Donnell v. Wylie

Writ of entry to recover land from the possession of defendant, a widow, whose husband once owned the same and mortgaged it. These mortgages were foreclosed and assigned to Samuel Donnell, the plaintiffs’ ancestor. The defendant contends that they were paid and redeemed by him for her and not purchased on his own account; that he gave them to her, and that plaintiffs are estopped by his acts from disputing the fact.

Exceptions are taken to rulings at the trial, in substance, that Donnell purchased the mortgages for himself, and has been guilty of no fraudulent acts that estop the plaintiffs…