Fath v. Bliss

In March, 1868, the appellee, Bliss, sold to the appellant, Fath, a lot of land in Mobile. Fath paid him for it $1,000 cash, and gave him, for the remainder, two promissory notes — one for $900, payable in twelve months, and the other for $1,000, payable in two years, from the date of the sale. He also executed a mortgage on the land to secure the payment of the notes.

The bill, in this case, is filed to foreclose the mortgage, on account of the non-payment of the last note.

The debtor insists that the contract was one to be discharged with Confederate currency. In support of this, he presents…