Berridge v. Gaylord

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

F. G. Berridge brought an action against Cora M. Gaylord upon a note and mortgage originally executed by her to Joseph F. White and by him assigned to the plaintiff. Judgment was rendered for the defendant cancelling the mortgage upon the ground that the loan secured by it had beén made by the plaintiff, who caused White to be named as payee for the purpose of enabling him to avoid the payment of taxes. The plaintiff appeals.

The correctness of the judgment depends upon the interpretation of the decision and opinion in Sheldon v. Pruessner, 52…