Legal Opinion

Green v. Walker

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided March 19, 1900PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Bill in Equity to compel the assignment of a mortgage under Gen. Laws R. I. cap. 207, § 1:

1Opinion of the CourtMatteson, C. J.

This is a bill to enjoin the respondent, John P. Walker, from exercising the power of sale contained in a certain mortgage, and on payment of the sum due on the mortgage to require from him an assignment of the mortgage to some third person selected by the complainant. The respondents have demurred to the' bill.

The bill shows that the mortgage was given by the complainant and one Lillie Walker, and covers a lot of land which, at the date of the mortgage, was owned by them as tenants in common. That subsequently Lillie Walker and the complainant made a partition by - deed of the land, the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gatewood v. GatewoodSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
  2. Lamb v. MontagueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
  3. Lyon v. RobbinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1878

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Whitehead v. WhiteheadOrphan's Court of Delaware · 1935
  2. Harrington v. HarringtonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981

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