who were his heirs-at-law; and that such sons and daughter are still alive and residing at, etc.; which new matter your petitioner did not know, and could not by reasonable diligence have known, so as to make use thereof in the said cause, previous to and at the time of pronouncing the said decree.

Your petitioner therefore prays that he may be at liberty to file a bill of review for the purpose of having the said decree reviewed, reversed and set aside, and that no further proceedings may be had under the same. And your petitioner will ever pray.

[Signature and affidavit.]

FORM XXVIII.-BILL OF REVIEW FOR NEW MATTER.

[Title and Address.]

Humbly complaining, showeth unto your honors the plaintiff A. B., of, etc., that on or about

C. D., of, etc., the defendant hereinafter

named, exhibited his bill of complaint in this honorable court against the plaintiff, and thereby set forth that, etc. [Here insert the original bill.] And the plaintiff being duly served with process for that purpose, appeared and put in his answer to the said bill, to the effect following: [Here state the substance of the answer.] And the said C. D. replied to the said answer, and issue having been joined and witnesses examined, and the proofs closed [or, the said C. D. joined issue on the answer, and], the said cause was set down to be heard, and was heard before your honors on the day of when a decree was pronounced, whereby your honors decreed that the plaintiff's title to the premises was valid and effectual, after which the said C. D. petitioned your honors for a rehearing, and the said cause was accordingly reheard, and a decree of reversal made by your honors on the ground of the said C. D. being the heir-atlaw of the said E. F., deceased, and which said decree of reversal was afterwards duly signed and enrolled, as by the said decree and other proceedings now remaining filed as of record in this honorable court, reference being thereto had, will appear. And the plaintiff showeth unto your honors, by leave of this honorable court first had and obtained for that purpose, by way of supplement, that since the signing of the said decree of reversal the plaintiff has discovered, as the fact is, that the said E. F. was, in his life-time, seized in his demesne as of fee, of and in the hereditaments and premises in question in the said cause, and that the said E. F., while so seized, and when of sound mind, duly made and published his last will and testament in writing, bearing date on the day of which was executed by him, and attested according to law, and thereby gave and devised unto the said J. W., his heirs and assigns forever, to and for his and their own absolute use and benefit, the said hereditaments and premises in question in the said cause (to which the plaintiff claims to be entitled as purchaser thereof from the said J. W.). And the plaintiff further showeth unto your honors that since the said decree of reversal was so made, signed and enrolled as aforesaid, and on or about the said C. D. departed this life intestate, leaving G. H., of, [&c.] (the defendant hereinafter named,) his heir-at-law, who, as such, claims to be entitled to the said hereditaments and premises, in exclusion of the plaintiff. And the plaintiff is advised and insists that, under the aforesaid circumstances, the said last-mentioned decree, in consequence of the discovery of such new matter as aforesaid, ought to be reviewed and reversed; and that the first decree, declaring the plaintiff entitled to the said hereditaments and premises, should stand and be established and confirmed; and for effectuating the same, the said several proceedings, which became abated by the death of the said C. D., should stand and be revived against the said G. H. as his heir-at-law.

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To the end, therefore, etc. And that the said suit may be revived against the said G. H., or that he may show good cause to the contrary, and that the said last decree, and all proceedings thereon, may be reviewed and reversed, and that the said first-mentioned decree may stand and be established and confirmed, and be added to, by the said will being declared a

good and effectual devise of such hereditaments and premises as aforesaid; and that the said G. H. may be decreed to put the plaintiff into possession of the said hereditaments and premises, and in the same situation, in every respect, as far as circumstances will now permit, as the plaintiff would have been in case such last decree had never been pronounced and executed; and that the plaintiff may have such other, etc. May it please, etc. [Prayer for subpœna to revive and answer against the said G. H. and signatures and affidavit.]

FORM XXIX.-NOTICE OF LIS PENDENS.

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SIRS: Please take notice that a suit in equity has been duly begun on this 2d day of April, in the [District] Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey, by Walter Althause, who sues in his own right and on behalf of all stockholders of the DeForest Wireless Telegraph Company who may come in and contribute to the expenses of this suit against DeForest Wireless Telegraph Company, American DeForest Wireless Telegraph Company, Atlantic DeForest Wireless Telegraph Company, DeForest Occidental and Oriental Wireless Company, United Wireless Company, Mutual Securities Company, Abraham Schwarts, otherwise known as Abraham White, Cora Theresa White, Abraham White Realty and Improvement Corporation, John Doe and Richard Roe, the names John Doe and Richard Roe being fictitious, and their true names being unknown to the plaintiff. That the general object of said suit is for a declaration that the title to the land hereinafter described and to the other property therein described is in the DeForest Wireless Telegraph Company; for the appointment of a receiver thereof and the sale of said land; for an injunction against the sale and incumbrance of said land and property; for the appointment of a receiver of the property of all said wireless companies and of all said companies except the Mutual Security Company; for an injunction against the infringement of certain patents therein described and the use of certain inventions therein described by each and all of the defendants except DeForest Wireless Telegraph Company and said Mutual Security Company; for certain discovery therein specified; and for other and for general relief.

That a description of the land to be affected by said suit is as follows: [Such description was next inserted.]

The said several three tracts of land being the same premises conveyed to Abraham White by P. Sanford Ross, Myron H. Oppenheim and others by deed dated August 12th, 1906, and recorded in the office of the clerk of Monmouth County in Book 780 of Deeds at page 450 thereof. And also a certain laboratory in Jersey City, in the State of New Jersey, the exact location of which is to the complainant unknown and which is now occupied and used by one or more of said defendants for purposes con

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