Groce v. Benson

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Bonham.

One can only speculate as to the reason why Silas Benson procured a layman to prepare for him a deed to real estate rather than a man learned in the law. Whatever the reason may have been, it resulted, as so often is the case, in bringing confusion, trouble, and expense to those who came after him. He sowed seeds which, after sixty odd years, have blossomed into this litigation.

The action is one primarily to foreclose a mortgage given by Miss Florida Benson to the plaintiff, which covers certain lands originally owned by Silas Benson…