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· 9/30/1896

Malbon v. Grow

Citations

  • 15 Wash. 301
  • 46 P. 330
  • 1896 Wash. LEXIS 184

Syllabus

<p>MORTGAGES — RECORD — INDEX — SUFFICIENCY.</p> <p>An index to a record of mortgages which contains the name of mortgagor and mortgagee and a description of the land to the extent that it gives, under three columns, headed respectively “ Sec. Lot,” “ Twp. Block” and'“ R,” the figures “85,” “7,” and “36” respectively, is sufficient to constitute constructive notice of an incumbrance upon sec. 35, twp. 7, range 36 in the county of the place of record, under the provisions of the law requiring records of deeds and mortgages to be properly indexed in order to constitute constructive notice.</p>

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  • party who falsely represents he owns property he mortgages to secure a loan can be convicted of obtaining property by false pretenses

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