Juniata College v. Warren

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This was an action on a promissory note and to foreclose a mortgage on property given to secure its payment.

The facts were these: Defendants, Robert H. Warren and wife, residents of Fort Scott, applied to Perkins & Company, loan brokers of Lawrence, for a loan of $1,200, which defendants needed to purchase a house and some town lots in Fort Scott owned by W. C. Warren, a brother of defendant, but occupied by defendant and wife. The application for the loan was delivered to one Longshore, local agent for Perkins & Company. A day or two later,…