Cornell v. Hichens
Wisconsin Supreme Court
THREE APPEALS FROM CIRCUIT COURT, RACINE COUNTY. The facts in these cases may be gathered from the finding of the circuit court, and the opinion of this court.
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THREE APPEALS FROM CIRCUIT COURT, RACINE COUNTY. The facts in these cases may be gathered from the finding of the circuit court, and the opinion of this court. The notes and mortgages, and bonds of surrender, &c., on which the foreclosures are founded, and which were put in evidence, and the pleadings, are similar to those given in the case of Blunt vs. Walker et al, supra 334. The circuit judge found as follows: “ This action having been brought on to hearing upon the pleadings and proofs in this action, and this court having duly considered the matters in issue in this action, find, as…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Dixon, C. J.
The facts in these three cases are so nearly identical, that they may be disposed of by a single opinion. The two first are actions to foreclose mortgages given originally to the Racine & Mississippi Railroad Company. Each mortgage was given to secure the payment of a negotiable promissory note accompanying the same. In the first, the note and mortgage were executed and delivered to the company on the 27th day of July, 1855, and were given to secure a previous indebtedness of $400, due from the defendant to the company, and to insure the payment of $600 for six shares…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Croft v. BunsterWisconsin Supreme Court · 1859
3Cited by11 opinions
- Smith v. ClevelandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1863
- W. W. Kimball Co. v. MellonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1891
- State ex rel. Jones v. FroehlichWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902
- Maxwell v. HartmannWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
- Coffin v. RansdellIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
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