Bitzenburg v. Bitzenburg

ASCHBMEYER, C.

This is a suit in equity to set aside a note secured by a deed of trust upon real estate in Carrollton, Missouri. Plaintiff (respondent) is the estranged wife of Arthur Bitzenburg who, with his sister Hazel Strayhall, and his father Charles Bitzenburg, were joined as defendants. Respondent and her husband signed the note and deed of trust. Hazel Strayhall is the payee of the note, and the father was joined as an alleged transferee and holder of the note and deed of trust. The petition alleged the note and deed of trust to be fraudulent and void because respondent’s signatures…