Dederick v. Barber

Complainant filed his bill to foreclose a mortgage dated June 13, 1876, and given by Henry Barber to secure notes for $2500 in the aggregate, made by Barber and George A. Boughton and William C. Drudge, payable with interest annually in two, three, four and five years, three notes being for $500 each and one for $1000. The bill does not describe them except as promissory notes payable to Peter K. Dederick but in fact they were payable to him or bearer. The bill avers an assignment in June, 1877, to complainant. It was filed September 14, 1877, for interest in arrears.

Barber answered and…