Taylor v. Taylor
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Oakland. (Moore, J.) Bill to reform a mortgage* and to foreclose the same. Defendant Washington I. Taylor appeals from order overruling demurrer. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
This bill was filed to reform a mortgage as to the description -of the lands incumbered, and to correct a mistake in such description.
The mortgage was given March 25, 1887, for $2,109, to be paid in three years, at 6 per cent. It was given to Burgoyne Jones in his life-time, and the mistake, if one was made in the description, was not discovered until after his death. It is claimed by the bill that the mortgage as written covers less than 4 acres of the land intended to be conveyed, and that it was intended to cover 56.95 acres, including the four acres named in the mortgage. The vqlue of the…
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