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County Recorder’s Office.26 Those deeds pertained to the
Fritchton property, petitioners’ business location at 114 Main
Street, and petitioners’ business location at 120 Main Street,
respectively (collectively, the three parcels of real estate).
At the bottom of each of the three deeds, the following hand-
written statement appeared: “This instrument prepared by Marvin
L. Barmes.” Each deed contained a mailing address for Sandbar
Real Estate Trust at 120 Main Street, Vincennes, Indiana, and the
following language:
KNOW ALL MEN BE [sic] THESE PRESENTS:
That I (we), Marvin L. Barmes and Barbara J.
Barmes the undersigned grantor(s), for the consider-
ation of Ten Dollars, and other valuable consider-
ations, do hereby convey to Sandbar Real Estate Trust
all rightm [sic] title and interest to and in the
certain parcel of Real Property situated in Knox Coun-
ty, State of Indiana * * *
Although each deed stated nominal consideration for the
conveyance described therein, petitioners did not receive any
consideration for such conveyances. After those conveyances were
made, petitioners continued to enjoy the use of the three parcels
of real estate.
Filing with the Assessor of
the Township of Vincennes, Indiana
On March 14, 1996, Mr. Barmes signed, under penalties of
perjury, State of Indiana Form 103--Long Form, Business Tangible
26The record does not disclose who submitted the deeds for
recording with the Knox County Recorder’s Office.
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