Blake v. Taylor

Citations

• 142 Ill. 482
• 32 N.E. 401

Syllabus

<p>Deed — showing same to be Oj mortgage — burden of proof. Where a deed is on its face an absolute, unconditional conveyance of land, the burden of proof will be on those claiming that it was intended as a mortgage only, to prove that fact by clear and satisfactory proof. Such a deed is never held a mortgage on vague and uncertain or doubtful evidence.</p>