Staples v. Hendrick
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action by the indorsees of a promissory note against the indorser, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in New London County, Shumway, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiffs.
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
The defendant indorsed to the plaintiffs a promissory note for 8600 made by one F. G. Hendrick to the order of the defendant. The note was dishonored, and the plaintiffs recovered judgment against the maker and filed a judgment lien against certain lands of his, which were subject to a prior mortgage in favor of the Jewett City Savings Bank. The bank brought a suit to foreclose its mortgage and made the plaintiffs parties, and the plaintiffs moved for a foreclosure by sale, which was ordered. The property was appraised, pursuant to the statute, at $16,900, and was thereafter sold for $10,000,…
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