Pohl v. Fulton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The plaintiff, Louis H. Pohl, brought suit to recover on a promissory note, and to foreclose a real-estate mortgage securing the note, given by John A. Fulton to the plaintiff’s deceased wife, Belle B. Pohl, who was formerly the wife of Luther J. Stimple. The note was a renewal of a former note given by Fulton to I. B. Stimple (Belle B. Stimple) while she was a widow. The Stimples had an imbecile son, Hiram Stimple, whose guardian defended the action on the ground that the note and mortgage belonged to him. The plaintiff was defeated and…