Barrentine v. Parker

FOSTER, Justice.

On November 16, 1935, appellant filed a bill in equity, alleging that on October 9, 1920, he executed a mortgage on certain land to A. L. Kilgore, to secure a loan of $400 due in installments of $100 each, payable January 1, 1921, January 1, 1922, January 1, 1923, and January 1, 1924; that he paid the first note when it was due, and the other three were paid a short time before the last note fell due, when they, with the mortgage, were surrendered to him; that in a few- days thereafter Kilgore was killed; and that appellee claims to own the mortgage, and has advertised a…