Fletcher v. Daugherty
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for Saline county. Tried below before Weaver, J. Note and mortgage should be construed together. 1 Jones on Mortgages, sec. 76. Muzzy v. Knight, 8 Kan., 456. Kennion v. Kelsey, 10 Iowa, 443. Mortgage subject to conditions of note. 1 Hilliard on Mortgages, 286. ■ 2 Jones on Mortgages, 902. Tender unavailing.
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Error to the district court for Saline county. Tried below before Weaver, J. Note and mortgage should be construed together. 1 Jones on Mortgages, sec. 76. Muzzy v. Knight, 8 Kan., 456. Kennion v. Kelsey, 10 Iowa, 443. Mortgage subject to conditions of note. 1 Hilliard on Mortgages, 286. ■ 2 Jones on Mortgages, 902. Tender unavailing. Batmders v. Frost, 5 Pick., 267. Graham v. Linden, 50 N. Y., 547. The construction of note and mortgage must be such as to give effect to the terms of each. 2 Parsons Cont., 501. National Bank v. Peek, 8 Kan., 662. Sehoonmaoker n. Taylor, 14 Wis., 313.…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
In April, 1881, the plaintiff commenced an action before a justice of the peace of Saline county, upon the following instrument:
“ $30. April 1, 1881, I promise to pay H. E. Fletcher or order thirty dollars, being interest to that date on my note for five hundred dollars. This interest note draws twelve per cent per annum from maturity.
“Matt. A. Daugherty.”
On the return day of the summons the defendant appeared in open court and tendered the sum of $535, being the amount due upon the note and mortgage for which the interest note was given, and costs to that date. The plaintiff…
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