Rusco v. DeGood

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hopkins, J.:

This controversy involves the question whether a deed was in fact a mortgage. The action was one for possession of a ranch (840 acres) in Cheyenne county. It was brought by George S. Rusco, claiming to be owner and landlord, against L. D. Reinhold, tenant, and against J. W. Dorsey DeGood, to have a deed purporting to convey the ranch to the latter, declared to be a mortgage. Reinhold answered denying the landlord’s title, admitting nonpayment of rent under a lease through which he held, and claiming that DeGood was the owner of the ranch…