Montague v. Stelts
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Hudson, J., Abbeville, January, 1892. This was an action by C. L. Montague & Co. against Ina H. Stelts and others. The master’s report, omitting his recital of the notes, bond, mortgage, and agreement, which are sufficiently stated in the opinion, was as follows: The rent contracts were accordingly delivered to the attorneys of Montague & Co., but there was no written assignment of them.
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Before Hudson, J., Abbeville, January, 1892. This was an action by C. L. Montague & Co. against Ina H. Stelts and others. The master’s report, omitting his recital of the notes, bond, mortgage, and agreement, which are sufficiently stated in the opinion, was as follows: The rent contracts were accordingly delivered to the attorneys of Montague & Co., but there was no written assignment of them. During the fall of 1890, and up to March, 1891, collections were made of the rent to the amount of $700. The contracts amounted to $951.20. Mrs. Stelts claims in her answer that the whole indebtedness…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered fey
Me. Chief Justice MoIvee.
The plaintiffs brought this action to foreclose a mortgage of real estate,_ given by the defendant, Ina H. Stelts, to secure the payment of two notes; and, as a second cause of action, set out another note, not embraced in the mortgage, and claimed judgment for the balance due thereon. The defendant, Dorcas W. Henry, who, as the holder of a senior mortgage on the same land, was made a party, whose rights do not appear to be contested, and the defendant Holcomb, who also signed the notes, made no answer ; but the defendant Ina…
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