Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Hinman

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided December 16, 1887PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Suit for a foreclosure of a mortgage of real estate; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County, and heard before Torrance, J. Facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendants. The facts are very complicated, but are sufficiently stated in the opinion to make the points decided by the court easily understood.

1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.

On the first day of September, 1882, the defendant, Mrs. Hinman, was the owner of four adjoining lots of land, which are designated in the finding as lots B, C, B and E. These lots were subject to mortgages as follows :—Lots B and E were mortgaged to the Naugatuck Savings Bank, and lot B to the Middletown Savings Bank, each'being a first incumbrance ; lot B was subject to a second mortgage to one Bull, which mortgage is now owned by the plaintiff, and to foreclose which this suit is brought; all the lots were mortgaged to the defendant Wheeler, which mortgage is a third mortgage on lot B, a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Rowan v. Sharps' Rifle Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1860

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Home Owners' Loan Corp. v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
  2. Lomas & Nettleton Co. v. IsacsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1924
  3. Schweiss v. WoodruffMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Butchers' Ice & Supply Co. v. BascomSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
  5. Connecticut National Bank v. LorenzatoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992

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