Beach v. . Cooke

This action was commenced in August, 1853, against Thomas B. Cooke, in his life time, to procure the cancellation and discharge of a mortgage executed by Ephraim Beach to Francis I. Marvin, in' the year 1836, to secure the payment of fifty-two thousand dollars and interest; which mortgage had been duly recorded, and was afterwards assigned by the mortgagee to said Cooke; the plaintiff alleging that the mortgage had been fully paid, but remained uncanceled of record, and that the lands covered by it had been conveyed to him. The plaintiff, also,, alleged, that there had been large transactions…