Hart v. Chase
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Bill for a foreclosure; brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County. The following facts were found by tho court: Riley Rexford in 1855 was tho owner of the land in question, a farm in the town of Cornwall, and made a mortgage of the same to one Ives, and in the year 1858 another mortgage to one Pratt, and afterwards in the same year another mortgage to one Brewster.
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Bill for a foreclosure; brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County. The following facts were found by tho court: Riley Rexford in 1855 was tho owner of the land in question, a farm in the town of Cornwall, and made a mortgage of the same to one Ives, and in the year 1858 another mortgage to one Pratt, and afterwards in the same year another mortgage to one Brewster. In the year 1860 Mary A. Hamlin recovered judgment against Rexford for $153.21, and had tho equity of redemption in the land set off to her, and soon after conveyed all her interest in the land to Sarah Rexford, tho wife…
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
The petitioner’s testator, Riley Rexford, made two mortgages of his property to secure certain notes on which he was liable as maker. Subsequently the whole equity of redemption was set off on an execution against him to Mary A. Hamlin, who afterwards conveyed her interest thus acquired to the wife of Rexford. Mrs. Rexford subsequently died' intestate, leaving the respondents her heirs at law. Mr. Rexford remained in possession of the property for several years and was then called upon to pay, and did pay, the mortgage debts.
This petition is brought to foreclose the equity of redemption.
We…
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