Pearman v. Battles

FOSTER, Justice.

In this case the statutory right of redemption was held to be in complainant (appellee) and on final decree he was allowed to exercise that right.

The first question presented goes to the power of complainant to exercise the right. The father of complainant, H. A. Battles, bought the land from one King, with the mortgage to Snead outstanding, but did not at the time assume its payment, not actually knowing of it, but proceeded to make payments on it. Whether he after-wards assumed it will be treated later. He then died, and left a widow and four children, one of whom is the…