Lewis v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Shawnee District Court. Hon. Z. T. Hazen, Judge. This was an action to foreclose a mortgage. The defendants answered, and the plaintiff filed a general denial as a reply. On an agreed statement of facts, the substance of which is stated in the opinion, the court below rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff. The defendants thereupon brought this proceeding in error.
1Opinion of the CourtJohnston, J.
On November 1, 1882, David E.Lewis and his wife, Annie B. Lewis, executed three promissory notes in favor of Edward Lewis for the amounts of three hundred, five hundred, and seven *564hundred dollars, due in seven, ten, and fifteen years after date, respectively, with interest from date at seven per cent, per annum, payable annually. The notes were secured by a mortgage on eighty acres of land in Shawnee County. The interest due upon the notes was paid by David E. Lewis in 1883, and this was the only interest payment made upon the notes. On December 15, 1892, Edward Lewis assigned the notes and…
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