Merchant v. Woods
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action to determine defendant’s adverse claim to a certain vacant lot in the city of Minneapolis. Trial in the district ■court for Hennepin county, before Vanderburgh, J., who found the following facts: On February 20, 1S72, one Mahla, being owner in fee of the lot in question, executed and delivered to ■one Sarah P. Smith his three promissory notes for $100 each, bearing that date, and payable to her order at one, two and three years, respectively, from date, with ten per…
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Action to determine defendant’s adverse claim to a certain vacant lot in the city of Minneapolis. Trial in the district ■court for Hennepin county, before Vanderburgh, J., who found the following facts: On February 20, 1S72, one Mahla, being owner in fee of the lot in question, executed and delivered to ■one Sarah P. Smith his three promissory notes for $100 each, bearing that date, and payable to her order at one, two and three years, respectively, from date, with ten per cent, interest per annum, and to secure payment of this indebtedness, Mahla executed and delivered to her a mortgage of…
1Opinion of the CourtCornell, J.
' The statutory provisions relating to recording conveyances of any estate or interest in real estate by which the title may be affected, are especially designed for the benefit and protection of parties dealing in that kind of property. The leading object is to provide full, truthful and reliable information respecting titles, easily accessible to all, •and upon which any one may safely act in making a purchase when he has no knowledge or notice of any fact sufficient to put him upon inquiry, or to excite suspicion as to the fulness or accuracy of the record title. Wade on Law of Notice, §…
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