Davies v. Pegues

NEALON, Chief Justice.

This is a suit brought by appellee as administrator of the estate of A. Victor Locke, deceased, against appellant as independent executrix of the estate of C. A. Davies, deceased, in which the plaintiff recovered judgment upon a note for $3,600 with foreclosure of a deed of trust upon real estate. The note was .made by C. A. Davies and payable to A. Victor Locke. The defense was predicated upon the theory that Davies never delivered the note and deed of trust to Locke. It was not denied that he signed both and acknowledged the deed of trust in due form before a notary…