Morsell v. First National Bank
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeáx from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swathe
The question presented for our determination in this case is, whether a judgment at law is a lien upon real estate in the city of Washington, which, before the judgment was rendered, had been conveyed to trustees with a power of sale to secure the payment of the debts of the grantor described in the deed of trust.
The facts, so far as it is necessary to state them, are few and simple: —
On the 4th of November, 1867, the appellant, Morsell, executed a deed of trust to Flodoardo Howard to secure the payment of certain promissory notes held by the cestuis 'que trust, as set forth in the deed.
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