Farmers Trust & Savings Bank v. Miller

On April 19, 1923, Anna R. Miller was the owner of about 280 acres of land in Section 23 in Clay County, Iowa. On that day, she and her husband executed to the plain tiff a mortgage, the material part of which, so far as this litigation is concerned, is as follows:

“Anna E. Miller and her husband, in consideration of eight thousand and no-100 dollars paid by Farmers Trust and Savings Bank of Laurens, Pocahontas County, Iowa, do sell and convey unto the said mortgagee the following real estate in the county of Clay, Iowa, to wit: [Here follows the technical description of the land] and also all…