Matthews v. Warner
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR-THE DISTRICT OF ' MASSACHUSETTS. ’ The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr; Justice Harlan
delivered the opinion of the court.
In May, 1875, Nathan Matthews, of Boston, was indebted to Thomas Upham, of the same city, in a large amount — about $200,000 — for money loaned from time to time. This debt was secured by railroad bonds and stocks, and by a mortgage upon real estate in Boston.
Matthews, desiring to obtain possession of these securities, proposed to Upham that he surrender them and take, in substitution, a mortgage upon property in the city of New York, which he had arranged to be executed by his brother Edward Matthews of that city, and was then expecting to…
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- Matthews v. WarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
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