Embrey v. Embrey

In 1907, one Robert L. Embrey acquired by deed from Joseph Chaney and wife about one-half acre of land in Reisterstown, with a small dwelling thereon, subject to a mortgage of $600, which was paid off on May 7, 1910.

On December 1, 1914, Robert L. Embrey and his wife, Eva P. Embrey, the appellee, executed a mortgage to one Kephart Pfeifer for the sum of $200, payable three years after date, to secure the payment of their joint promissory note, the proceeds of which were used for the husband’s personal needs.

Shortly after or about the time of the execution of the mortgage, Robert L. Embrey…