McLead v. Ætna Life Insurance

This was a suit by the appellee to foreclose a mortgage, executed to it by the appellants, on certain real estate in Hamilton county, and to collect the debt secured thereby, evidenced by the joint notes of such appellants. The appellants jointly answered in a single special paragraph, and the appellant Malinda McLead separately answered in a single affirmative paragraph. To each of these answers, appellee’s demurrer was sustained by the court. And the appellants declining to amend or plead further, judgment was rendered against them for the amount due on their notes, and a decree was entered…