Hall v. Britton

The bill of complaint is filed by Mary Hall, the surviving wife of Jim Hall, deceased, to cancel a mortgage executed by them jointly on September 5, 1915, to F. R. Matthews, conveying the homestead of Jim Hall to secure a debt of $240.84. It appears that this mortgage was foreclosed under the power of sale on October 17th. Thereafter, on November 30, 1922, the mortgagee conveyed the property by warranty deed to the respondent, Jim Britton. It appears also that Matthews, for the use of Jim Britton, has recovered judgment in ejectment against the complainant, under which a writ of possession…