McGeever v. State

The errors assigned by the plaintiff in error, James D. McGeever, are that the court erred (1) in denying his motion to dismiss; (2) in refusing to admit certain evidence; (3) in failing to submit separate verdicts; (4) in refusing to set aside the verdict; and (5) in denying defendant’s motion for a new trial.

In January, 1938, Elizabeth Hackett, who owned a residence in Madison, subject to a mortgage to the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “HOLC”), on which a foreclosure judgment had been entered, retained Mc-Geever as her attorney to get an extension of the…