Nami v. Harmes

This suit was brought by Ludwig Harmes and wife, Minna, against George Nami, to cancel a certain instrument, appearing on its face to be a deed of conveyance by which plaintiffs conveyed to defendant certain real property constituting the homestead of the plaintiffs, but which the plaintiffs alleged was not in fact a deed, but that it was executed by them and delivered to defendant under an agreement and understanding between themselves and defendant that it was to operate only as a mortgage to secure a loan by defendant to them of the sum of $116, $100 of which had been repaid to defendant…