Allen v. Baker

This is a suit to foreclose a mortgage on certain land in Jackson county, Oregon. It appears from the amended complaint that, on May 17, 1934, Harry E. Leland and his wife, Lethe E. Leland, executed a note and mortgage in favor of the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company and that such mortgage — which was later assigned to plaintiff — was duly recorded in Jackson county, Oregon, on June 2, 1934.

Harry E. Leland died on June 5, 1937, leaving surviving him his wife as his sole heir at law. An administrator was appointed to administer his estate. It was alleged that the land described in…