Knaus v. Dreher

Dreher and wife, by absolute deed, executed, witnessed and delivered, conveyed land to Knaus, with customary covenants of warranty. The deed was executed December 2, 1882. The present suit, instituted in March, 1885, is a bill, seeking to have this deed declared a mortgage-security for the payment of money, avers that the debt has been paid, and if mistaken, tenders payment of any balance, and prays that title be devested out of Knaus and vested in Dreher. It seeks relief only as to one undivided half of the land described in the pleadings, admitting that the other half is both legally and…