Miller v. Ditlinger

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

Agnes and Maggie Miller recovered a judgment quieting their title to a tract of land against the claims of Nicholas Ditlinger, who appeals.

In 1888 James, the owner at that time, mortgaged the land to the United States Investment Company. By successive sales, assignments in blank and deliveries this mortgage became the property of Lendall Titcomb sometime prior to 1890. None of the assignments was recorded. In October, 1890, James conveyed the land to his mortgagee, the United States Investment Company, and the deed was duly recorded. Sometime…