Skinner v. Hale
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to foreclose a mortgage of real estate, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County where a demurrer to the complaint was overruled (Ror aback, J.') and the cause was afterwards tried to the court, Shumway, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtTorrance, C. J.
The plaintiff, Sylvester W. Skinner, was the husband of Lizzie M. Skinner deceased, and the defendant, Hattie I. Hale, is the daughter and sole heir at law of said deceased. The complaint alleged that the plaintiff was the owner of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed and of the note secured thereby, and the court has found that this was true.
The answer consisted of two defenses. In the first, certain paragraphs of the complaint were admitted and others were denied, and those denied were found to be true. The second defense was this: “ The cause of action set forth in the plaintiff’s…
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