Washington Trust Co. v. Norwich & Westerly Traction Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit to foreclose a judgment lien, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in New London County, Reed, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendants, from which the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
On April 3d, 1906, the Norwich and Westerly Railway Company mortgaged all of its property, including the land in question, to the then State Treasurer and his successors in office, to secure an issue of bonds amounting to $750,000.
This mortgage was not recorded in the office of the Secretary of State, as required by § 2 of chapter 149 of the Public Acts of 1905 (p. 357), until November 22d, 1909. In the meantime, on February 16th, 1909, the plaintiff brought an action against the Railway Company as indorser on a promissory note for $9,000, and attached the land. The judgment lien sought to be…
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