Leonard v. Hargis

Josiah. N. Hargis and his wife, Emily C. Hargis, executed a mortgage upon land in Barber County to secure a debt of three thousand dollars, and a second mortgage upon the same land was executed by them to secure a debt of three hundred dollars. Default was made on the second mortgage, and, January 5, 1889, William F. Leonard, the owner, brought an action to recover the debt and to foreclose the mortgage. Service of summons was duly obtained upon Hargis and his wife, January 16, 1889 ; but they did not answer or appear, and personal judgment for the debt was rendered ; and a foreclosure and…