Alexander v. Bouton
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff, and from an order denying a new trial, in the Seventeenth District Court, County of Los Angeles. Sepulveda, J. The^ facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
McKee, J.:
Defendants in the Court below, on the 1st of September, 1877, made the promissory note and executed the mortgage which constitute the subject-matter in controversy in this case. *17The defendant, E. Bouton, since the execution of the note and mortgage, has been adjudicated a bankrupt. As a defense to the action, the defendant, Margaret, in her answer to the complaint, alleges that, at the time of the execution of the mortgage, she was a married woman and the wife of the codefendant; that her husband was at that time in debt; and for the purpose of enabling him to borrow money from the…
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