171 P. 557 | Or. | 1918
It is contended that the referees, who were appointed to partition the land, construing the interlocutory decree as mandatory, complied with its terms instead of recommending to the court that such division could not be equitably made, and that in setting off to the plaintiff the quantity of land awarded to her from the best part of the farm, a great injustice was inflicted upon the defendant. An examination of the land described in the complaint will show that it is 10 chains or 40 rods in width and 80 chains or 320 rods in length. The- evidence shows that the north part of the premises is elevated and while about five
In support of the judgment which the defendant Hays secured against Mr. Gillard there was received in evidence the original note, purporting to have been executed September 17, 1910, for $1,000, payable in five years with interest after date at the rate of 6 per cent per annum. A certified copy of the mortgage of the land, executed by Mr. Gillard to Hays was also received in evidence. This sealed instrument contains a copy of the note intended to be secured, which is for $2,500, dated July 21, 1909, and was made payable in seven years with interest after date at the rate of 6 per cent per annum. Though neither of these notes contain a stipulation for the payment of interest until maturity, indorsements of interest were annually made thereon.
The testimony shows that when Mr. Gillard purchased his farm he borrowed $500 from Hays for which he gave a promissory note that was received in
It also appears from the testimony that abont January 1, 1915, when Mr. Gillard negotiated a sale of the farm, he received on account of the purchase price $1,500 and soon thereafter loaned $800, taking a mortgage as security therefor, and that the defendants Gillard and Hays, as witnesses, had an opportunity fully to explain the times, places and circumstances of the alleged loans and the sources from which the money, designated to be evidenced by the promissory
After the defendants James Gerwick and his wife had been served with a copy of the summons in this suit, an amended complaint was filed but no order was made fixing the time within which they should answer, as required'by the statute: Section 70, L. O. L. These defendants not appearing in any manner, a finding of fact was made to the effect that they held a contract to purchase the farm for $7,000, but had not performed their part of the agreement, and that whatever interest they or either of them had or held in or to the real property was subject to the paramount rights of the plaintiff thereto. No decree was made strictly or otherwise foreclosing such contract, and by reason thereof the rights of Gerwick and his wife have not been barred, and the plaintiff and Gillard hold the tracts so allotted to each, subject to the terms of the contract of purchase.
It follows from these considerations that the decree should be affirmed, and it is so ordered. Affirmed.