Brayton v. Merithew

Brayton holds a mortgage made by Ann Merithew in 1876. She was widow of Moses Merithew who owned the land in question. By his will she was given a life-estate in the land, and the fee was left to her four children, one of whom died during the mother’s life, and the others are defendants together with Tuttle, the mother’s administrator. Ann Merithew became entitled to a share in fee as one of the heirs of her deceased daughter.

The mortgage in question was made before the death of this daughter. It describes her as Ann Merithew, guardian of Moses Meritliew’s children, and is signed “ Ann…