Cook v. American States Insurance Company

This action was originally brought by American States Insurance Company against Donald Lee Mclntire and Michael L. Cook on a note which was secured by a mortgage and to foreclose the mortgage. That suit was dismissed and the suit at bar was brought solely against Michael L. Cook, the appellant herein.

The facts are, briefly, that on and prior to May 1, 1962, the defendant-appellant, Michael L. Cook, was the owner of a three acre tract of land lying in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, upon which a dwelling was situated. Cook had purchased the land on November 5, 1958, and sold it to Mclntire about…