| New York Court of Chancery | May 15, 1875
The exceptant is the holder of a mortgage subsequent to •that of the complainants. Both mortgages were given by John Byard, and. are on the same property. The master has reported that there is due on the complainants’ mortgage the sum of $4655.48, almost all of which is due on notes made by Byard to the order of one McNab, by whom they were endorsed to the complainants, who discounted them for him. The only question raised on the argument was, whether the indebtedness of Byard to the complainants, on those notes, is covered by the complainants’ mortgage. The proviso of that instrument, after stating that the mortgage was given to secure to the complainants the payment of $10,000 in six months from its date, with interest, according to the condition of Byard’s bond to them, adds: This mortgage being given to secure whatever amount of indebtedness may at any time hereafter exist from the said John Byard to The Eirst National Bank of Paterson, and whenever the same shall be paid without any deduction or defalcation for taxes, assessments, or any other impositions whatsoever, then and from thenceforth these presents and said obligation, and everything herein and therein contained shall cease and be void.” The proviso does not confine the indebtedness to such as may be contracted or arise in. any particular way or at any particular
The exceptions will be overruled, with costs.