Trevett, Mattis & Baker Co. v. Reagor

The record presents a contest between V. S. Hall and the State Bank of Bladen, two mortgagees, each claiming a prior lien upon the mortgaged premises. The action was brought by plaintiff to foreclose a mortgage upon certain lands executed by Harry A. Reagor and his wife, the then owners of the premises. Subsequently the title to the land was conveyed to Kate Crow, who with her husband executed the mortgages to Hall and the State Bank. A number of parties claiming interests in the lands were made defendants, who in cross-petitions set up their various claims. The court found, and entered a…