Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York May 5, 1920 (Carr v. Morris)

Kiley, J.:

On the 25th day of February, 1915, the defendants gave to the plaintiff a mortgage upon their farm situate in Otsego county, N. Y., to secure the payment of the principal sum of $2,000 as evidenced by the bond of the defendant Fred Morris, given at the same time to the plaintiff; interest was to be five per cent, payable semi-annually, and principal due three years from date.