Farmers' & Mechanics' Bank v. Bronson
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne Circuit in Chancery. The bill in this cause was filed by complainant to redeem certain premises in the village of Niles, Berrien County, from the effect of a certain mortgage, and to charge defendants with certain rents and profits as mortgagees in possession. Decree was rendered for complainant in the Court below, allowing them to redeem, and compelling defendants to ajqriy inpayment of said mortgage the rents received during their occupancy.
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Appeal from Wayne Circuit in Chancery. The bill in this cause was filed by complainant to redeem certain premises in the village of Niles, Berrien County, from the effect of a certain mortgage, and to charge defendants with certain rents and profits as mortgagees in possession. Decree was rendered for complainant in the Court below, allowing them to redeem, and compelling defendants to ajqriy inpayment of said mortgage the rents received during their occupancy. The facts are fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Cooley J.
The bill in this case was filed to redeem certain premises from the lien of a mortgage. These premises consist of a village lot in Niles. It appears that in 1838 Nathaniel Bacon, having previously been in possession and erected a building upon the lot, conveyed it to one Harris who gave back a mortgage for $4,000. Harris soon after gave Cogswell K. Green a deed of the lot, and Green took possession. October 15,1839, Green gave a mortgage of the lot to complainants, who have since foreclosed it and obtained the usual deed. Proceedings were also taken to foreclose in Chancery the…
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