Montejo v. Gordy

The opinion of the Court was delivered- by

Levy, J.

Henderson Crawford, one of the heirs oí H. Crawford, deceased, executed a mortgage, on the 9th of December, 1865, in favor of Martin Conrad, to secure a note for $3000, in favor of said Conrad, signed by said Henderson Crawford and Larive Crawford, in solido, the mortgage being upon “ his entire interest in the estate of his father, to wit: one-eighth undivided interest in what now remains of said estate, consisting of the sugar plantation belonging to said estate,” describing its quantity, location, boundaries, etc. Suit was brought on this…