Nicklisch v. Flynn

During the year 1912, defendant Teresa Flynn and her husband, being the owners of a lot in the city of Seattle upon which there had been constructed a hotel, mortgaged the same to Osner & Mehl-horn, Inc., a corporation, to secure a note for $4,000, drawn in favor of the mortgagee, payable in three years. Mr. Flynn died during the following year, and his widow became the sole owner of the property.

The mortgagee assigned the mortgage to one Carl Nicklisch, the assignment being regularly recorded, although it was not drawn to the attention of Mrs. Flynn, who regularly paid her interest to the…