Dixon v. Bristol Savings Bank

Annie Dixon was the owner of a lot of land in the city of Atlanta. A deed signed by her, dated February 24, 1891, and purporting to convey the land to F. C. Hitchens, was recorded March 2, 1891. On March 16, 1891; Hitchens made a conveyance of the same land to the Bristol Savings Bank, as security for a loan of $2,000, and on the same day mortgaged the same property to one Barker to secure an indebtedness of $100. This latter deed and mortgage were recorded on March 25,1891. On December 31, of the same year, Annie Dixon brought her petition against Hitchens, Barker, and the bank, alleging…