Dunn

February 26, 1878, one Mary A. King-man owned the premises here in question. It was found that she was then, and long prior thereto had been, insane, incompetent to transact business or to understand the nature of her acts, and entirely without understanding, and continued to be in such mental condition up to the time of her death in 1886. She had not been judicially declared of unsound mind, and had no guardian.

On the date first mentioned one Garwood loaned to Mary A. Kingman four hundred dollars, and took from her a mortgage upon the property mentioned to secure the same. On the eleventh day of September, 1878, Garwood commenced an action to foreclose the mortgage against said Mary A. Kingman. Personal service of summons was made upon Mary A. Kingman. She suffered default, and a decree of foreclosure was entered. A sale was had under the decree, Garwuod being the purchaser for the sum of five hundred and fifty-five dollars. Ko redemption was made, and Garwood obtained a deed from the sheriff, and in September, 1879, sold and conveyed the premises to the defendant, Catherine Dunn, for three thousand five hundred dollars, paid by said defendant.

It was found that defendant,…