Edinburgh American Land Mortgage Co. v. Peoples
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Geneva. Heard before the Hon. Jere N. Williams. The bill in this case was filed by the appellant against the appellees; and prayed to have a mortgage executed by the defendants to the complainant foreclosed. The mortgage sought to be foreclosed by the bill was one executed by John W. Peoples and his wife, Martha A. Peoples, and was given to secure the payment of money loaned by the complainant to the said John W. Peoples.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Geneva. Heard before the Hon. Jere N. Williams. The bill in this case was filed by the appellant against the appellees; and prayed to have a mortgage executed by the defendants to the complainant foreclosed. The mortgage sought to be foreclosed by the bill was one executed by John W. Peoples and his wife, Martha A. Peoples, and was given to secure the payment of money loaned by the complainant to the said John W. Peoples. The land contained in the mortgage was the homestead of the mortgagor, contained 160 acres, and was worth less than two thousand dollars.…
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, O. J.
The present litigation originated in a bill filed by the appellant to foreclose a mortgage, having the signatures of John W. Peoples and Martha A. Peoples, his wife. Other persons were made parties defendant, on the allegation that they too claimed to be mortgagees, or asserted some interest in, or lien on the land, which the appellant sought to have sold in the foreclosure proceedings. And two cross-bills were filed, *243each of which prayed relief antagonistic to that claimed by appellant. There was a decree' on all the issues presented, denying all relief to complainant in the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Miller v. MarxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
- Grider v. American Freehold Land Mortgage Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1892
- Moog v. StrangSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
- Bradley v. WestSupreme Court of Missouri · 1875
- Rogers v. AdamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Rainey v. RidgewaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
- Qualls v. QuallsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Thompson v. New England Mortgage Security Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Land Mortgage Investment Agency Co. v. PrestonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
- George v. New England Mortgage Security Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1895
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