Eades v. Morrilton Lumber Co.

Hart, J.,

(after stating tile facts). Counsel for the defendants contend that the chancery court erred in finding that M. H. Dean took the acknowledgment of J. A. Eades and Mrs. Almedier Eades, his wife, to the mortgage. The burden of proof was on the defendants to establish this fact. Miles v. Jerry, 158 Ark. 314, 250 S. W. 34; Foster v. Graves, 168 Ark. 1033, 275 S. W. 653; Thompson v. Kinard, 158 Ark. 1057, 272 S. W. 1057; and Hildebrand v. Graves, 169 Ark. 210, 275 S. W. 1024. Bearing in mind that the burden of proof in this resp'ect was upon the defendants, we do not think that the…