Trent v. Johnson

The appellee, as trustee in succession,brought suit against the appellant and a number of other defendants for judgment on a note executed on the 7th day of June, 1911, and for foreclosure of a mortgage on certain lands in Washington County, to secure payment of the same. The appellant, Trent, demurred to the complaint, and, his demurrer being overruled, filed an answer in which he raised the defense of the statute of limitations and of laches.

The court, sitting as a jury, heard the case upon an agreed statement of facts, overruled the appellant’s plea of limitation and laches, entered a…