Stone v. Culver

Prior to April, 1929, Louise Greeley, a widow, owned a piece of real estate in Highland Park. On April 5, 1929, she married Edgar Haney and on April 8th executed a deed of the property, naming Louise Greeley as grantor and Edgar Haney and Louise Haney, his wife, as grantees. On January 24, 1932, Louise Greeley Haney died. On April 18, 1932, Edgar Haney, widower, conveyed the property by warranty deed to Charles H. Howard, as security for a loan, taking back a land contract. On April 6, 1933, Edgar Haney assigned his interest in the land contract to plaintiff John Stone.

In 1934, the…