Speier v. Monnah Park Block Co.

THOMAS, Justice.

This controversy developed when the appellant filed an answer to a bill brought by materialmen to enforce payment of their claims. The appellant asked the court ■ to foreclose four mortgages she held on the same property. The suit culminated in a decree foreclosing the liens and declaring the mortgages void as violative of Section 687.07, Florida Statutes 1951, and F.S.A.

Although the four mortgages fall into two categories, the general pattern of the transactions was the same. Two identical mortgages, each securing $2,000, were executed by William B. Carr and his wife, to…