Haskins v. Henderson

(after stating the facts as above). Appellant insists the judgment was contrary to the evidence and the law in that “the evidence showed that the acknowledgment of the plaintiff, Ammer Haskins, was taken by the notary without explaining or reading it [the deed] over to her, and that W. L. Henderson was present or near by when the acknowledgment was taken,” and in that “all of the testimony [except that of W. L. Henderson] of witnesses for both plaintiff and defendant showed that Marshall Haskins and wife thought they were signing a deed of trust to their homestead.”

The notary who took…