Morton v. Hall

Oct 22, 1875
Reporters:
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Before:
Gray
Gray, C. J.

The judge who tried the case without a jury, and to ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‍whose decision on questions of fact no exception lies, was warranted in finding, as matter of fact, that by the understanding and agreement of ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‍all parties — the plaintiffs, holding the second mortgage, Babbitt, who held the first mortgage and acted as auctioneer at the sale, and the purchaser—the ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‍whole estate, and not merely the right of redeeming the land from the first mortgage, was put up, bid for, sold and conveyed; and, ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‍upon such finding, in ruling as matter of law that the mortgage to Babbitt was to be first paid out of the proceeds. White v. Whitney, 3 ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‍Met. 81, 86. Abby v. Fuller, 8 Met. 36. Church v. Savage, 7 Cush. 440. Alden v. Wilkins, 117 Mass. 216. Exceptions overruled.