Bryan v. Brasius

162 U.S. 415

16 S.Ct. 803

40 L.Ed. 1022

BRYAN

v.

BRASIUS et al.

No. 200.

April 13, 1896.

In his lifetime on Jonathan M. Bryan, who was the owner of the 160 acres of land in controversy in this action, being the N. E. 1/4 of section 5, township N., range 3 E., Gila and Salt River meridian, executed and delivered his promissory note to M. W. Kales, February 23, 1883, for the sum of $2,500, payable February 23, 1884, with interest at the rate of 1 1/2 per cent. a month. To secure the payment of the note, on the same day he executed and delivered to Kales a mortgage of all the said land. At that time,…