Mills v. Barton

Pope, Judge.

Plaintiff Regina Barton was the common-law wife of Charles E. Barton, Sr., now deceased, and the stepmother of defendant Linda •Barton Mills, Mr. Barton’s daughter. On March 1, 1991 plaintiff filed a complaint claiming defendant owed her $10,117.48 for money lent to the defendant on March 5, 1985. Following a bench trial, the trial court awarded judgment to plaintiff and defendant appeals.

Plaintiff presented evidence that in 1985, before her husband died, he told her that defendant wanted to borrow money from plaintiff so that she could avoid foreclosure of her house. Defendant…