First State Bank of Hobart v. Montoney

This is an action instituted by appellees against appellant for damages for cancelling a certain promissory note made payable to appellant as trustee, and for releasing a real estate mortgage which secured the payment of said note.

The complaint was in one paragraph. Omitting formal parts, signatures, etc., the complaint was as follows :

“. . . on and prior to the 14th day of May, 1930, these plaintiffs were the owners of certain real estate situated in Lake County, Indiana, known as one and one-half (1%) acres of improved property in part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of…