Jones v. STEINBERG

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

Plaintiffs instituted an action to quiet title, alleging that a certain mortgage lien should be satisfied of record because of the presumption of payment which arises from nonpayment of principal or interest for twenty years. After a hearing without a jury, the trial Judge found for plaintiffs. Exceptions were dismissed by the Court en banc, with one Judge noting a dissent. A final decree was later entered, and this appeal followed.

The record discloses that, on June 18, 1925, Marne H. Jones and her husband, John L. Jones, executed and delivered a bond and mortgage to the…