Abrams v. Abrams

Citations

• 74 Kan. 888
• 88 P. 70
• 1906 Kan. LEXIS 178

Syllabus

<p>1. Ejectment- — Deed as a Mortgage — Right to Maintain Action. Plaintiff held a deed absolute on its face to land occupied by defendant. The trial court found that the deed was an equitable mortgage to secure the purchase-price. It was said plaintiff could not maintain ejectment, even though defendant had failed to pay his debt.</p> <p>2. Mortgages — Deed—Oral Agreement. It was said that a verbal agreement to that effect was sufficient to convert an instrument in form a deed into a mortgage.</p>