Farmers State Bank v. HowLett ex rel. Nagle

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiff commenced this action to foreclose a mortgage given by Blanch Howlett and Roy Howlett, her husband, to the plaintiff to' secure the payment of a promissory note for $2,000. Judgment was rendered in favor of the defendants on the evidence introduced by the plaintiff, which appeals.

Facts established by the pleadings were as follows: William C. Willard in his lifetime owned the real property in .controversy. On May 20, 1909, he executed a will, which contained the following provisions:

“I give and bequeath to my beloved wife,…