Lyon v. Petty
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the late Fifth Judicial District, San Joaquin County.. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMcKee, J.
On February 27, 1876, Kate Rodgers died intestate. At the time of her death she was owner and holder of a promissory note for three thousand dollars, dated December 20, 1875, and due and payable, with interest at ten per cent per annum, two years after date; payment of which was secured by mortgage upon real estate.
The note matured December 20, 1877, nearly twenty months after the death of its owner and holder; and the administrator of her estate, on March 29, 1879, commenced the action in hand for foreclosure of the mortgage to satisfy the same.
To the complaint in the action the defendant…
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