Reinskopf v. Rogge

Suit by the appellants to foreclose a mortgage on certain real estate, executed by Rudolph Rogge, deceased, against his widow, children, and administrator. The answers of the defendants set up two grounds of defence, in separate paragraphs; first, the insanity of Rudolph Rogge at the time of executing the mortgage; and second, that he was then so intoxicated as to be incapable of executing the same.

Reply, first, general denial; and second, as to the second • paragraph of the answer, that the notes sued on were given for a stock of merchant tailoring goods, sold by plaintiffs to said Rudolph…