Brown v. Kenyon

Appellant, as the administrator of the estate of Oliver H. Brown, deceased, instituted this' action to recover upon promissory notes, and to foreclose a mortgage securing the same, executed by appellee to the decedent.

The defence set up in the answer is, that subsequent to the execution of the notes, it was agreed between Brown, the payee, now deceased, and appellee, that he should board and furnish a home for Brown during his natural life, in full'satisfaction and payment of the debt evidenced by the notes, and that appellee had kept and performed the contract on his part.

The notes and…