11 Minn. 447 | Minn. | 1866
By the Court
The complaint shows that on the 19th day of June, 1860, William Lawver was the owner in fee simple of lot 6, block 41, in the city of Ned Wing,
The order overruling the demurrer is reversed.
The second section of the “homestead act,” under which it is claimed the mortgage involved in this action is void, is as follows : “ Such exemption shall not extend to any mortgage thereon, lawfully obtained, but such mortgage or other alienation of such land by the owner thereof, if a married man, shall not be valid without the signature of the wife to the same, unless such mortgage shall be given to secure the payment of the purchase money or some portion thereof.” Comp. Stat. p. 510, Sec. 93.
I am of opinion that under this section the complaint must show affirmatively that the mortgage was not given to secure the purchase money or any part thereof. Here is an exeep