Burge v. Maund

Maund brought a bill in equity to enforce mortgage liens given by Burge to Maund. The defendant Burge answered that he had been discharged of liability or indebtedness to complainant in that complainant elected to release him from further liability and to take a note on one Susan Burge, the mother of defendant, and gave defendant a release and cancellation of the mortgages which was duly recorded, and that complainant by his agent took a note and mortgage on the property of the said Susan Burge, and has said note and mortgage in his possession, and in so doing has released defendant and has…