Freeman v. Davenport Peters Co.

This bill in equity seeks to restrain the defendants from foreclosing or negotiating a mortgage and note for $7,000 given by the plaintiff to the defendant McDonald and by him assigned to the defendant Davenport Peters Company; and to have the mortgage and note declared void and “cancelled and returned” to the plaintiff. The case was heard by a judge of the Superior Court. A decree was entered dismissing the bill and the plaintiff appealed. The evidence is reported.

It was found that the plaintiff is the wife of William Freeman. For some time prior to May 13,1926, he was indebted to McDonald.…