Rook v. Wright
Indiana Supreme Court
From Jay Circuit Court; Jacob F. Denny, Judge. Action by Clarinda E. Wright against John T. Rook. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals. (Transferred from the Appellate Court under §1405 Burns .1914, Acts 1901 p. 590.)
1Opinion of the CourtLairy, J.
Appellee recovered a judgment in the trial court on a note given to her by appellant as a part of the purchase price of certain real estate and also a decree foreclosing a mortgage given to secure such note. By this appeal appellant seeks a reversal.
Appellee is the daughter of one Preston Shields, who died in 1877 the owner of certain real estate in Jay county, Indiana, having previously made a will by which he devised his land after the death of his wife to his three children, James M., Clarinda E., and Richard Shields, share and share alike. Item No. 4 of the will contained the following…
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