Tevis v. Hicks

The defendant, being the owner of an undivided interest (stipulated to have been between one fourth and one third) of the rancho of San José de los Moquelumnes, situate partly in the County of Sacramento and partly in the County of San Joaquin, in this State, executed three several mortgages thereon to John F. McCauley, to secure the payment of money due from him to McCauley. The first mortgage was executed November 30, 1861, as security for the payment of the sum of $13,688 37. The second mortgage was executed November 29, 1862, to secure the payment of $10,000, in gold coin, with interest…