Griswold v. Mather
Supreme Court of Connecticut
IN ERROR. This was a bill in chancery, brought originally to the superior court, by Mather against Griswold, for a conveyance of the legal title to a certain piece of land, containing twenty-eight acres and a half. On the 12th of February, 1316, Matthew Griswold mortgaged to the plaintiff two pieces of land in Windsor, containing about 120 acres, as security for the indorsement and payment of certain notes, to the amount of 765 dollars.
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IN ERROR. This was a bill in chancery, brought originally to the superior court, by Mather against Griswold, for a conveyance of the legal title to a certain piece of land, containing twenty-eight acres and a half. On the 12th of February, 1316, Matthew Griswold mortgaged to the plaintiff two pieces of land in Windsor, containing about 120 acres, as security for the indorsement and payment of certain notes, to the amount of 765 dollars. The mortgage became forfeited ; and the mortgagor, by a decree of the superior court, passed in September, 1816, was foreclosed of his equity of redemption.…
1Opinion of the Court
Hosmer, Ch. J.
Several objections to the decree of the superior court have been made, the principal of which are, that the court had no jurisdiction of the suit ; that the proper and necessary parties were not before the court ; that there was adequate remedy at law ; and that the plaintiff had no equitable title to the relief sought.
1. As to the jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of the court is tested by the value of the mortgaged premises. Peters v. Goodrich, 3 Conn. Rep. 146. Scripture v. Johnson, 3 Conn. Rep. 211. The statute on this subject imparts jurisdiction to the superior court “ of all…
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