Union Central Life Insurance v. Alford

This is an action to recover installments of indebtedness secured by mortgage and taxes paid on the mortgaged premises by the mortgagee. The action is against the defendant, a grantee subsequent to the mortgage, who in the deed of conveyance from the mortgagors had assumed and agreed to pay the mortgage. The plaintiff recovered a judgment in the district court and the defendant appeals. The facts are stipulated and may be stated briefly as follows:

Willey Pepper, while the owner in fee of the east half of section 16, township 137, north of range 64, west of the 5th principal meridian*…