Ely v. . Carnley

The question in this case is, whether Mason's title to the property, by virtue of the mortgage, was valid against the plaintiff's execution, after the lapse of a year from the filing of the copy in September, 1850. To determine this, the first inquiry is whether the paper filed as a copy, on the 30th of August, 1851, was a true copy within the meaning of the 3d section of chapter 279, of Laws of 1833. The mortgage was given to secure the sum of $546.19, and the paper filed was a correct copy, except in stating the amount as larger by $100. The statute declares that all conveyances of goods…