Bell v. Woodward
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Issues from chancery. The plaintiffs, as administrators of the estate of the late Joseph Bell, brought their bill against the defendants, to foreclose two mortgages made by Joshua Woodward deceased, to said Bell, the first dated Feb. 28, 1842, and the other Sépt. 4, 1844. The defendants pleaded that the said mortgages did not include the land described in the bill, known as the Samuel Ladd farm, and moved that the question be tried by the jury, and the same was ordered by…
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Issues from chancery. The plaintiffs, as administrators of the estate of the late Joseph Bell, brought their bill against the defendants, to foreclose two mortgages made by Joshua Woodward deceased, to said Bell, the first dated Feb. 28, 1842, and the other Sépt. 4, 1844. The defendants pleaded that the said mortgages did not include the land described in the bill, known as the Samuel Ladd farm, and moved that the question be tried by the jury, and the same was ordered by the court. The issue joined was in the form following: Gbaeton, ss. C Joseph M. Bell & als. Adm’rs, Supreme Judicial…
1Opinion of the CourtNesmith, J.
The plaintiffs, as administrators upon the estate o^' the late Joseph Bell, late of Haverhill, deceased, claim, to foreclose twf 'deeds of mortgage, pux-porting to be made by Joshua Woodward, deceased, to said Joseph Bell, in his lifetime; the first deed being dated Feb. 28, 1842, the second, Sept. 4, 1844. The defendant, by his pleas, denied that said deeds of mortgage included the land, known as the Ladd farm, situate in Haverhill, &c., and moved that this question be tried by the jury; and the same was ordered by the court. The issues, as made, were between plaintiffs as administrators on…
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