Hough v. Osborne

Bill in chancery to foreclose a mortgage. The bill alleges that in April, 1849, William Osborne and wife executed a deed of mortgage to Jared Lake, for a tract of land (describing it) containing thirty-seven acres and eight hundredths, except two lots, numbered one and two, .in Osborne’s addition to the town of Lodi, which were expressly reserved out of the mortgage; that the mortgage was given to secure the payment of three promissory notes, made by Osborne, of even date with the mortgage, payable to Lake, one for 675 dollars, due three months from date, another for 675 dollars, due six…