Hoffman v. Risk

The appellant, as plaintiff, sued the appellees, as defendants, in this action, in the court below.

In his complaint, the appellant alleged, in substance, that the appellee Charlotte Risk was the wife of her co-appellee, James M. Risk; that on the 20th day of September, 1861, the appellant was the owner of certain real estate, particularly described, in Ripley county, Indiana; that on said day the appellant executed a mortgage on said real estate to one Stephen C. Pribble, to secure the indebtedness therein set out, a copy of which mortgage was made part of said complaint; that on the 20th day…