Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court October 15, 1855 (Fiske v. Ruggles)

Metcalf, J.

The court are of opinion that the demandant cannot retain his verdict. It seems to us to be very clear, on reading the recital prefixed to the agreement of June 18th'1851, that the true construction of that agreement is, that the mortgage' should be void, if Fiske should, at cmy time within two years from the date of the note which was secured by the .