Little v. Dodge

English, Ch. J.:

On the 10th of December, 1872, Robert L. Steele, of Rockingham, North Carolina, acting by an agent, loaned to John W.. Moore, of Little Rock, $2200, for one year, at 20 per cent, interest. The interest for the year, amounting to $440, was added to the principal, and Moore and his wife, Sarah A., made a joint note for $2640, payable at twelve months, bearing" interest at 20 per cent, after maturity. To secure the payment of the note, the wife attempted to join the husband in executing a mortgage to, Robert A. Little, as trustee of Robert L. Steele, upon lot seven,, in block…