Harvey v. Cochran

Mr. Justice .Worthington

delivered the opinion of the court.

David W. Harvey, owning a life estate in eighty acres of land, and W. 8. Harvey, owning the remainder in fee, joined in a mortgage for $900, to John Holderby, for money borrowed for the use of said W. 8. Harvey. Subsequently plaintiffs in error rented said land at $200 a year, for five years, by written lease, dated March 9, 1898, to defendants in error. Upon the back of the lease are these two indorsements:

“ Deceived, Carmi, Ill., April 2d, 1898, of Wm. B. Cochran, the sum of one hundred and seventy dollars, in full payment of two…