Johnson v. Hollensworth

Johnson sued- HoLensworth upon a covenant contained in a deed of conveyance, which he counted upon as a covenant against encumbrances. The only question which the record presents is, whether the plaintiff was correct in his construction of the covenant.

The deed bears date November 13, 1875. It purports to-convey a certain lot of land in Washington, D. C., “subject to the sum of sixteen hundred dollars, existing as an encumbrance on said lot, and secured by two deeds of trust; ” and it contains the following covenant: “ And the said parties of the first part [Hollensworth and wife] for…