Martin v. First National Bank of Opelika

HARWOOD, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Macon County, In Equity, in a declaratory action, holding that certain advances made to appellant’s husband by the appellee were secured by a mortgage executed to appellee bank by the appellant and her husband.

The appellant, Colie Lee Martin, and her husband, Hughie Martin, purchased a tract of land in Macon County containing 80 acres from one Francis Thompson and wife on October 5, 1956, for the sum of $7,000. Title to said property was taken in.the name of appellant and her husband as joint tenants with the right of…