Legal Opinion

Watt v. Alvord

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1865PublishedCited by 5 opinions

APPEAL from tho Wayne Circuit Court,

1Opinion of the CourtFrazer, C. J.

This was a complaint, by tho appellee against the appellants, Robert Watt and Sylvina his wife, together with William S. Watt and wife, to foreclose a mortgage alleged to have been given by William and wife, upon real estate afterward conveyed'by the- latter to- Robert A demurrer by Sylvina was overruled, and this is assigned for error.

Is the wife of a purchaser of mortgaged! lands a proper party defendant to a suit to foreclose the mortgage? Inasmuch as she has a contingent interest in the equity of redemption, we know of no reason why she should not be made a party to foreclose that…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lewis v. PhillipsIndiana Supreme Court · 1861
  2. Mills v. Van VoorhisNew York Supreme Court · 1856

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Splahn v. GillespieIndiana Supreme Court · 1874
  2. Fletcher v. HolmesIndiana Supreme Court · 1870
  3. Emerick v. ChesrownIndiana Supreme Court · 1883
  4. Tanguey v. O'ConnellIndiana Supreme Court · 1892
  5. Indianapolis, Cincinnati, & Lafayette Railroad v. WarnerIndiana Supreme Court · 1871

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