Skinner v. Ellis

STAKELY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a final decree of the equity court cancelling, on the ground' that it was fully satisfied, a mortgage on real estate executed by Paul S. Ellis and Jessie Ellis, his wife (appellees), to J. E. Skinner (appellant). The decree permanently enjoined foreclosure of the mortgage. The lower court found that in the fall of 1936 the appellees, as lessors, made ánd entered into a written lease'tontract with appellant, as lessee, the consideration thereof moving to lessors being the cancellation of the mortgage. Finding further that the lessors had complied with…