Wild v. Storz Brewing Co.

Duffie, C.<

In November, 1887, Charles B. Bailey and Lydia, his wife, conveyed two lots in the town of DeWitt to Alexander Hawes and ffm. R. Nelson. The conveyance was by warranty deed, but was in fact a mortgage made to secure Hawes and Nelson against liability upon a note on which they had become security for Bailey. Sometime after the conveyance Mrs. Bailey ivas committed to the insane asylum, and Frank R. Wild is her guardian. In due time Bailey paid the note upon which Hawes and Nelson were sureties, and thereafter, and apparently at the request of Bailey, Nelson conveyed his interest in…