Supreme Court of Florida March 2, 1966, No. 33997 (Smith v. Martin)

THOMAS, Justice.

On 3 April 1964 Exerdell Martin, wife of Albert C. Martin, borrowed $1850 from the appellants to discharge a note and mortgage held by one William Lay encumbering real property owned by the wife. She executed a note evidencing the loan and signed the instrument “Exerdell B. Martin, a single woman”.