Brewer v. Winchester
Brewer v. Winchester
Opinion of the Court
The defendant purchased an estate which the plaintiff sold under a power of sale in a mortgage, and gave the note declared on in part payment of the purchase money. The plaintiff tendered a deed of the premises, with full covenants of warranty, within the time limited by the conditions of sale ; but the defendant refused to accept it, on the sole ground that he was unable to procure the money necessary, to fulfil his contract, and said that.he should prefer to forfeit the sum for which he had given his note, without making any objection to the sufficiency of the title.
The defendant now alleges in his defence that the mortgagor was dead at the time of the sale; that the plaintiff was bound to give him a perfect title to the land; and was unable to do so because the power in the mortgage deed could not then be executed.
It appears from an examination of the mortgage that it gave the mortgagee a right upon a sale “ to execute and deliver in his own name, or in the name of the mortgagor, a good and sufficient deed to the purchaser.” Without deciding the important and interesting question, whether, under such a deed, the estate of the mortgagee was of such a character that he could not proceed to complete the conveyance after the death of the
Judgment for the plaintiff.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- David Brewer v. Fitch Winchester
- Status
- Published