Rood v. Welch
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Bill for a foreclosure of a mortgage of household furniture. The respondent, Welch, defended as the trustee in insolvency of the estate of the mortgagor, J. S. Rood, which was assigned to him under the insolvent act, after the mortgage was made.
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Bill for a foreclosure of a mortgage of household furniture. The respondent, Welch, defended as the trustee in insolvency of the estate of the mortgagor, J. S. Rood, which was assigned to him under the insolvent act, after the mortgage was made. The condition of the mortgage was as follows: “ Whereas the said David A. has, at the special request of the said J. S., indorsed certain promissory notes given to sundry persons and corporations in his ordinary business, and as said David A. may be liable to pay said notes so- by him indorsednow if the said J. S. shall well and truly pay all notes so…
1Opinion of the Court
Sanford, J,
By the well settled law of Connecticut, a mortgage, as w'ell as an absolute sale, of personal property, capable of immediate delivery, is, as against creditors and subsequent *132purchasers, fraudulent and void, unless the possession of the property accompanies and follows the transfer.
But, by statute, (Rev. Stat., tit. 20, sec. 3,) whenever the owner of any dwelling-house, having a family, shall, for any debt' or duty, mortgage said dwelling-house, and the mortgage shall convey the household furniture belonging to the owner of said dwelling-house, and used therein by him in…
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