McCain

McCain v. Burch

Good Law
1928 Cal. App. LEXIS 786·92 Cal. App. 141·267 P. 748
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 22, 1928Docket No. 3504.California1,070 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Tuttle, J.

This is a suit brought to cancel a certain mortgage given by appellant and her husband to respondent, and covering the separate property of appellant. Judgment was rendered canceling said mortgage, upon certain conditions being complied with. The appeal is from that portion of said judgment which contains said conditions, and is based upon the judgment-roll.

The following allegations appear in the complaint: That respondent was the attorney for the husband of appellant George McCain, now deceased; that said McCain was in financial difficulties, and said attorney advised appellant that in order to protect her real property from her husband’s creditors, she mortgage the same to him; that at this time appellant was the sole owner of certain real prop erty which is described in the mortgage; that pursuant to said advice of said attorney, appellant executed the mortgage in question to him. The amount of said mortgage was $15,000, and it was given to secure the payment of a note dated August 11, 1922; that said note and mortgage were obtained by respondent through undue influence and without consideration, and‘that the execution of said documents was procured by respondent wrongfully…

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