Bell v. Webb
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Equity side of Washington County Court. The bill, in this cause, was filed on the 13th October 1839, by Peter, Daniel, and Frederick Bell, of, &c., children and administrators of Frederick Bell, late of Washington county, deceased, and alleged, that on or about the 1st February 1820, Daniel Berger being seized in fee of the lands, &c., hereinafter mentioned, proposed to mortgage the same to the said Frederick Bell, deceased, to secure a certain claim which…
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Appeal from the Equity side of Washington County Court. The bill, in this cause, was filed on the 13th October 1839, by Peter, Daniel, and Frederick Bell, of, &c., children and administrators of Frederick Bell, late of Washington county, deceased, and alleged, that on or about the 1st February 1820, Daniel Berger being seized in fee of the lands, &c., hereinafter mentioned, proposed to mortgage the same to the said Frederick Bell, deceased, to secure a certain claim which the said deceased at that time, had against the §aid Daniel Berger; and the said Berger affirmed the said premises to be…
1Opinion of the CourtArcher, J.
Daniel Berger, beinglargely indebted on judgments obtained against him in Washington county court, executed to the complainant, on the 1st of February 1820, a mortgage on his lands to secure the payment of $701.30; and on the 29th of February, executed a deed of mortgage to William Webb and Peter Mong, for his said lands and personal property. In this deed, it is recited, that Berger was in debt to sundry persons in the sum of $6000; and that Webb and Mong were his securities, and that the deed is executed to secure them the payment thereof ; and subsequently, on 27th July 1820, he executed a…
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