Woodard v. Bruce

The Chancellor sustained the original bill filed by the complainant below, Edna "Woodard, in which, she sought cancellation of a $3,500 note and deed of trust on her home and an injunction against foreclosure under said trust, on the grounds of fraud.

The defendant, Floyd Bruce, is a contractor who did certain repairs on the house and lot of Edna Woodard for which she executed and delivered to him her promissory note in the amount of $3,500 drawing interest at 6% per annum payable at $35 per month and secured by a deed of trust on her house and lot in Memphis, Tennessee. Defendant Godwin, a…