Meredith v. Lackey

John A. Laolmj averred, in substance, that Meredith executed his note for $1,500, to Catherine Laehey, John A. Laehey, Robert S. Laehey, and Richard M. Laehey, and that his wife joined with him in a mortgage on certain real estate to secure the payment thereof; that the note was assigned to plaintiff, who asked judgment for the amount and the foreclosure, &c.

The defendants averred that the note was given for a part of the purchase money of the lands described in the mortgage, and that the said lands were a part of the estate of one Lra Laehey, of whom the said payees were the widow and heirs;…