Borum v. Fouts

The appellant, who was the plaintiff, brought this action against the appellees, to foreclose a mortgage upon real estate in Tippecanoe county. The following is the case made by the complaint. The plaintiff, on September 11, 1854, sold the land described in the mortgage to the defendant, Jacob Fonts, who, at that date, executed to him six promissory notes: the first for $1,060, due December 25,1855; the second for $1,120, due December 25, 1856; the third for $1,180, due December 25, 1857; the fourth for $1,200, due December 25, 1858; the fifth for $1,500, due December 25, 1859; and, the sixth…