Norcum v. Lum
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Chancery. Hon. Charles Scott, chancellor. The administrators of one E. C. Mielke filed their hill in the Superior Court of Chancery, against F. Norcum and the trustees in a certain deed of trust made by Mielke, to secure a debt to Norcum, for the purpose of restraining said trustees, from selling the property conveyed in the deed; and also for the purpose of impeaching the consideration of the notes secured by the deed of trust, upon the…
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Chancery. Hon. Charles Scott, chancellor. The administrators of one E. C. Mielke filed their hill in the Superior Court of Chancery, against F. Norcum and the trustees in a certain deed of trust made by Mielke, to secure a debt to Norcum, for the purpose of restraining said trustees, from selling the property conveyed in the deed; and also for the purpose of impeaching the consideration of the notes secured by the deed of trust, upon the ground of usury. The substance of the case, as it appears from the pleadings and evidence, is, that in November, 1841, the…
1Opinion of the CourtFisher, J.
This is an appeal from a decree of the Superior Court of Chancery.
The bill was filed by Archibald McLaurin, as administrator, and Virginia Mielke, as administratrix, of the estate of Edward C. Mielke, deceased. The object of the bill was to enjoin a threatened sale, under a deed of trust, executed by the intestate, in his lifetime, upon certain lots, in the city of Vicksburg, to secure the appellant, Norcum, in the payment of two promissory notes, and accruing interest thereon, payable in one and two years from date. The facts are briefly as follows: Mielke was a banker in the city of…
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