Mosher v. Kittle

This case was tried before the court without a jury, and comes before us on exceptions to the findings.

The husband of the defendant was a farmer possessed of a'farm of 160 acres. Alfred Mosher, the assignor of plaintiff, had been for many years in Mr. Kittle’s employment as a farm laborer. January 19, 1885, Mr. Kittle conveyed the farm by warranty deed to his wife. It was subject to a mortgage of $2,000. She subsequently executed another mortgage for $1,000, $700 of which she expended in building a house. The first of April, 1885, defendant informed Alfred that she had a deed of the place,…