IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI BALLENTINE PROPERTIES, LLC PLAINTIFF VERSUS CIVIL ACTION NO. 25-cv-614-JP THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MAURICE J. ARTIGUES DEFENDANTS A/K/A MAURICE JOSEPH ARTIGUES, SR. AND ANY AND ALL PARTIES WITH AN INTEREST IN A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN LOT 66, FOURTH WARD, IN THE CITY OF BAY ST. LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI, AND BEING PART OF TAX PARCEL 149N-0-30-179.000, ALL IN HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MAURICE J. ARTIGUES A/K/A MAURICE JOSEPH ARTIGUES, SR. AND ANY AND ALL PARTIES WITH AN INTEREST IN A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN LOT 66, FOURTH WARD, IN THE CITY OF BAY ST. LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI, AND BEING PART OF TAX PARCEL 149N-0-30-179.000, ALL IN HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT(S) You have been made Defendants in the suit filed in this Court by BALLENTINE PROPERTIES, LLC, Plaintiff, seeking title by adverse possession on certain real property located in Hancock County, Mississippi, and more particularly described as follows, to-wit: A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED AND BEING LOCATED IN A PART OF LOT 66 OF FOURTH WARD IN THE CITY OF BAY ST. LOUIS, HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: COMMENCING AT A CAPPED 1/2" REBAR SET AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 3 OF MRS. JOHN FAYARD'S SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 60, 63 AND 64 OF FOURTH WARD; THENCE S 69°59'04" E 473.11 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF BALLENTINE STREET TO A FENCE CORNER POST FOUND AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 11, MRS. JOHN FAYARD'S SUBDIVISION; THENCE S 20°21'48" W 170.91 FEET TO A FENCE CORNER POST FOUND; THENCE S 70°03'01" E 354.00 FEET TO A 1/2" REBAR FOUND; THENCE S 20°23'36" W 119.68 FEET TO A CAPPED 1/2" REBAR SET; THENCE N 69°42'50" W 55.42 FEET TO A 1/2" REBAR FOUND; THENCE S 19°22'41" W 38.28 FEET TO A 1/2" REBAR FOUND; THENCE N 69°48'16" W 485.79 FEET TO A CAPPED 1/2" REBAR SET AND BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE N 69°50'34" W 100.00 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 66 TO A POINT; THENCE N 20°01'16" E 38.42 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 66; THENCE S 69°47'48" E 100.00 FEET ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 66 TO A CAPPED 1/2" REBAR SET; THENCE S 20°01'16" W 38.34 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINS 3,838.4 SQUARE FEET, MORE OR LESS. You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint to Michael J. Yentzen, Attorney for the Plaintiff, whose address is 2205 John Hill Blvd. Bldg 3 Suite D, Gulfport, MS 39501. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NO LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER DECEMBER 26, 2025, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THE SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT OF DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. You must also file the original of your Response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward. Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this 12th day of December, 2025. By: Bridgette Ladner, Deputy Clerk Tiffany Cowman, Chancery Clerk of Hancock County, Mississippi (Seal) Publish: December 26, 2025 January 2 & January 9, 2026 W00000000 Dec 26,Jan 2,9 2026