Edwards v. Moore

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, C. J.;

The action was one by the executor of the estate of Rowland J. Edwards, deceased, to recover on promissory notes given the decedent by John A. Edwards, and to foreclose a lien on land imposed by decedent’s will, securing payment of the notes. The defendants, so far as material here, were the makers of the notes, and mortgagees and purchasers of the land deriving title from him. Plaintiff recovered judgment against John A. Edwards on the notes, but was denied judgment for lien, and the titles of lien holders and purchasers were quieted.…