Hull v. Swarthout

The bill in this case is filed to foreclose a mortgage given by defendants to Albert Van Vleck to secure the payment of a note for fifteen hundred dollars, payable to Van Vleck or order on or before May 1,1871, and another for seven hundred and ninety dollars, payable in like manner on or before December 1, 1871, both of which bore date January 24, 1871, and were given for puchase money of the land described in the mortgage. From the evidence it appears that the land had previously belonged to one Porter, who deeded it to Van Vleck on some parol understanding, as he claims, that it was to be…