Williams v. Soutter

This was a bill to foreclose a mortgage, brought by Soutter against Stephen A. Douglas and Adele, his wife. The bill was taken pro confesso, and a decree was pronounced, under which the mortgaged premises were sold and conveyed to Soutter. Douglas subsequently died, and his widow having married Robert Williams, they now bring this writ of error. The mortgaged premises belonged in fee to Mrs. Douglas.

The ground upon which counsel rely for reversing the decree is, that the bill fails to aver those facts in regard to the acknowledgment of the deed by Mrs. Douglas, and the certificate of the…