Townsend v. Todd
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Connecticut.
1Opinion of the Court
' Me. Justice Hunt
delivered the opinion of the court.
The validity of the mortgage of $50,000 is attacked on the ground that it is' in violation of the spirit and policy of the statutes and recording system of the State of Connecticut. The district and the circuit judge, each familiar with the statutes and decisions of that State, sustained this proposition. The precise objection to the mortgage is, that it does not truly describe the debt intended to be secured. The mortgage by its terms was given to secure the payment of a note of $50,000, dated April 12, 1873, executed by George T. Newhall…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Swift v. TysonSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
- Chicago City v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1863
- Pettibone v. GriswoldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1822
- Townsend v. Empire Stone-Dressing Co.The Superior Court of New York City · 1856
- Bramhall v. FloodSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1874
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