Meggison v. Stevens

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE HAYES

delivered the opinion of the court:

Between January, 1959, and April, 1962, Arthur Stevens signed and delivered three confession promissory notes totalling $11,612 to Jeanne Meggison. Each note represented his obligation to repay a loan of money made to him by Jeanne Meggison. Arthur’s wife, Helen, was not a party either to the loans or to the notes.

During this period of time Arthur Stevens and his wife, Helen, held record legal title to their home in fee simple as joint tenants with right of survivorship, subject to a mortgage. Testimony of Arthur and of Helen,…