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Potter v. Dooley

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided February 15, 1883PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Petition to foreclose a mortgage in common form. Heard on the report of a special master, December Term, 1880, Veazey, Chancellor. Decree for the orator.

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Petition to foreclose a mortgage in common form. Heard on the report of a special master, December Term, 1880, Veazey, Chancellor. Decree for the orator. It appeared that on the 10th day of May, 1869, Hazael Wiley, C. 0. Wiley and George O. Wiley executed and delivered to one Peter Dooley a warranty deed of certain mountain lands, situated in Stamford, Vt., and partly in Mass.; that on the same day the said Peter Dooley executed and delivered to the grantors in the first named conveyance a mortgage deed of said premises, to secure the payment of six promissory notes described therein ; that,…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Redfield, J.

John Dooley executed a mortgage on the 10th day of May, 1869, to Hazael Wiley, C. 0. Wiley and George 0. Wiley, of certain lands in Stamford in this State, and a portion of them was situate across the State line in Massachusetts. After the notes had become due and paid in part, the mortgage and notes were assigned and transferred to the orator. Before said assignment on the 25th of November, 1872, Peter Dooley conveyed by deed certain lands in Stamford to the defendant, and in said deed were written the words, “ and an undivided half of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Town of Tunbridge v. SmithSupreme Court of Vermont · 1876
  2. Houghton v. HallSupreme Court of Vermont · 1875

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Brackett & Shaw Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1930

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