First National Bank of Scott City v. Deng

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

This was an action to foreclose a mortgage in the form of a warranty deed, accompanied by a written instrument stating its purpose. Judgment was for plaintiff, and defendants have *455appealed. Appellee has cross-appealed on the question of the amount due.

Briefly stated, the facts are as follows: The defendant, Roy F. Deng, is the son-in-law of J. W. Lough, president of the Lough Development Company, a Kansas corporation, which had undertaken to develop a large tract of land in Scott county and at times needed to borrow substantial sums of…