Murdock v. Clarke

Morrison, C. J.:

This is a suit in equity, brought by the plaintiff as the personal representative of Adam Murdock, deceased, to obtain an account from the defendants respecting certain property which they held in their possession under and by virtue of a mortgage executed by Adam Murdock to them. The complaint alleges, that on the fourth day of February, 1875, *684Adam Murdock borrowed from the defendants the sum of eight thousand five hundred dollars, for a period of one year, and that, to secure the payment thereof, he transferred and conveyed to them certain land, described in the complaint,…