Holden v. Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Co.

Matson, Justice.

Defendant appeals from an order denying its motion for a new trial.

Plaintiff, as administrator of the estate of Carl R. Holden, deceased, brought this action against defendant to obtain the satisfaction or cancellation of a mortgage given by decedent and his wife, Anna Holden, as mortgagors. Decedent, prior to his death on November 19, 1942, had for many years operated a retail hardware store at Garvin, Minnesota, as a member of a partnership known as Holden & Hughes, which partnership is hereinafter referred to as the firm. Since 1927, the firm had bought merchandise on…