Joy v. Adams
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Whit of entry demanding a tract of land in Troy in the county of Waldo. The parties agreed upon a statement of facts, and that the Court thereupon might draw such conclusions and inferences as a jury could legally draw, and render judgment in favor of the demandant, or tenant, as they should find the law to require.
Read the full summary
Whit of entry demanding a tract of land in Troy in the county of Waldo. The parties agreed upon a statement of facts, and that the Court thereupon might draw such conclusions and inferences as a jury could legally draw, and render judgment in favor of the demandant, or tenant, as they should find the law to require. The facts appear in the opinion of the Court. saying that he supposed the only question to be, whether the mortgage is discharged by the lapse of more than twenty years after the notes secured by it became payable. The notes are witnessed, and therefore are not barred by the…
1Opinion of the Court
*332The opinion of the Court was drawn up by
Whitman C. J.
This is a writ of entry upon disseizin, the demandant being administratrix de bonis non, of the estate of Benjamin Joy, deceased. It appears, that the premises demanded, were mortgaged to him on the 16th of May, 1814, by Thomas and David Millet, to secure the payment of three notes of hand, given by them to the deceased, payable in one, two and three years from the said 16th day of May, 1814, with annual interest. His decease took place in 1829, at his place of residence in Massachusetts, he never having been an inhabitant of Maine. He left…
2Cited by10 opinions
- Hulbert v. . ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Colonial & United States Mortgage Co. v. Northwest Thresher Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1905
- Criss v. CrissWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1886
- Johnson v. McNeilSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002
- Campbell v. KamaiopiliHawaii Supreme Court · 1872
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.