Liberty v. Pooler

This is a suit to redeem certain real estate from a mortgage for a life-support, and eventual burial of the one to be supported. The case is presented for review, not on a general appeal, which would open all issues, legal and factual alike, but upon exception to part of the final decree, raising in this wise a question of law only. Procedure is authorized by the equity act. R. S., Chap. 91; (Sec. 35 et seq.) Emery v. Bradley, 88 Me., 357, 34 A., 167.

Exception was taken by defendant. The mortgage was assigned to her, subsequent to breach of the condition for support. Somewhat more recently,…