SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
STATE OF INDIANA )
) SS:
COUNTY OF WELLS )
IN THE WELL CIRCUIT COURT
FIRST BANK OF BERNE )
PLAINTIFF )
CAUSE NO:
90C01-2606-MF-000026
v )
JOSEPH P. LEITNER, deceased; )
The unknown heirs-at-law, )
beneficiaries, and personal )
representatives of )
JOSEPH P. LEITNER )
DEFENDANTS )
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
To Defendants, Joseph P. Leitner (deceased), and the heirs-at-law, beneficiaries, and personal representatives of Joseph P. Leitner, whose identities and whereabouts are unknown:
You are hereby notified that you have been sued by Plaintiff, First Bank of Berne, in the Wells Circuit Court, located at 102 W Market Street, Bluffton, Indiana 46714. The nature of the action is a Complaint on a promissory note and to foreclose a mortgage on the following-described real estate in Wells County, State of Indiana, to wit:
Lot numbered one hundred
ninety-six (196) and the north
5.967 feet of Lot numbered
one hundred ninety-five (195)
as known and designated on
the recorded plat of Oak
Park Addition to the City of
Bluffton.
Property Address: 1107 South
Jersey Street, Bluffton,
Indiana 46714
Parcel Number: 90-08-04-
503-306.000-004
You must file a written response with the Court within thirty (30) days after the third publication of this Summons, or a default judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded by Plaintiff.
Dated: 6/22/2026.
Beth J. Davis, Clerk
Wells Circuit Court
NICHOLAS J. BAUMGARTNER
Attorney No. 34502-02
BAUMGARTNER ATTORNEYS PC
360 West Main Street
Bluffton, Indiana 46714-1436
(260) 589-3139
NBaum@BaumgartnerAttorneys.com
Attorney for Plaintiff
nb 6/26, 7/3, 7/10