Bell v. Woodward
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Writ or Entry, commenced by Joseph Bell, the intestate, and prosecuted by the plaintiffs, his administrators, against Joshua Woodward, James Woodward, and Joshua Henry Woodward. James Woodward pleads sole tenure in himself; the other tenants severally disclaim.
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Writ or Entry, commenced by Joseph Bell, the intestate, and prosecuted by the plaintiffs, his administrators, against Joshua Woodward, James Woodward, and Joshua Henry Woodward. James Woodward pleads sole tenure in himself; the other tenants severally disclaim. The demandants claim under a mortgage from Joshua Woodward, to secure two notes to the intestate, amounting to seventeen hundred dollars, dated February 28, 1842, at which time Joshua Woodward owned the land, subject to certain mortgages. On the 9th of June, 1843, Joshua Woodward conveyed the premises to James Woodward, the defendant.…
1Opinion of the CourtPerley, C. J.
On the 19th of June, 1843, James Woodward had an equity of redemption in the demanded premises, subject to the Goss mortgage for $600, and the mortgage to Mr. Bell for $1700, both made by Joshua Woodward; and on that day he made another mortgage to Mary Hale, to secure $2200.
On the 17th of February, 1846, the Goss mortgage was assigned to Phineas Spaulding. On the 29th of August, 1849, James Woodward released his equity in the premises to Mary Hale, who then held the land, subject to the Goss mortgage in the hands of Spaulding, and to the mortgage to Mr. Bell. On the same day she purchased of…
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