Williams v. Hilton
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On Report from Nisi Prkis, Tenney, J., presiding. Writ of Entry, on a mortgage made by James Purinton to Thomas L. Winthrop and Reuel Williams. Winthrop having deceased, the action is brought by Williams as survivor.
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On Report from Nisi Prkis, Tenney, J., presiding. Writ of Entry, on a mortgage made by James Purinton to Thomas L. Winthrop and Reuel Williams. Winthrop having deceased, the action is brought by Williams as survivor. The condition of the mortgage was “ that if the said James Purinton, his heirs, 'executors or administrators, pay to the said Winthrop and Williams, their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, the sum of four hundred dollars, in one, two, three, four, five and six years according to his six notes therefor, then this deed, as also said six notes, bearing even date with…
1Opinion of the CourtRice, J.
—The tenant has submitted to a default. The demandant now claims, to be entitled to an unconditional judgment for possession of the demanded premises. At the trial, as the case finds, the demandant introduced a deed of mortgage from Purinton to Winthrop and Williams, and also a tax title covering the premises described in the mortgage, with other territory not included therein.
Subsequently, the plaintiff abandoned his tax title, withdrew all records and proceedings tending to establish the same, except the treasurer’s receipts, and elected to rely upon his mortgage and the notes alone, and…
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