American Mortg. Co. of Scotland, Ltd. v. Hartzog

SIMONTON, Circuit Judge.

Tbis is a case for the foreclosure of a mortgage given to secure certain notes, evidence of money loaned. The defenses are that the mortgage was given by a married woman for the debt of her husband, and that the contract was usurious. Mrs. E. D. Hartzog, the wife of D. S. Hartzog, owned a tract of land in Barnwell county, inherited through her parents. ' She resided on the land with her husband, who owned no property of his own. The planting operations were conducted by the husband, and the whole family were engaged on the farm. The supplies were obtained from Simon…