Beach v. Shaw

On the 15th day of April, 1855, Thomas B. Bryan, being then the owner of the north half of lot 4, block 15, Fort Dearborn addition to Chicago, mortgaged the premises to one Wylie, to secure four notes, executed by Bryan to him, amounting to $5,600.00.

On the 25th of March, 1856, Bryan sold and conveyed the property to Feed and Watkins, subject to said mortgage, and, by an express provision of the deed, which was executed as well by the grantees as by Bryan, they undertook the payment of the mortgage. In September, 1856, Feed conveyed his interest in the lot to Watkins. In February, 1857,…