Catlin v. Mills

— On November 7, 1899, James L. Mills and Marie L. Mills, husband and wife, executed a note due November 7, 1904, -for the sum of $3,500, payable to Phoebe J. Catlin, with interest at ten per cent payable annually. To secure this note, a mortgage was made by the husband and wife on their community property, and the debt wás a community obligation. On February 22, 1922, Marie L. Mills died, and James L. Mills died on March 24, 1924. The respondent, John Catlin, became the owner and holder of the note and mortgage, and in July, 1925, began this suit to recover the balance due on the note and to…