Woodbury v. Swan
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Bxll in Equity, for the foreclosure of a mortgage against Swan, the holder of a subsequent mortgage, and for a decree against a tax title acquired by Swan while holding his mortgage. Reported in 58 N. H. 380. Facts found by the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Bingham:, J.
It is a general rule, founded on the requirements of good faith, that any one interested in land with others, all deriving their titles from a common source, cannot acquire an absolute title to the land by a tax deed, to the injury of the others. The payment of taxes by a mortgagee protects his interest, and for the protection of his interest he may acquire a tax title, but he cannot set up that title to defeat a prior mortgage. 1 Jones Mortgages, s. 6§0; Cooley Taxation 348; M. S. Bank v. Bacharach, 46 Conn. 513.
In the relations of these parties, Swan occupies the position of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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