Cole v. Frederick
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action in the nature of ejectment, for the possession of certain real estate and for damages, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the court, George W. Wheeler, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
In September, 1888, Clara M. Burritt made a general assignment of her property to the defendant and Daniel F. Webster as trustees for her creditors. She then owned an interest in the demanded premises, subject to taxes due to the city of Waterbury on the list of October 1st, 1887, which had become payable in May, 1888, and to a mortgage to the Chelsea Savings Bank for $20,000, executed October 14th, 1887. The bank brought an action to foreclose its mortgage to the Superior Court for New London county early in 1889, and obtained a decree under which its title became absolute as against the…
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