Davies v. Flett

This action was brought by plaintiffs, seeking a decree adjudging that a deed executed by John T. Hollis and Hester M. Hollis, his wife, was a mortgage, and for other relief. The trial court, after a trial lasting four days, held that the deed was what it purported to be, an absolute conveyance of the land, and entered findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a decree accordingly. A proper notice of appeal was served and filed, and also a transcript of the record, but no properly prepared or certified statement of facts has been brought to this court. Appellants prepared a document,…