Barstow v. Stone

This is a controversy between the holders of two trust deeds upon the same property. The facts are as follows : On the 15th day of February, 1892, the plaintiff, John L. Barstow, loaned Judge Wilbur F. Stone $8,000. Barstow was represented in the transaction by Theodore A. Sloane, who looked after the execution of the papers securing the loan. The debt was evidenced by a promissory note for the amount, dated February 15, 1892, signed by Stone, payable to Sloane, and due three years from its date, with interest at’ eight per cent per annum, payable semiannually. Attached to the note as…