Cole v. Hughes

Action to have the plaintiffs Albert J. Cole and wife adjudged the owners of certain land. The defendant Evan Hughes claims to be the owner through the redemption from a foreclosure sale of a first mortgage. The mortgage to the defendant Citizens Loan & Trust Company was given to secure the redemption money and is conceded to be valid. There were findings and judgment for the defendants, and the plaintiffs appeal.

The plaintiff Albert J. Cole owned a farm near Mankato. On March 10, 1919, there was a first mortgage upon it for $8,000. There was a second mortgage of date March 8, 1920, for…