Torrey v. Cook
| Decision Date | 23 October 1874 |
| Citation | 116 Mass. 163 |
| Court | United States State Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Supreme Court |
| Parties | Stephen Torrey v. Lewis A. Cook & another |
Worcester. Writ of entry against Lewis A. Cook and Daniel A Cook, counting upon the plaintiff's title in fee and in mortgage of a farm of two hundred and seventy-five acres. The defendants severally pleaded nul disseisin. The case was submitted to the decision of the court upon a statement of facts, in substance as follows:
On June 4, 1869, the tenant Lewis, being the owner in fee of an undivided half of the farm, holding it as tenant in common with Edward H. Cook, executed and delivered to the demandant a mortgage of said undivided half of the farm, to secure the payment of a promissory note for $ 2500, in six months from date, and containing a power, upon any breach of condition of the mortgage, to "sell and dispose of the granted premises" at public auction, and in his own name or as attorney of the grantor "convey the same absolutely and in fee simple to the purchaser," "and out of the money arising from said sale to retain all sums then secured by this deed," &c.
On December 10, 1870, Edward executed and delivered to Lewis a quitclaim deed of one hundred and ten acres, part of the farm; and Lewis executed and delivered to Edward a like deed in which the demandant at their request joined, receiving no consideration therefor, releasing all right, title and interest in the rest of the farm. It is agreed, if the fact be competent, that these deeds were executed and delivered principally for the purpose of making partition of the farm between the tenants in common, Lewis and Edward, and that the demandant executed said release with the sole purpose of forwarding said partition.
On October 20, 1871, the mortgage debt remaining unpaid, the demandant sold by auction and conveyed to the tenant, Daniel A. Cook, "by virtue of the authority in me vested by the said mortgage deed," and without any covenants whatever an undivided half of the tract of one hundred and ten acres conveyed by Edward to Lewis. This sale was made for the sum of $ 1531.33, (that being the highest bid therefor,) which was applied on the mortgage debt. It is agreed, if the fact is competent, the tenants objecting to its competency, that when the demandant made said sale under his mortgage, he believed he had no legal title to or interest in the other undivided half of the one hundred and ten acres.
On January 24, 1873, in an action of contract in the Superior Court upon the mortgage note, the...
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