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· 1/22/1934

Downey v. Hale

Citations

  • 291 U.S. 662
  • 54 S. Ct. 438

How courts have described this case

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  • “[t]he mere form of an instrument cuts very little figure in respect to whether it is enforceable as a mortgage or not.... The purpose of the instrument is the controlling feature under all circumstances”

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