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- Title: Lydia J. Mcclure v. American National Bank Pensacola
- Author : Supreme Court of Florida
- Release Date : January 27, 1914
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 65 KB
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SHACKLEFORD, C. J. -- The appellee filed its bill in chancery against C. N. McClure and Lydia J. McClure, his wife, for the enforcement of a mortgage lien upon certain described lands, in which it was alleged that the mortgage was executed by the defendants, on the 8th day of April, 1910, to secure the payment of a promissory note executed by C. N. McClure, on the same day, to H. P. Ferris, for $700.00, payable twelve months after date, bearing interest at the rate of eight per cent. per annum from date until paid, the interest being payable quarter-annually, and ""that thereafter, and prior to its maturity, for valuable consideration, the said H. P. Ferris endorsed the same over to this complainant,"" who is the appellee here. C. N. McClure was served by publication and a decree pro confesso duly entered against him for failure to plead, answer or demur to the bill. Personal service was obtained upon Lydia J. McClure, who filed an answer to the bill, to which the complainant filed the general replication, and the cause was referred to a special master to take the testimony of the respective parties. Upon the final hearing, a decree was rendered in favor of the complainant, in accordance with the prayer of the bill, against the two defendants. From this decree Lydia J. McClure has entered her appeal and has assigned five errors, all of which question the correctness of the decree and will be treated togehter. We do