Ohio Court of Appeals, 1923

Hooker v. Excelsior Realty Co.

Hooker v. Excelsior Realty Co.
Ohio Court of Appeals · Decided January 5, 1923 · Washburn
1 Ohio Law. Abs. 328; 1923 Ohio Misc. LEXIS 2069

Hooker v. Excelsior Realty Co.

Opinion of the Court

WASHBURN, P. J.

Epitomized Opinion

The Excelsior Realty Co. brought an action ti foreclose a mortgage, which was given to secure ai installment contract. The mortgage and note pro ivded that if the installments were not paid wirhb ten days after due, then the whole sum -shouh become due and payable. As judgment was ren dered for plaintiff, defendant prosecuted erro claiming that as no notice was given him, he beinj the mortgagor, by the holder to the effect that hi had exercised his option to declare the entire in debtedness due, the action was improperly brought In affirming the judgment of the lower court, thi court of appeals held:

1. In the absence of a course of dealing whicl would justify the maker in assuming that the holde: would not insist upon sfrict compliance with th< terms of the mortgage and note, or other circum stances, which would estop the holder from exereis ing such option without notice, no notice was neces sary before bringing the suit.

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