Campbell v. Tompkins

The Chancellor.

This suit is brought to foreclose a mortgage given, October 13th, 1868, by Daniel E. Tompkins and his wife to the complainant, on land of Mrs. Tompkins, to secure the payment, according to the bond of Mr. Tompkins to the complainant, of that date, of $2,100 in one year from the date thereof, with interest, and all national, state, county, city and township taxes which might be assessed upon the money loaned and thereby secured or upon the mortgage or bond. The defence set up by the mortgagors in their answer is, that only $1,100 were lent, and the rest of the $2,100 was *171an…