Corey v. Matot

In this case the defendants, John E. Matot and Mary E. Matot, husband and wife, had executed to the plaintiff their promissory note secured by mortgage upon certain real property. Thereafter, and before the maturity of the note, the defendant Mary E. Matot declared and filed a homestead on the property in conformity with section 1263 of the Civil Code, for the benefit of herself and family. After the maturity of the note, but before the running of the statute of limitations, the defendant John E. Matot, without the knowledge of consent of his wife, entered into a stipulation and agreement in…